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Writing prompts
Drafts, edits, rewrites. For when the words exist but refuse to line up.
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- creative Translate a Prose Scene Into Proper Screenplay Format
Turn a short story scene into something that actually looks filmable
- creative Translate Overwritten Dialogue Tags Into Plain Action Beats
Get your characters to stop exclaiming, interjecting and ejaculating
- creative Critique a Poem's Imagery for Cliche and Missed Precision
Find out which image in your poem is doing no work at all
- creative Turn a Paragraph of Prose Into a Formal Sonnet
Turn a diary paragraph into fourteen lines that actually scan
- creative Run a Plot Hole Audit Across a Full Manuscript Outline
Find the promise your story made in chapter two and never kept
- creative Reframe a Rejected Poem as a Working Draft, Not a Failure
Get one honest reason your rejected poem is not actually dead
- creative Generate Five Opening Lines That Earn the Second Sentence
Stop opening every story with someone waking up and checking the time
- learn Critique Your Own Essay Draft Before a Tutor Sees It
Find the weak paragraph before your tutor circles it in red pen.
- creative Decide Whether a Scene Belongs in Your Script or Should Be Cut
Settle the argument with yourself about whether that scene earns its place
- creative Generate a Midpoint Twist That Recontextualises Your Story Without Contradicting It
Find a midpoint twist that changes everything without breaking what came before.
- creative Build a Worldbuilding Rules Bible Before You Write Chapter One
Decide your magic system's rules before page fifty breaks them
- creative Explain the Difference Between a Villanelle, a Sestina and a Ghazal
Work out which fancy poem shape actually suits what you want to say
- creative Audit a Character's Voice for Consistency Across a Draft
Catch the scene where your character suddenly talks like someone else
- creative Summarise a Sprawling First Draft Into a One-Paragraph Elevator Pitch
Find the one-paragraph pitch hiding inside a sprawling first draft.
- creative Reframe a Flat Opening Line as a Fixable Craft Choice Not a Talent Ceiling
Treat a flat opening line as a fixable choice, not proof you cannot write.
- creative Summarise a Feature Screenplay Into a One-Page Synopsis
Boil a full feature script down to the one page a producer will actually read.
- creative Summarise a Novel Manuscript Chapter by Chapter for a Beta Reader Brief
Summarise every chapter of your draft to find the ones you cannot actually summarise.
- creative Summarise Reader Feedback From a Writing Group Into Three Action Items
Turn six contradictory opinions from writing group into three things to actually fix.
- creative Translate Publishing Industry Jargon in a Rejection Letter Into Plain English
Work out what a vague rejection letter is actually telling you, if anything.
- creative Reframe a Rejected Short Story as a Structural Diagnosis Not a Verdict
Turn a rejection letter into a punch list, not a verdict on your talent.
- creative Compare Three Narrative Points of View for the Same Scene
Test one scene in three points of view before committing to a whole novel of it.
- creative Compare Two Endings for a Short Story Before You Commit
Weigh two possible endings against what your story actually promised.
- creative Decide Whether a Subplot Earns Its Place or Should Be Cut
Get a straight answer on whether that subplot is earning its page count.
- creative Translate a Screenplay Scene Description Into Plain Directing Notes
Turn screenplay shorthand into notes a first-time crew can actually follow.