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Writing prompts
Drafts, edits, rewrites. For when the words exist but refuse to line up.
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- creative Decide Whether This Scene Should Be Cut
Get a clear verdict on whether a scene is earning its place or should go.
- creative Generate a Character Who Is Wrong in an Interesting Way
Build a character who is wrong about something in a way that makes them interesting rather than just flawed.
- creative Critique Your Creative Routine for What It Is Actually Producing
Find out whether your creative routine is serving the work or protecting you from it.
- creative Generate an Opening Scene That Does Not Apologise for Itself
Get an opening scene that earns the reader's attention without explaining itself.
- creative Reframe an Intimidating Creative Challenge
Turn a creative challenge you keep putting off into something you can start this week.
- creative Explain What Your Prose Style Is Actually Doing
Find out what your prose is actually doing before you try to change it.
- creative Reframe Your Creative Block as Information Worth Reading
Find out what your creative block is actually telling you about the work.
- creative Compare Two Narrative Structures for the Same Story
Choose between two story structures based on what your specific story is actually trying to do.
- creative Plan a Creative Series With a Unifying Thread
Plan a creative series with a thread that unifies it without making every piece the same.
- creative Generate Five Possible Titles for a Creative Piece You Cannot Name
Get five title options for a creative piece that take different approaches and help you understand what you are trying to say.
- creative Translate a Publisher Rejection Letter
Work out whether a rejection letter is worth reading twice.
- creative Generate Writing Prompts From Your Own Photo Archive
Turn three of your own photographs into nine specific, personal writing prompts.
- creative Plan a Creative Writing Project From Premise to First Draft
Build a first-draft writing plan that covers what to do when you stall at chapter three.
- creative Compare How Your Voice Changes Across Different Writing Formats
Find out where your writing voice is strongest and what is flattening it in other formats.
- creative Generate Character Backstories That Actually Shape the Story
Build a character backstory that explains behaviour and does work in the story.
- creative Generate a Set of Short Story Premises in Your Chosen Genre
Generate ten story premises with the tension already built in.
- play Write a Match Report From Your Own Notes
Turn rough match notes into a tight, readable 200-word match report.
- creative Condense a Creative Brief Into a One-Page Pitch
Compress a sprawling creative brief into a one-page pitch anyone can act on.
- creative Decide Whether to Self-Publish or Submit to Publishers
Work out which publishing route actually suits your book and what you want it to do.
- creative Decide Whether to Publish Your Creative Work
Stop deciding whether the work is ready and decide whether to share it with an audience.
- work Summarise Your Own CV for a Cover Letter Opening
Write the opening paragraph of a cover letter that gets to the point in the first sentence.
- creative Rewrite Your Artist Statement So It Actually Makes Sense
Turn your artist statement from gallery waffle into something people actually read.
- creative Summarise a Long Article Into Three Sentences
Get the point of any article in three tight sentences, no padding.
- creative Critique a Poem for Clarity and Surprise
Find out if your poem is clear enough to follow and surprising enough to bother with.