Proposition, direction, content rating, and final approval belong to humans. AI never decides what to write β only how to write it well.
Writing, reviewing, beta reading, and illustration are done by specialized AI agents β writer, proofreader, illustrator β each with a defined role, handing off via standard documents.
No invented process: HNT reuses a century of publishing practice β proposition β editorial plan β writing β review β final check β publishing β every step with deliverables and gates.
Agents are stateless: all handoffs go through standard documents, never verbal agreements
| Phase | Name | Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| D0 | Proposition card | Theme, audience, length, content rating (frozen once locked) |
| D1 | Editorial plan | Creative intent, character iron laws, hard settings, causal skeleton, chapter outline, story bible |
| D2 | Writing brief | Chapter goals, forbidden list, anti-defect checklist |
| D3 | First draft | Chapter manuscript from the writer |
| D4 | Dual-track review | Proofreader hard-quality report + blind beta-reading report |
| D5 | Revision sign-off | Revision list, decision log |
| D6 | Visuals | Character art, chapter illustrations, cover (face-locked consistency) |
| D7 | Full read-through | Editor-in-chief book-level review |
| D8 | Publishing acceptance | Publisher pass/fail, release record |
Once the publisher approves, theme and rating are permanently frozen β no mid-course pivots.
Chapter-by-chapter read: scene defects, character consistency, spatial continuity. Failures go back for rework.
Issued after dual-track review passes; recorded in the decision log, fully traceable.
G3βG5 are publishing-grade gates (visual final check, publisher acceptance, release confirmation), enabled as the work progresses
Optimistic parallel pipeline: while one chapter is under review, the writer drafts the next; illustrators start as soon as a chapter passes. Gates never compromise β speed comes from parallel architecture.
| HNT | Raw AI generation | Traditional writing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily output | 100,000 words | High but uncontrolled | A few thousand |
| Long-form consistency | D1 bible + gates | Collapses over chapters | Author's memory |
| Quality review | Dual-track (proofreader + blind read) | None | Human editor |
| Human role | Publisher: proposition + approval | Prompt operator | Does everything |
| Reproducibility | Standardized, repeatable | Luck-based | Talent-based |
The novel Hui Nan Tian (24 chapters across 24 solar terms, one full year) is HNT's first validation work, with 5 chapters through G2 sign-off so far.