Individual skill
writing-engine
ALWAYS activate when the user writes, drafts, or revises any part of an academic paper. This is the core skill for overcoming writer's block and producing complete first drafts. Provides concrete sentence-level templates, paragraph formulas, and section blueprints for IS/WI/BWL research papers. Works for journal papers (MISQ, BISE, EJIS), conference papers (ICIS, ECIS, WI), and working papers.
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> **Orchestration Log**: When this skill is activated, append a log entry to `outputs/orchestration_log.md`:
> ```
> ### Skill Activation: Writing Engine
> **Timestamp:** [current date/time]
> **Actor:** AI Agent (writing-engine)
> **Input:** [brief description of what the user asked to write/draft/revise]
> **Output:** [brief description of what was produced — e.g., "Complete draft of Introduction (1,200 words)"]
> ```
# Writing Engine
## Core Principle
The biggest barrier to writing is the blank page. This skill eliminates it by providing
fill-in-the-blank templates at every level: sentence, paragraph, section, and full paper.