By name: Final Polish description: Final editorial pass for Watcher voice - strengthen openings/exits, tighten scene transitions, ensure pacing and tension are sharp.
Final Polish Skill
Final editorial pass for Watcher voice: strengthen openings/exits, tighten scene transitions, ensure pacing and tension are sharp.
Usage
/project:skills:final-polish {chapter_draft}
Process
Inputs
- Required:
chapter_draft - Optional:
voice_anchor(default: "watcher_voice_anchor")
Steps
- Strengthen the first paragraph: sensory hook + immediate stakes.
- Ensure every scene transition is motivated (cause -> next effect).
- Add or sharpen 1-2 'pressure lines' that punctuate dread.
- Remove any remaining exposition blocks.
- Ensure ending hook is sharp and unavoidable.
Output Format
- Final polished chapter
- Open/Close evaluation (bullets)
Quality Checks
- Opening hooks within first 2-3 lines.
- Ending creates forward pull.
- No soft wrap-up unless intentionally bleak.