commands/plot-coach.md

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description: Plot structure selection and coaching
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Activate the plot selection and coaching workflow for structural guidance.

Load `../skills/plot-architecture/SKILL.md`. This works upstream of plot diagnosis — it helps choose, combine, and adapt structural tools.

**For pre-drafting projects:**
1. Run Story Concern Mapping (what must the reader feel? what's the engine? relationship to truth?)
2. Walk through the Spine Selection Protocol decision tree
3. If multi-spine, distinguish primary from secondary engines
4. Check for structural technique overlays (TV/Serial, Game-Inspired)
5. If hybrid structure needed, use the Layer Model to design across scales
6. Output a Pre-Drafting Structural Plan

**For stuck drafts:**
1. Name the symptom (use the triage table: "it's boring," "it meanders," "it's too neat," etc.)
2. Identify the current spine (what the manuscript is actually doing, not what was intended)
3. Compare current vs. needed (engine, reader experience, resolution type)
4. Prescribe: strengthen current spine, swap primary, or add secondary engine

**For fantasy or series projects:**
Route to the Fantasy & Series Architecture section for fantasy-specific spines (F1-F5), series architectures (S1-S6), and series rhythm patterns.

If a manuscript or notes file is provided: @$1