novel-progress

To visualize novel manuscript progress, this Skill aggregates word counts across outlines, memory/contexts, and chapters, then generates a visual progress.html report showing file-type distribution and overall project status.

Yes, the word count statistics ignore YAML frontmatter and Markdown syntax during counting, ensuring only the actual text content within your manuscript and world-building documents is aggregated into the progress report.

You generate a progress chart by running the scripts/progress_chart.py script, which parses your Markdown files, aggregates the word counts by category, and automatically opens a visual progress.html report in your browser.

The best way to track chapter planning is by using a project management script that parses Markdown files to aggregate word counts across outlines, settings, and chapters, producing a visual pie chart for immediate progress review.

Yes, you can use this progress visualization for world-building documents and outlines, as it specifically aggregates word counts across outlines, memory/contexts, and chapters to display the workload distribution of your entire project.