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Writing prompts

Drafts, edits, rewrites. For when the words exist but refuse to line up.

• creative Compare A Show Don't Tell Rewrite Against The Original Paragraph

  See a show-don't-tell rewrite next to your original and judge honestly.

• creative Decide Whether Your Poem Needs A Rhyme Scheme

  Work out if your poem wants rhyme and metre or wants leaving alone.

• creative Summarise A Brand Style Guide Into A One Page Cheat Sheet

  Compress a bloated style guide into a page a new writer will actually read.

• creative Turn A Diary Entry Into A Short Story Opening

  Turn something that actually happened to you into a proper story opening.

• creative Decide Which Three Sentences Of Your Novel Chapter To Cut

  Find the exact three sentences to lose when a chapter runs long.

• creative Compare Two Opening Lines For Your Novel

  Settle the argument between your two contender opening lines.

• creative Summarise A Novel Chapter Into A Three Line Recap

  A tidy previously-on recap for readers between chapters.

• creative Reframe Writer's Block As A Specific, Solvable Problem

  Turn vague writer's block into one specific problem you can actually fix.

• creative Shift a Poem Between Formal and Conversational Register

  Shift a poem's register without losing what it is actually saying.

• creative Translate Marketing Jargon Into Plain English Copy

  Strip the jargon out of your copy without losing what it actually says.

• creative Compare A Short Film Logline Against Three Genre Conventions

  Check your short film logline against what its genre actually promises.

• creative Reframe A Rejection Email Into Useful Feedback For Yourself

  Work out if a form rejection is telling you anything at all.

• creative Compare Your Writing Voice Across Two Drafts

  Work out which of your two drafts actually sounds like you.

• creative Decide Which Tone Fits Your Brand's Copy Best

  Choose the brand tone that survives a bad day, not just a good one.

• creative Run a Structured Craft Critique on a Short Story Draft

  Get a specific, usable craft critique on your short story draft.

• creative Summarise Client Feedback On A Piece Of Copy Into Actionable Notes

  Turn a messy pile of client feedback into a clear list of next steps.

• creative Explain What Makes A Poem A Villanelle

  Understand the villanelle form well enough to actually attempt one.

• creative Critique A Short Story Draft Like A Workshop Peer

  Get the kind of honest, specific feedback a good workshop gives you.

• creative Critique A Screenplay's Dialogue For Characters Who All Sound The Same

  Find out why every character in your scene sounds like you.

• creative Explain The Three Act Structure Using Your Own Story Idea

  Understand three act structure by mapping it onto your own idea.

• creative Explain Why A Screenplay Scene Is Not Working

  Find out why a scene feels flat before a reader has to tell you.

• creative Critique the Pacing of an Act Two in a Screenplay

  Find out exactly where your screenplay's Act Two loses momentum and what to do about it.

• creative Create a Short Story Starter With a Specific Emotional Arc

  Get a polished story opening with the emotional arc built in, not explained.

• creative Identify the Point of View Problems in a Piece of Prose Fiction

  Find out where your prose loses its point of view consistency and how to fix it.

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