Setup
This starts the story with genre, tone, and initial guardrails. It saves directly into the WordPress story record.
Story Intake
Phase-guided intake. The AI works on one story phase at a time, updates the hidden schema fields for that phase, and saves beat-map implications as you go.
Story Foundation
This readable foundation is generated after schema readiness, so it reflects the completed intake fields instead of becoming the source the app has to reverse-engineer.
Story Phases
Each phase collects story material, fills the matching hidden schema fields, and records beat-map implications. Complete the required phases before generating the outline.
Chapter Outline
The outline is generated from completed story phase packets. The hidden beat map uses the saved schema fields and beat implications first, then uses foundation text only as supporting reference if available.
