> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Progression Modes > Organize how stories move forward continuously, providing progression logic for volume planning, chapter briefs, and quality review The Progression Modes Library is used to organize how stories move forward continuously. It focuses on why readers are willing to continue to the next chapter: is it leveling up, business expansion, mystery revelation, revenge advancement, relationship tension, or repeated promise fulfillment? Progression modes do not replace specific plots, but they provide unified progression logic for volume planning, chapter briefs, and quality review. > [!NOTE] > > Content in the Progression Modes Library is reusable assets. After a book references one, you can still separately adjust the combination of main progression and auxiliary progression for the current work. ## What It Can Do / Applicable Scenarios * Clarify what a book mainly relies on to create read retention drivers. * Accumulate commonly used satisfying moments, fulfillment methods, conflict escalation, and rhythm nodes into reusable assets. * Help Auto Director, volume planning, chapter briefs, and quality review maintain the same progression logic. * Reduce the blockage of "the genre is there, but I don't know how to move the plot forward." * Distinguish between main progression methods and auxiliary progression methods to avoid single-path fatigue. ## Getting Started **1. Open the Progression Modes Library** Find the "Progression Modes" (推进模式库) entry in the workbench navigation, view existing modes, or create a new progression method. **2. Select or Create a Mode** Select an existing mode to supplement, or create a commonly used progression method. First think clearly about three questions: what change can the protagonist gain every few chapters; what do readers most look forward to seeing revealed or upgraded; what problems is the current mode most afraid of. **3. Clarify the Core Driving Force** Explain the core driving force of this mode, such as leveling up, management, mystery solving, revenge, or relationship advancement. It does not need to be written as a complex theory; just enough to guide chapters to continue moving forward. **4. Supplement Fulfillment and Risks** Supplement reader expectations, common fulfillment methods, upgrade nodes, and rhythm risks, such as repetitive leveling, weakening conflicts, relationship stagnation, or mysteries dragging on too long. **5. Select Main Progression When Starting a Book** Select a main progression method on the Auto Director start book page or in project settings, and you can add one or two auxiliary modes. The system will bring the progression logic into volume planning and chapter briefs. ## Main Progression and Auxiliary Progression A book is recommended to first determine a main progression mode, then supplement auxiliary modes: | Type | Function | Quantity Suggestion | | - | - | - | | Main Progression | Stabilize read retention drivers, determine the core satisfaction structure | 1 | | Auxiliary Progression | Add variation, prevent single-path fatigue | 1 to 2 | For example, for an urban superpower novel, the main progression can be "Leveling Up," and the auxiliary progressions can be "Relationship Tension" and "Business Expansion." The main progression is responsible for stabilizing read retention, and the auxiliary progressions are used to add variation. ## The Relationship Between Progression Mode and Genre Base Progression modes and genre bases are often used together, but they answer different questions: | Module | Question It Answers | Examples | | - | - | - | | Genre Base | What is this book like, which shelf does it go on | Urban superpower, immortal cultivation, suspense mystery | | Progression Mode | Why does the reader continue to the next chapter | Leveling up, business expansion, mystery solving, relationship tension | The same genre can be paired with different progression modes. For example, "Urban Superpower" can be a leveling stream, business warfare management, suspense mystery solving, or emotional tension. When both are clear at the start of the book, subsequent planning and main text will be more stable. ## How It Enters the Subsequent Creative Chain Progression modes mainly affect story planning, volume rhythm, and chapter execution. They will help the system judge: * Whether the current chapter is really advancing the main line. * Whether satisfying moments have setup and fulfillment. * Whether conflicts are gradually escalating. * Whether character relationships or mysteries have been stagnant for too long. * Whether the chapter ending has a reason to continue reading. > [!NOTE] > > Progression modes only participate in planning judgment and do not directly generate main text. The actual writing of main text is still completed in the novel workbench and chapter execution. ## Frequently Asked Questions > [accordion] What is the difference between progression mode and genre > > Genre answers "which shelf does this book go on," and progression mode answers "why does the reader continue reading." The same genre can have different progression modes; for example, urban genre can be leveling, business warfare management, suspense mystery solving, or emotional tension. > [accordion] Can a book only have one progression mode > > Not necessarily. It is recommended to first determine a main progression mode, then supplement one or two auxiliary modes. The main mode is responsible for stabilizing read retention, and auxiliary modes are used to add variation. > [accordion] Will progression modes limit creativity > > Good progression modes are not a limit, but a reminder not to lose what readers most want to see. If you find it too restrictive, it means the mode is written too rigidly, and you can change it to higher-level reader expectations and fulfillment principles. > [accordion] When should I maintain the Progression Modes Library > > When you find that chapters often "have a lot happening but don't make you want to read the next chapter," or AI planning always deviates from the main satisfying moments, it is worth returning to the Progression Modes Library to supplement explanations. > [accordion] Will the Trending Genre Radar recommend progression modes > > Yes. Market briefs may include recommended genre bases, main progression, and auxiliary progression. But these recommendations need to be re-matched according to the creative seed of this brief, and should not directly follow the general recommendations of the entire report. > [accordion] Will progression modes affect all novels > > No. Progression modes need to be referenced by a specific novel first. Each novel can choose its own combination of main progression and auxiliary progression, and it will not affect the original mode sample. > [card] [Genre Library](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/features/genre-library.md) > > Organize the type foundations of your work, to be used with progression modes > [card] [Auto Director](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/features/auto-director.md) > > After selecting the progression method, let Auto Director continue to push volume planning and chapter production > [card] [Trending Genre Radar](https://ai-novel-writing-assistant.mintlify.site/en/features/market-radar.md) > > Extract market signals from public rankings to provide reference for progression method selection This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.