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Writing prompts
Drafts, edits, rewrites. For when the words exist but refuse to line up.
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- creative Summarise A Critique Group Session Into Action Items
Turn a chaotic critique group session into a clear list of what to fix first.
- creative Decide Which of Three Manuscript Endings Best Serves the Story
Work out which drafted ending your novel actually earns.
- creative Decide Whether To Self-Publish Or Query Agents
Work out whether querying agents or self-publishing actually suits your book.
- creative Decide Between Two Endings For A Novel
Work out which of your two drafted endings the rest of the novel actually supports.
- creative Summarise A Podcast Episode Into Show Notes
Turn a raw podcast transcript into show notes you can actually publish.
- play Reframe A Rejected Short Story
Turns a stinging rejection letter into a clear list of what to actually fix.
- creative Decide Whether A Subplot Is Worth Keeping
Work out if that subplot is earning its place or just taking up pages.
- creative Decide Whether To End A Scene Early
Find the exact point your scene should have ended two pages ago.
- creative Reframe A Rejected Submission As Data
Stop reading one rejection letter as a verdict on whether you can write.
- creative Compare Narrator Voices For A Memoir Chapter
Work out which narrative voice actually suits your memoir before you commit to a whole book.
- creative Critique A Synopsis Before It Goes To Agents
Find out if your synopsis survives an agent's first thirty seconds of reading.
- learn Critique A Personal Statement Draft
Find the generic sentences in your personal statement before an admissions tutor does.
- creative Critique A Character's Dialogue For Sounding Like Everyone Else
Find out if your characters actually sound different or just take turns talking.
- play Critique A Fantasy Novel Draft's Opening Chapter
Finds where your fantasy novel's opening chapter loses the reader before page ten.
- creative Untangle A Tangled Short Story Draft
Find out why your short story feels muddled before you rewrite it blind.
- creative Generate Names For A Fictional Small Town
Get a list of town names that actually sound like they belong in your setting.
- creative Summarise A Sprawling First Draft Chapter By Chapter
Get a chapter by chapter map of a first draft you have lost track of.
- creative Decide Between Two Endings For Your Short Film Script
Settle which ending your short film actually deserves before you shoot either one.
- creative Decide Which Poem Belongs In Your Submission Packet
Work out which poems actually belong together in a journal submission.
- creative Summarise A Long Manuscript Into A One-Page Synopsis
Compress your whole novel into the one page agents actually ask for.
- creative Summarise A Beta Reader's Notes Into A Priority List
Turn a beta reader's sprawling notes into a clear order of work.
- creative Compare Two Cover Letter Openings For A Screenwriting Fellowship
Work out which fellowship cover letter opening actually sounds like a writer.
- learn Rewrite This In A Consistent Voice Throughout
Sand down a document that sounds like three different people wrote it.
- creative Decide Whether To Post A Personal Story Publicly Or Keep It Private
Work out if a personal piece belongs online, in a small group, or in a drawer.