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BMAD-METHOD/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/templates/story-outline-tmpl.yaml
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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---
template:
id: story-outline
name: Story Outline Template
version: 1.0
description: Comprehensive outline for narrative works
output:
format: markdown
filename: "{{title}}-outline.md"
workflow:
elicitation: true
allow_skip: false
sections:
- id: overview
title: Story Overview
instruction: |
Create high-level story summary including:
- Premise in one sentence
- Core conflict
- Genre and tone
- Target audience
- Unique selling proposition
- id: structure
title: Three-Act Structure
subsections:
- id: act1
title: Act 1 - Setup
instruction: |
Detail Act 1 including:
- Opening image/scene
- World establishment
- Character introductions
- Inciting incident
- Debate/refusal
- Break into Act 2
elicit: true
- id: act2a
title: Act 2A - Fun and Games
instruction: |
Map first half of Act 2:
- Promise of premise delivery
- B-story introduction
- Rising complications
- Midpoint approach
elicit: true
- id: act2b
title: Act 2B - Raising Stakes
instruction: |
Map second half of Act 2:
- Midpoint reversal
- Stakes escalation
- Bad guys close in
- All is lost moment
- Dark night of the soul
elicit: true
- id: act3
title: Act 3 - Resolution
instruction: |
Design climax and resolution:
- Break into Act 3
- Climax preparation
- Final confrontation
- Resolution
- Final image
elicit: true
- id: characters
title: Character Arcs
instruction: |
Map transformation arcs for main characters:
- Starting point (flaws/wounds)
- Catalyst for change
- Resistance/setbacks
- Breakthrough moment
- End state (growth achieved)
elicit: true
- id: themes
title: Themes & Meaning
instruction: |
Identify thematic elements:
- Central theme/question
- How plot explores theme
- Character relationships to theme
- Symbolic representations
- Thematic resolution
- id: scenes
title: Scene Breakdown
instruction: |
Create scene-by-scene outline with:
- Scene purpose (advance plot/character)
- Key events
- Emotional trajectory
- Hook/cliffhanger
repeatable: true
elicit: true