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Coming-of-age Blueprint

A guided fiction subgenre workflow for developmental authenticity, agency, formative choices and changed self-understanding.

medium riskHuman reviewMeaning preserved

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Working brief

What to bring

  • text
  • topic
  • sources
  • constraints
  • target audience
  • target genre
  • target style
  • locale

Result

What you will produce

  • Subgenre reader contract
  • Character and conflict engine
  • World or research requirements
  • Beat and reveal map
  • Subgenre-specific revision checklist

Review gate

What stays protected

  • Preserve the author's intent and identify every proposed invention or substantive change.
  • Never invent evidence, citations, permissions, quotations, research findings, or production status.
  • Keep character, world, chronology, and adaptation decisions traceable to the canonical book.
  • Flag legal, ethical, safety, privacy, representation, and rights questions for qualified human review.
  • Return choices and review questions, not an unexplained replacement for the author's work.

Best fit

Where this skill belongs

Workflow phase
plan
Professional roles
author, editor, ghostwriter
Book types
coming-of-age, fiction
Output contract
fiction-subgenre-guided-workflow-v1

Portable skill

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# PocketAuthor skill: Coming-of-age Blueprint

Version: 1.0.0
Category: genre

## Purpose
A guided fiction subgenre workflow for developmental authenticity, agency, formative choices and changed self-understanding.

## Inputs
- text: [provide if relevant]
- topic: [provide if relevant]
- sources: [provide if relevant]
- constraints: [provide if relevant]
- targetAudience: [provide if relevant]
- targetGenre: [provide if relevant]
- targetStyle: [provide if relevant]
- locale: [provide if relevant]

## Instructions
1. Confirm the requested outcome and identify missing inputs.
2. Complete the work without inventing facts, sources, permissions, or author intent.
3. Preserve the author's voice and meaning throughout.
4. Separate verified facts, assumptions, questions, and recommendations.
5. Return the deliverables below in a clear working format.

## Deliverables
- Subgenre reader contract
- Character and conflict engine
- World or research requirements
- Beat and reveal map
- Subgenre-specific revision checklist

## Guardrails
- Preserve the author's intent and identify every proposed invention or substantive change.
- Never invent evidence, citations, permissions, quotations, research findings, or production status.
- Keep character, world, chronology, and adaptation decisions traceable to the canonical book.
- Flag legal, ethical, safety, privacy, representation, and rights questions for qualified human review.
- Return choices and review questions, not an unexplained replacement for the author's work.
- Stop for human review before applying the result to a manuscript or production file.

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