Writing Prompts
Prompts that unstick drafts: openers, revisions, structure fixes and voice work. Every prompt names its job in the first line.
The opener surgery
Here is my opening paragraph: [PASTE]. Give me five alternative openers in different registers (scene, claim, question, tension, anecdote). Keep each under 30 words and flag which one changes what the piece promises.
Kill the filler
Cut this text by 40% without losing a single idea: [TEXT]. Then list what you cut and why each cut made it stronger.
The structure flip
Here is my draft: [DRAFT]. Rebuild its argument in three other structures (answer-first, narrative, question-driven) and tell me which structure fits the content best and why.
One voice, three temperatures
Rewrite this paragraph three times: warm expert, playful, bold. Keep the facts identical: [PARAGRAPH]
The readability pass
Edit for a busy reader: shorter sentences, front-loaded meaning, one idea per paragraph. Do not change my meaning or my voice: [TEXT]
Find the real lede
Read this draft and tell me what the piece is really about — which paragraph carries the actual promise — then restructure around it: [DRAFT]
Show, then tell
Here is an abstract claim: [CLAIM]. Write three concrete micro-scenes that show it true, then a one-line version of the claim that lands after them.
The transition fix
My draft jumps between sections: [DRAFT]. Write one-sentence bridges between each pair of sections that make the argument feel inevitable.
Dialogue that works
Write a 12-line dialogue between [A] and [B] where the subtext contradicts the text. No stage directions — let word choice do everything.
The stakes lifter
Here is my story premise: [PREMISE]. Raise the stakes three times without adding new characters, each version one sentence longer than the last.
Cut the last line
Here is my closing paragraph: [PASTE]. Write four alternative endings: the quiet one, the callback, the forward-look, and the cut-to-black. Under 25 words each.
Revision checklist
Act as my line editor. Give me a checklist of the ten specific weaknesses you see most in drafts like this one: [PASTE SAMPLE], then fix the three worst in place.
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