arc-optimization

What problem does it solve?

Many stories suffer from uneven pacing, flat emotional arcs, and misplaced climaxes, making them feel rushed or dragging. This Skill identifies act imbalances, evaluates tension curves, and provides concrete restructuring moves to create a smoother, more engaging narrative flow.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Event Density Analysis: Calculates events per act and recommends additions or removals to meet target distribution.
• Tension Curve Visualization: Maps event tension levels and draws an ASCII curve highlighting peaks and valleys.
• Emotional Arc Assessment: Detects flat, spike‑only, or front‑heavy arcs and suggests contrast‑adding events.
• Climax Positioning Check: Ensures the climax occurs at 75‑85% of the story timeline.
• Subplot Integration Review: Flags subplots that appear in only one act.
• Restructuring Moves Generation: Provides ordered, concrete actions (add, move, promote, split, merge) with before/after event counts.

Quick Start

Ask the arc-optimization skill to analyze my story and suggest pacing improvements.