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# CLAUDE.md -- Book [N]: "[Working Title]"
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> **STATUS: IN PROGRESS / FINALIZED.** Update this line as the book progresses.
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This file contains Book [N]-specific instructions. The series-level CLAUDE.md at the project root governs voice, world, characters, formatting, and continuity rules.
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---
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## Chapter Development Workflow
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Each chapter follows the `/chapter-workflow` skill pipeline:
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1. **Seed** -- Author fills `chXX-input.md` (copied from `../chapter-input-template.md`)
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2. **Scene Breakdown** -- Claude proposes scene plan, author approves
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3. **Draft** -- Full chapter drafted into `chXX-draft.md`
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4. **Review** -- Author edits, then Claude reviews clarity/grammar/flow
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5. **Continuity Update** -- Update world/character files with new canon
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---
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## Premise
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<!-- One paragraph: who is Phelan at the start of this book, what's the central problem, why does he take the case? -->
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## Opening Situation
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<!-- Bullet points: where Phelan lives, financial state, relationship status, what changed since last book -->
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## The Case
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<!-- The central mystery/problem. Include:
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- Who the client is and how the case arrives
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- What the antagonist is doing and why
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- Phelan's solution approach (methods, team contributions)
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- Execution order / key turning points
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-->
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## Themes
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<!-- 3-5 bullet points: what this book is really about underneath the plot -->
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## Milestone Beats
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<!-- Numbered list of major plot beats, roughly corresponding to chapter groups.
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Expand details in `/outline/book[N]-outline.md` -->
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1. Opening -- establish new status quo
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2. Case introduction -- stakes established
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3. ...
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4. ...
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5. Climax
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6. Resolution + personal beat + series seeds
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## Key Callbacks
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<!-- Table of threads from prior books that pay off or advance in this one -->
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| Prior Thread | This Book's Connection |
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## Character Arcs
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<!-- For each major character in this book: what changes, what's tested, what's revealed -->
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## Open Questions
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<!-- Unresolved design decisions that need answering before or during drafting -->
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