# Which of the eight classic craft authors can I cite for each of four basic questions (is conflict essential, how to prepare a character change, what length figures, outline first or write first), and where is there no record?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T17:08:04.922Z
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Coverage matrix (code_derived_inference): 8 authors x 4 questions = 32 cells. 19 cells carry a recorded position or figure, 4 are scoped silences, 1 is relayed only (Archer on conflict) and 8 have no record. Baker and Phillips have a recorded position or figure on all four questions; Archer on three (one relayed); Forster only a scoped silence on one. A 'no_record' cell means none of the 27 assigned batches looked, not that the author is silent; a 'silent_scoped' cell names a line range and a word. Each cell with a position has an anchor evidence row copied from a published batch and re-checked against the pinned text.

Coverage matrix (code_derived_inference): 8 authors x 4 questions = 32 cells. 19 cells carry a recorded position or figure, 4 are scoped silences, 1 is relayed only (Archer on conflict) and 8 have no record. Baker and Phillips have a recorded position or figure on all four questions; Archer on three (one relayed); Forster only a scoped silence on one. A 'no_record' cell means none of the 27 assigned batches looked, not that the author is silent; a 'silent_scoped' cell names a line range and a word. Each cell with a position has an anchor evidence row copied from a published batch and re-checked against the pinned text.

Curator qualifications: Coverage matrix reproduces. Under the -01 correction, Archer moves from relayed to a direct position. Archer row for the conflict question should be a position (counter), not relayed_only (see -01).

Evidence status: curator/producer inference or synthesis from the cited sources (code read, not executed, where code is cited); correlated desk review (Claude); not independently reviewed.

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Evidence claims:
- [inference] Coverage matrix (code_derived_inference): 8 authors x 4 questions = 32 cells. 19 cells carry a recorded position or figure, 4 are scoped silences, 1 is relayed only (Archer on conflict) and 8 have no record. Baker and Phillips have a recorded position or figure on all four questions; Archer on three (one relayed); Forster only a scoped silence on one. A 'no_record' cell means none of the 27 assigned batches looked, not that the author is silent; a 'silent_scoped' cell names a line range and a word. Each cell with a position has an anchor evidence row copied from a published batch and re-checked against the pinned text. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts · source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/70937/pg70937.txt

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