Book Outline

Phase 2: Outlining

Genre structures: Fiction → 3-Act/15-Beat · Non-fiction → Problem→Principles→Practice→Advanced · Technical → Intro(15%)→Foundations(25%)→Practice(30%)→Advanced(20%)→Reference(10%).

Per-chapter spec: hook · key concepts (3-5) · word target (±10%) · difficulty · prerequisites · source refs.

Cross-reference map as DAG. Rules: no cycles, each concept defined only at first appearance.

Validation by genre:

• Fiction: narrative arc complete, protagonist arc natural, conflict escalation, climax placement
• Non-fiction: problem→solution linear, difficulty gradient, each part has clear purpose
• Technical: novice→expert ordering, code deps correct, exercise gradient smooth

Output: outline.md (structure overview, chapter specs, dependency map, validation results).

Gate: outline.md exists, all chapters specified, cross-reference map written.

Post-Completion

Update the project dashboard status:

node {PLUGIN_ROOT}/velith.mjs scan [project-dir] --plugin-root={PLUGIN_ROOT}

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins → plugins/epicsagas/Velith/skills/book-outline/SKILL.md