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Chinese Novelist skill
Runs by itself, when you start or continue a novel.

Your novel grows chapter by chapter.

Install the Chinese Novelist skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/penglonghuang/chinese-novelist.md

  1. 1Copy
  2. 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  3. 3It runs by itself

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Chinese Novelist

by penglonghuang · 6K installs

The skill

Writes a long Chinese novel, chapter by chapter.

Only when you ask.

More chapters

Your novel grows chapter by chapter. It picks up where it stopped.

↻ Runs by itselfwhen you start or continue a novel

How the habit works.
You don't have to.

Three questionsWhen does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?

01

It starts by itself

you start or resume. Runs in Claude Code routine.

  • ↻ you start or resume
  • user asks to write or continue a novel

02

It checks its work

you confirm plan, checks. If a check fails, it tries again.

  • ✓every planned chapter file exists
  • ✓each chapter meets the word count check
  • ✓02-写作计划.json shows every chapter done

03

It remembers

writing plan JSON. The next run reads it first: the writing plan and outline in 01-大纲.md.

./chinese-novelist/{timestamp}-{title}/02-写作计划.json

One run, step by step.
Then it stops.

Stop ruleStops when all planned chapters pass, after at most 3 fix rounds.

  1. 01

    Load and resume

    Your agent reads your preferences and checks for an unfinished novel to continue.

  2. 02

    Ask in layers

    It asks about genre, hero and core conflict, then world, tone and chapter count.

  3. 03

    Pick a title

    It suggests titles and you choose or write your own.

  4. 04

    Plan and confirm

    It writes the outline, character files and writing plan, and waits for your OK.

  5. 05

    Choose the mode

    It writes serially, with parallel subagents, or with agent teams.

  6. 06

    Write chapters

    It writes each chapter from its outline entry, with conflict and an end hook.

  7. 07

    Check and fix

    It checks every chapter's length and quality and rewrites weak ones.

What it may do.
Nothing more.

Safe by defaultIt writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.

Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.

Quick checkRead both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Chinese Novelist skill helps.

Use it when

  • ✓ You want a long Chinese novel
  • ✓ You need to resume an unfinished novel
  • ✓ You want chapter-by-chapter fiction

Skip it when

  • – You need English fiction
  • – You want a short poem

Questions

Chinese Novelist skill, answered.

Can it continue a stopped novel?

Yes. It detects unfinished projects and resumes from the break.

Does it ask me during writing?

No. After you confirm the plan, it writes the whole novel before reporting.

How do I install the Chinese Novelist skill?

Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from penglonghuang/chinese-novelist-skill and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add penglonghuang/chinese-novelist-skill --skill chinese-novelist.

Is the Chinese Novelist skill free?

Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.

Chinese Novelist. Now as a habit.

Install the Chinese Novelist skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/penglonghuang/chinese-novelist.md

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Works in

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude app

Made by penglonghuang, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?

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