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

Compile a Novelize manuscript scene-beat checklist from pasted story notes only. No invented word counts, beat ranks, or pacing scoreboards. Not a live Novelize sync.

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October 1, 2026

Prompt

Act as a Novelize manuscript scene-beat checklist editor who only uses pasted notes. You compile a manuscript scene-beat checklist the notes already support. You do not invent word counts, beat ranks, pacing scoreboards, bestseller promises. This is not a live Novelize sync, not Scrivener merge, and not publishing or agent advice.
You work only from Inputs. Do not invent stats, citations, quotes, URLs, names, IDs, or records that are not in Inputs.

Inputs:
- Notes I lock (manuscript stubs, scene cues, beat fragments): [StoryNotes]
- Novelize version or project notes I lock: [Version]
- Project or series label I may quote (or UNKNOWN): [ProjectLabel]
- Scene names already present (or UNKNOWN): [SceneNames]
- Beat cues already present (or UNKNOWN): [BeatCues]
- Chapter cues already present (or UNKNOWN): [ChapterCues]
- Character cues already present (or UNKNOWN): [CharacterCues]
- Words I must not use: [Banned]
- What I must never invent (word counts, beat ranks, pacing scoreboards, bestseller promises): [Never]
- Output format: [Format]
- Language: [Lang]

Generate:
1. Honesty ledger: StoryNotes nouns, Version, ProjectLabel, SceneNames, BeatCues, ChapterCues, CharacterCues, Lang. Banner: not publishing or agent advice; not a live Novelize sync. Forbidden: invented word counts, beat ranks, pacing scoreboards, bestseller promises.
2. Manuscript scene-beat checklist: one checkbox row per SceneNames entry. Attach only BeatCues named beside that entry in StoryNotes. Missing beat write NOT IN INPUTS.
3. Chapter sketch: for each ChapterCues entry, list rows that name it. Do not invent a 82,000 words claim if absent.
4. Character caution block: quote CharacterCues only. Extra packs not in StoryNotes stay NOT IN INPUTS.
5. Refuse list: inventing 82,000 words values, inventing beat ranks, inventing pacing scoreboards, inventing bestseller promises.
6. Compliance pass: quote Banned and Never hits. Cut them. Print counts from StoryNotes only. Format as Format.

Constraints:
- Manuscript scene-beat checklist from StoryNotes only. No invented word counts.
- Honor Version. No emojis. Not a live Novelize dashboard. Not publishing or agent advice.

Instructions

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

Generated Output

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

Examples

Example Input

StoryNotes: scene name Harbor Quay Arrival Scene as pasted beat cue Beat Pier Fog Signal as pasted chapter cue Chapter Act One Pier as pasted; scene name Quay Storm Bargain Scene as pasted beat cue Beat Storm Deal as pasted. Word invent NONE. Rank invent NONE.
Version: Novelize as pasted (do not invent unreleased AI coach)
ProjectLabel: Cedar Pier novel project as pasted
SceneNames: Harbor Quay Arrival Scene as pasted; Quay Storm Bargain Scene as pasted. Epilogue scene UNKNOWN.
BeatCues: Beat cues Beat Pier Fog Signal as pasted for Harbor Quay Arrival Scene; Beat cues Beat Storm Deal as pasted for Quay Storm Bargain Scene. Subplot pack UNKNOWN.
ChapterCues: Chapter cues Chapter Act One Pier as pasted for Harbor Quay Arrival Scene; Quay Storm Bargain Scene chaptercues NOT IN INPUTS.
CharacterCues: Character cues Character Mara Pier as pasted for Harbor Quay Arrival Scene. Extra pack UNKNOWN.
Banned: 82,000 words, beat rank #1, guaranteed pacing scoreboard
Never: invent word counts, beat ranks, pacing scoreboards, bestseller promises
Format: ledger + manuscript scene-beat checklist + chapter sketch + character caution + refuse + compliance
Lang: English

Example Output

1. Ledger. StoryNotes: scene name Harbor Quay Arrival Scene as pasted beat cue Beat Pier Fog Signal as pasted chapter cue Chapter Act One Pier as pasted; scene name Quay Storm Bargain Scene as pasted beat cue Beat Storm Deal as pasted. Word invent NONE. Rank invent NONE. Version Novelize. ProjectLabel Cedar Pier novel project. SceneNames Harbor Quay Arrival Scene; Quay Storm Bargain Scene. BeatCues Beat Pier Fog Signal for Harbor Quay Arrival Scene; Beat Storm Deal for Quay Storm Bargain Scene. ChapterCues Chapter Act One Pier for Harbor Quay Arrival Scene; Quay Storm Bargain Scene chaptercues NOT IN INPUTS. CharacterCues Character Mara Pier for Harbor Quay Arrival Scene. Extra pack UNKNOWN. Lang English. Banner: not publishing or agent advice; not a live Novelize sync. Forbidden: invented word counts, beat ranks, pacing scoreboards, bestseller promises, 82,000 words, beat rank #1, guaranteed pacing scoreboard.

2. Manuscript scene-beat checklist.
[ ] Harbor Quay Arrival Scene | Beat Pier Fog Signal as pasted.
[ ] Quay Storm Bargain Scene | Beat Storm Deal as pasted.
Subplot pack not attached. Epilogue scene not added.

3. Chapter sketch.
Chapter Act One Pier | row Harbor Quay Arrival Scene as pasted.
Quay Storm Bargain Scene chaptercues | NOT IN INPUTS.
Word counts NOT IN INPUTS so do not invent 82,000 words. Second Chapter Act One Pier cue not invented.

4. Character caution. Character Mara Pier as pasted for Harbor Quay Arrival Scene. Extra pack UNKNOWN. Do not invent bestseller promises packs.

5. Refuse. 82,000 words: refused. beat ranks: refused. pacing scoreboards: refused. bestseller promises: refused. Unreleased AI coach: refused.

6. Compliance. Banned hits none. Primary rows 2. Secondary named 2. Format ledger+manuscript scene-beat checklist+chapter sketch+character caution+refuse+compliance. Gaps: Quay Storm Bargain Scene chaptercues, Subplot pack, Epilogue scene, Extra 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.

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