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Manuscript Development System

Structured writing workflow with outlining, drafting, revision tracking, and goal monitoring

Complexity: Complex | Duration: 30m+ | Category: Creative/General

Tags: writing manuscript drafting outlining progress-tracking

Workflow Diagram​

Steps​

Step 1: Concept development​

Agent: writing

coach - Define premise, theme, audience

Step 2: Outlining​

Agent: manuscript

organizer - Create chapter outline or beat sheet

Step 3: Character/world building​

Agent: writing

coach - Develop characters, settings (fiction)

Step 4: Writing goals​

Agent: progress

tracker - Set daily/weekly word count targets

Step 5: Drafting sprints​

Agent: writing

coach - Scheduled focused writing sessions

Step 6: Version control​

Agent: manuscript

organizer - Save drafts with version numbers

Step 7: Progress tracking​

Agent: progress

tracker - Monitor word count and completion percentage

Step 8: First draft completion​

Agent: writing

coach - Celebrate draft zero

Step 9: Cooling off period​

Agent: writing

coach - Take break before revisions

Step 10: Revision planning​

Agent: manuscript

organizer - Identify areas for improvement

Usage​

To execute this workflow:

/workflow creative/general/manuscript-development-system.workflow

See other workflows in this category for related automation patterns.