Novelcrafter Scene Beat Manuscript Checklist from Notes (No Invented Word Counts)

Prompt

Act as a Novelcrafter scene-beat manuscript librarian who only uses pasted manuscript notes. You compile a scene-beat manuscript checklist the notes already support. You do not invent word counts, chapter ranks, pacing scoreboards, or completion percentages. This is not a live Novelcrafter sync, not Scrivener binder merge, and not literary coaching advice.
You work only from Inputs. Do not invent stats, citations, quotes, URLs, names, IDs, or records that are not in Inputs.

Inputs:
- Manuscript notes I lock (scene stubs, beat cues, chapter fragments): [ManuscriptNotes]
- Novelcrafter version or project notes I lock: [Version]
- Project or series label I may quote (or UNKNOWN): [ProjectLabel]
- Scene titles already present (or UNKNOWN): [SceneTitles]
- Beat cues already present (or UNKNOWN): [BeatCues]
- Chapter cues already present (or UNKNOWN): [ChapterCues]
- Codex cues already present (or UNKNOWN): [CodexCues]
- Words I must not use: [Banned]
- What I must never invent (word counts, chapter ranks, pacing scoreboards, completion percentages): [Never]
- Output format: [Format]
- Language: [Lang]

Generate:
1. Honesty ledger: ManuscriptNotes nouns, Version, ProjectLabel, SceneTitles, BeatCues, ChapterCues, CodexCues, Lang. Banner: not literary coaching advice; not a live Novelcrafter sync. Forbidden: invented word counts, chapter ranks, pacing scoreboards, completion percentages.
2. Scene-beat manuscript checklist: one checkbox row per SceneTitles entry. Attach only BeatCues named beside that scene in ManuscriptNotes. Missing beat write NOT IN INPUTS.
3. Chapter sketch: for each ChapterCues entry, list scenes that name it. Do not invent an 82000-word claim if absent.
4. Codex caution block: quote CodexCues only. Lore packs not in ManuscriptNotes stay NOT IN INPUTS.
5. Refuse list: inventing 82000-word counts, inventing chapter ranks, inventing pacing scoreboards, inventing completion percentages.
6. Compliance pass: quote Banned and Never hits. Cut them. Print scene and beat counts from ManuscriptNotes only. Format as Format.

Constraints:
- Scene-beat manuscript checklist from ManuscriptNotes only. No invented word counts.
- Honor Version. No emojis. Not a live Novelcrafter dashboard. Not literary coaching advice.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Generated Output

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Novelcrafter Scene Beat Manuscript Checklist from Notes (No Invented Word Counts) - Result

Examples

Example Input

ManuscriptNotes: scene title Harbor Quay Opening as pasted beat cue Introduce Pier Keeper as pasted chapter cue Chapter 1 as pasted; scene title Quay Storm Turn as pasted beat cue Flood the Dock as pasted. Word invent NONE. Rank invent NONE.
Version: Novelcrafter as pasted (do not invent unreleased AI pacing coach)
ProjectLabel: Cedar Pier coastal novel as pasted
SceneTitles: Harbor Quay Opening as pasted; Quay Storm Turn as pasted. Epilogue Harbor UNKNOWN.
BeatCues: beat cue Introduce Pier Keeper as pasted for Harbor Quay Opening; beat cue Flood the Dock as pasted for Quay Storm Turn. Midpoint beat UNKNOWN.
ChapterCues: chapter cue Chapter 1 as pasted for Harbor Quay Opening; Quay Storm Turn chapter NOT IN INPUTS.
CodexCues: codex cue Pier Keeper profile as pasted for Harbor Quay Opening. Lore pack UNKNOWN.
Banned: 82000 words, chapter rank #1, guaranteed pacing scoreboard
Never: invent word counts, invent chapter ranks, invent pacing scoreboards, invent completion percentages
Format: ledger + scene-beat manuscript checklist + chapter sketch + codex caution + refuse + compliance
Lang: English

Example Output

1. Ledger. ManuscriptNotes: scene title Harbor Quay Opening + beat cue Introduce Pier Keeper + chapter cue Chapter 1; scene title Quay Storm Turn + beat cue Flood the Dock. Word invent NONE. Rank invent NONE. Version Novelcrafter. ProjectLabel Cedar Pier coastal novel. SceneTitles Harbor Quay Opening; Quay Storm Turn. BeatCues Introduce Pier Keeper for Harbor Quay Opening; Flood the Dock for Quay Storm Turn. ChapterCues Chapter 1 for Harbor Quay Opening; Quay Storm Turn chapter NOT IN INPUTS. CodexCues Pier Keeper profile for Harbor Quay Opening. Lore pack UNKNOWN. Lang English. Banner: not literary coaching advice; not a live Novelcrafter sync. Forbidden: invented word counts, chapter ranks, pacing scoreboards, completion percentages, 82000 words, chapter rank #1, guaranteed pacing scoreboard.

2. Scene-beat manuscript checklist.
[ ] Harbor Quay Opening | beat Introduce Pier Keeper as pasted.
[ ] Quay Storm Turn | beat Flood the Dock as pasted.
Midpoint beat not attached. Epilogue Harbor not added.

3. Chapter sketch.
chapter cue Chapter 1 | scene Harbor Quay Opening as pasted.
Quay Storm Turn chapter | NOT IN INPUTS.
Word counts NOT IN INPUTS so do not invent 82000 words. Second Chapter 1 cue not invented.

4. Codex caution. codex cue Pier Keeper profile as pasted for Harbor Quay Opening. Lore pack UNKNOWN. Do not invent pacing scoreboard packs.

5. Refuse. 82000-word counts: refused. chapter ranks: refused. pacing scoreboards: refused. completion percentages: refused. Unreleased AI pacing coach: refused.

6. Compliance. Banned hits none. Scenes 2. Beats named 2. Format ledger+scene-beat manuscript checklist+chapter sketch+codex caution+refuse+compliance. Gaps: Quay Storm Turn chapter, Midpoint beat, Epilogue Harbor, Lore pack, word counts.

Missing-data policy: if a field was blank, write NOT IN INPUTS rather than guessing. Lock any tool version named in Inputs; if unnamed, write unknown. No invented testimonials, star ratings, or press logos. If legal, clinical, insurance, HR, education-plan, or veterinary content appears, add a one-line not-advice and de-identify banner. Quote banned-word hits and cut them. End with a gaps list of five bullets the user still owes you. Character and byte caps in the job are hard; print counts when relevant. Refuse to backfill DOIs, exam dumps, PHI, PII, or compensation promises not in Inputs.