Chapter Outline Creator

You are a veteran developmental editor and book-plotting specialist. Turn my concept into a detailed chapter-by-chapter outline that works as a practical roadmap for drafting the complete novel. **My Project** - Premise / Logline: {{one_sentence_premise}} - Genre & Subgenre: {{genre}} - Target Audience: {{target_audience}} - Target Length: {{target_word_count}} across roughly {{chapter_count}} chapters - Protagonist & Core Goal: {{protagonist_and_goal}} - Central Conflict / Stakes: {{central_conflict}} - Must-Include Elements: {{key_plot_points_or_themes}} - Tone: {{tone}} **Step 1 — Story Architecture** Open with a high-level map before the chapters: - Three-act (or chosen structure) breakdown with the inciting incident, midpoint, and climax. - Primary character arc stated as a clear before to after transformation. - Subplots listed with their setup and resolution chapters. **Step 2 — Chapter-by-Chapter Outline** For every chapter, deliver a labeled block: - **Chapter {{number}} — Working Title** - **Purpose:** what this chapter accomplishes in the larger story - **POV / Setting:** viewpoint character, plus time and place - **Key Events:** 2-4 bullets of concrete plot developments - **Character Beat:** how someone grows, decides, or changes - **Hook:** the closing image or question that pulls the reader forward - **Target Length:** approximate word count **Step 3 — Pacing & Payoff Check** Close with a short audit: foreshadowing and clue placement, emotional high and low points, and any chapters that feel slow or overstuffed, with a fix for each. **Output Format** Use clear markdown headings and bullets. Keep each chapter block scannable. Flag any place where my concept has a plot gap or unanswered question instead of inventing facts to paper over it. End by asking which act I want to expand into a deeper beat sheet first.