PART EIGHT , PROBLEM PATTERNS AND FIXES
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Quick reference for the most common issues
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a## Quick reference for the most common issues ----- | Symptom | Diagnosis | Fix | |---|---|---| | The chapter feels flat | Narrator outside POV | Relocate narration inside one head | | Dialogue feels stilted | Lines explaining instead of living | Make each line do two things | | The romance feels rushed | Skipping pi
PART NINE , THE FANFIC DIFFERENCE
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One-paragraph reminders for when the writing drifts
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a## One-paragraph reminders for when the writing drifts ----- **On voice:** Every chapter, ask: cover the speaker tag , can the reader still tell who's talking? Cover the POV marker , can the reader still tell whose head we're in? If yes, the voice is doing its job. If no, the prose has drifted into authorial register
PART TEN , SESSION FEEDBACK LOG
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Notes from live revision sessions , update this doc as feedback comes in
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a## Notes from live revision sessions , update this doc as feedback comes in -----
LEGACY CHAPTER 4 SESSION , Feedback preserved as craft lessons
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a### LEGACY CHAPTER 4 SESSION , Feedback preserved as craft lessons The diagnostic patterns that surfaced repeatedly during the chapter 4 revision: **1. The "explaining outside" reflex.** When a feeling is happening, the writer's first impulse was to name it from outside (*"she felt sad"*; *"there was tension"*). Almo
carry_forward_chapter
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a# carry_forward_chapter Working language: English. Purpose: temporary handoff file for the next chapter or next block only. This file is not a canon ledger, not a part worklist, not a chapter logic map, and not a storage place for broad project rules.
Current status
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a## Current status No active carry-forward notes are open. The project is currently in skeleton-first planning mode. This file stays empty until a specific chapter skeleton or prose session creates concrete handoff material for the next chapter or next block.
Source-of-truth rule
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a## Source-of-truth rule 1. `active_workfiles_index.md` controls which files are active. 2. `canon_ledger.md` controls canon locks. 3. `worklist.md` controls global working laws. 4. `parts_summaries.md` controls the seven-part saga architecture. 5. `worklist_by_parts_partX.md` controls part-level planning. 6. `partX_ch
When to update this file
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a## When to update this file Update this file only after one of these actions: 1. A full chapter skeleton has been built. 2. A chapter has been written. 3. A chapter has been repaired. 4. A block has been planned in enough detail that the next chapter or block must inherit concrete information. Do not update this fil
What belongs here
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a## What belongs here Only concrete material that the immediate next chapter or next block must inherit. Examples: 1. Physical location at the end of the previous chapter. 2. Time of day or time gap. 3. Who is physically present. 4. Who is absent but active through object, memory, injury, message, or unresolved dange
What does not belong here
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a## What does not belong here Do not store broad project rules here. The following belong in other active files: 1. World rules belong in `canon_ledger.md`, `worklist.md`, and relevant part files. 2. Living people, dirty roads, and moving vehicles rules belong in canon, worklist, methodology, prompts, and part files.
Template for next use
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a## Template for next use When a specific chapter or block creates carry-forward material, replace the empty status above with the following structure.
Source session
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a### Source session Chapter or block: Part: Work mode: Date: Status:
Immediate next target
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a### Immediate next target Next chapter or block: Next chapter title, if locked: Purpose of next chapter or block:
Physical handoff
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a### Physical handoff Location: Time: Weather or season: Vehicles: Supplies: Weapons and tools: Shelter: Road or route state:
Character handoff
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a### Character handoff Physically present at ending: Absent but active: Characters who must not appear yet: Children: Animals: Injuries: Pregnancy, birth, or medical state: Hygiene, exhaustion, hunger, or body state:
Knowledge handoff
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a### Knowledge handoff What the group knows: What specific characters know: What the reader knows: What must remain unknown: Forbidden future knowledge:
Relationship handoff
04_global_worklist_methodology_and_handoff.md ? OPERATIONAL_RULES ? revision 24457fe7-3901-421b-a300-17ff5d34ba3a### Relationship handoff Core couple state: Sub-main or side couple state: Friendship or family state: Conflict still open: Trust movement: Intimacy movement: