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DrBalls b756790c17 Add Creative Writing expansion pack (#414)
* Add Creative Writing expansion pack
- 10 specialized writing agents for fiction and narrative design
- 8 complete workflows (novel, screenplay, short story, series)
- 27 quality checklists for genre and technical validation
- 22 writing tasks covering full creative process
- 8 professional templates for structured writing
- KDP publishing integration support

* Fix bmad-creative-writing expansion pack formatting and structure

- Convert all agents to standard BMAD markdown format with embedded YAML
- Add missing core dependencies (create-doc, advanced-elicitation, execute-checklist)
- Add bmad-kb.md customized for creative writing context
- Fix agent dependency references to only include existing files
- Standardize agent command syntax and activation instructions
- Clean up agent dependencies for beta-reader, dialog-specialist, editor, genre-specialist, narrative-designer, and world-builder

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Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
2025-08-16 23:55:43 -05:00

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# Story Structure Patterns
## Three-Act Structure
- **Act 1 (25%)**: Setup, inciting incident
- **Act 2 (50%)**: Confrontation, complications
- **Act 3 (25%)**: Resolution
## Save the Cat Beats
1. Opening Image (0-1%)
2. Setup (1-10%)
3. Theme Stated (5%)
4. Catalyst (10%)
5. Debate (10-20%)
6. Break into Two (20%)
7. B Story (22%)
8. Fun and Games (20-50%)
9. Midpoint (50%)
10. Bad Guys Close In (50-75%)
11. All Is Lost (75%)
12. Dark Night of Soul (75-80%)
13. Break into Three (80%)
14. Finale (80-99%)
15. Final Image (99-100%)
## Hero's Journey
1. Ordinary World
2. Call to Adventure
3. Refusal of Call
4. Meeting Mentor
5. Crossing Threshold
6. Tests, Allies, Enemies
7. Approach to Cave
8. Ordeal
9. Reward
10. Road Back
11. Resurrection
12. Return with Elixir
## Seven-Point Structure
1. Hook
2. Plot Turn 1
3. Pinch Point 1
4. Midpoint
5. Pinch Point 2
6. Plot Turn 2
7. Resolution
## Freytag's Pyramid
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Denouement
## Kishōtenketsu (Japanese)
- **Ki**: Introduction
- **Shō**: Development
- **Ten**: Twist
- **Ketsu**: Conclusion