Workflow guide
AI chat: treat it as a dramaturg, not an oracle
AI chat works best when you ask story-development questions about pressure, coherence, characters, theme and scenes.
What to ask
Ask for diagnosis, not only ideas: which beat is weak, where the character betrays their desire, which scene does not serve the thematic question.
Why context matters
A generic chat only knows the prompt. CineQuill's chat can reason from the project: bible, characters, structure and scenes.
Authorship control
Treat responses as editorial notes. Accept, reject or transform them; the final decision remains yours.
Put it into practice
Apply this guide directly in your project
Open CineQuill and use this resource as an operational checklist: move from reading to a concrete decision about bible, characters, structure or scenes.
Frequently asked questions
Can I ask AI chat to rewrite a scene?
You can use it for diagnosis, alternatives and targeted revisions while keeping control over the final version.
Does chat know the whole project?
When context is available, it can use materials such as bible, characters, structure and scenes for more relevant answers.
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