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scene-craft
This skill should be used when the user asks to "plan a scene", "scene structure", "sequel scene", "dialogue subtext", "deep POV", "psychic distance", "try fail", "scene cards", "exposition", "info dump", "flashback", "time skip", "story opening", "first page hook", "introduce a character", "scene outcome", "yes-but no-and", "chapter hook", or wants scene-level craft for drafting or revision. NOT for book-level pacing or act structure (use plot-structure), or drafting the prose of a scene or chapter (use chapter-writing).
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# Scene Craft
## Overview
Plan and check scenes at the scene grain — the layer between plot beats and
chapter prose. Covers the missing half of the chapter-writing scene model
(Scene **and** Sequel), try/fail escalation, scene cards, dialogue subtext,
deep POV and psychic distance, exposition handling, flashbacks and time
skips, and openings. Use during chapter planning, before drafting, and in
revision when a scene feels flat.
## Prerequisites
A story project must already exist (created via the story-init skill), with