Write a book — or anything long — with an agent editor that suggests instead of rewrites: a chapter board, an editorial channel, and a style sheet that keeps page 300 consistent with page 3.
A manuscript and its editorial room in one doc: the outline as a board, an agent editor in the chat, and a style sheet that keeps chapter 14 consistent with chapter 2. Paste the share link into an agent session with “You’re the editor. Read the conventions, then work the editorial channel — suggest, don’t rewrite.”
The decisions that keep a long draft coherent. Edit to taste; the editor holds the manuscript (and itself) to these.
One card per chapter. Move a card as the chapter moves; the promise: line holds its one-sentence payoff so the outline reads as a story on its own.
House rule: the editor suggests, never rewrites — notes, questions, and proposed lines land here (or as suggestions on the text), and the author decides what goes in. Disagreement is fine; silent rewriting is not.
Terms, names, and choices the manuscript must keep consistent. The editor checks new pages against this table and adds a row every time a decision gets made.
| Term | Usage |
|---|---|
| [product or project name] | Always capitalized; never abbreviated on first use in a chapter |
| e.g. / i.e. | Spell out: "for example", "that is" |
| numbers | Spell out one through nine; numerals for 10 and up |
| [recurring person] | [Full name on first mention per chapter, then surname] |