User guide/Writing & outlines

CHAPTER 13

Extract or Generate a Chapter Outline

Turn existing prose into an outline or generate a planning draft.

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Extract from manuscript

Select a completed chapter, choose Extract Chapter Outline, inspect the result, correct facts, order, and causality, then save it to the intended column. Extraction should summarize existing prose and must not invent events.

Generate with AI

Fill in book, volume, and arc goals first. Select the target chapter, generate, review the result, and save it as AI Reference or copy an edited version into the Author Outline. Check that the plan advances its parent goals, respects established facts, avoids revealing future secrets, and gives the chapter a concrete outcome.

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