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Writing prompts
Drafts, edits, rewrites. For when the words exist but refuse to line up.
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- creative Spot the Voice Drift in Your Novel's Later Chapters
Check whether the narrative voice in your later chapters has drifted from your opening.
- creative Outline a Non-Fiction Book on a Subject You Know Well
Work out if your non-fiction idea is actually a book before you spend a year finding out.
- creative Develop a Fictional World That Supports Your Story
Build just enough world to support your story without losing months to maps.
- creative Write the Pitch Email for Your Creative Project
Write the pitch email that gets read rather than the one that explains everything.
- creative Write an Author Bio That Does Not Sound Insufferable
Write the author bio that tells readers what they need to know without the self-promotion cringe.
- work Write the Error Message Your Users Will Actually Understand
Write the error message that tells the user what to do, not just that something went wrong.
- creative Find the Structural Problem in Your Short Story
Find out why your short story is not working before you rewrite it again.
- creative Write a Short Film Script From a Single Scene Idea
Turn the scene in your head into a short film with a proper structure around it.
- creative Write Comedy That Actually Makes People Laugh
Write jokes that land by understanding the mechanism rather than hoping for the best.
- creative Write Song Lyrics That Are Not Embarrassing to Read Back
Write song lyrics that work through image and scene rather than through stated feeling.
- creative Name Characters in Your Fiction Without the Usual Traps
Name your character without accidentally telegraphing the plot or clashing with your cast.
- work Write a Job Application Covering Letter That Does Not Sound Like Everyone Else's
Write the covering letter that sounds like it was written for this specific job rather than adjusted from a template.
- work Write a Concise How-To Guide for a Process You Own
Write the how-to guide that someone unfamiliar can actually follow without asking you.
- creative Write Your Personal Essay's First Draft in One Session
Get a personal essay from blank page to workable first draft in one session.
- work Write an Effective Status Update That People Actually Read
Write the status update that gets read in 30 seconds and still says everything that matters.
- creative Write a Villain Who Believes They Are Right
Write a villain your reader understands, not just one they are supposed to boo.
- creative Write a Personal Essay That Is Actually About Something
Find what your personal essay is actually about so it becomes worth reading.
- life Write a Complaint Letter That Actually Gets Read and Acted On
Write the complaint letter that gets a response rather than a holding email.
- creative Write the Letter to Accompany a Creative Submission
Write the covering letter that does not talk an agent or editor out of reading your work.
- creative Translate a Technical Document Into Accessible Blog Prose
Make technical writing readable without losing what it actually says.
- creative Compress a Novel First Act Into a Pitch Paragraph
Turn the first third of your novel into a paragraph an agent can actually read.
- creative Translate an Academic Essay Into a General Audience Article
Make an academic essay readable for people who are not in the field.
- creative Translate Brand Voice Guidelines Into a Writing Checklist
Turn a brand voice document into a checklist a writer can actually use.
- creative Summarise a Creative Portfolio Into an About Statement
Write an about statement for your creative work that says something specific.