writing · version 1.0.0
True Story Screen Adaptation
A guided screenwriting workflow for documented events, composite boundaries, permissions and dramatic clarity.
high riskSources requiredHuman 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
- Format and audience contract
- Beat or sequence map
- Scene-level execution plan
- Continuity and production flags
- 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
- screenwriter, film-television, fiction
- Output contract
screenwriting-guided-workflow-v1
Portable skill
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# PocketAuthor skill: True Story Screen Adaptation Version: 1.0.0 Category: writing ## Purpose A guided screenwriting workflow for documented events, composite boundaries, permissions and dramatic clarity. ## 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 - Format and audience contract - Beat or sequence map - Scene-level execution plan - Continuity and production flags - 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. - Use traceable sources and attach each material claim to its source. - Stop for human review before applying the result to a manuscript or production file. ## Author material Paste only the material you are authorized to share. Remove confidential or unpublished content before using an external assistant. [Paste material here]