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Writing prompts

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

• creative Decide Whether to Write Speculatively or to a Commission

  Work out whether the speculative project or the commission is the better use of your time.

• creative Critique a Landing Page Headline for Conversion

  Get three better headline options and find out what is wrong with your current one.

• creative Reframe Writer's Block as a Signal About Your Draft

  Find out what your writer's block is actually telling you about the draft.

• creative Polish a Short Story Opening for Tonal Clarity

  Find out whether your opening does what you think it does.

• creative Summarise a Creative Brief Into the One Thing That Matters

  Find the one thing a creative brief is actually asking for, buried under everything else.

• creative Compare Two Screenwriting Structure Models for Your Script

  Pick the story structure model that fits what your script is actually trying to do.

• creative Decide Whether to Self-Publish or Query Literary Agents

  Work out which publishing path actually fits your situation.

• creative Compress a Chapter Manuscript Into a Synopsis Paragraph

  Compress a manuscript chapter into a synopsis paragraph that actually works.

• creative Reframe Criticism of Your Creative Work as Useful Signal

  Work out what the critical feedback is actually saying and what to do with it.

• creative Explain the Difference Between Voice and Style in Writing

  Understand what voice and style actually mean so you can work on each deliberately.

• creative Reframe a Piece of Rejected Creative Work

  Turn a rejection into something you can actually use.

• creative Decide Whether to Write in Your Genre or Experiment Outside It

  Work out whether to deepen your genre or branch into something new.

• creative Explain What Show Don't Tell Actually Means

  Finally understand what show don't tell means and when to break the rule.

• creative Critique a Short Poem for Technical and Emotional Effect

  Get specific, evidence-based feedback on a poem rather than vague encouragement.

• creative Generate a Series Concept From a Single Story Idea

  Find out if your story idea has series potential and what the framework could look like.

• creative Compare First and Third Person POV for Your Story

  Stop going back and forth on POV and pick the one that fits your story.

• creative Critique an Author Bio for Tone and Credibility

  Find out if your author bio is helping or quietly hurting your submissions.

• creative Generate Distinct Dialogue Voices for Two Characters

  Get two characters talking in voices you can actually tell apart.

• work Critique a Piece of Business Writing for Clarity

  Get a five-criteria clarity review of a business document before it goes anywhere important.

• creative Design a Multi-Part Story Arc for a Recurring Character

  Plan your character's arc across three instalments so it earns the ending from the beginning.

• creative Write a Poem About an Ordinary Object

  Find the strangeness inside an ordinary object and write a short poem from it.

• creative Compare Two Endings for the Same Story

  Decide between two endings using four dimensions and a clear recommendation.

• creative Write a Eulogy for a Fictional Character

  Write a eulogy for a fictional character that reveals as much about the speaker as the deceased.

• creative Assess Whether Your Story Has a Theme

  Find out whether your story is actually asking a question or just describing events.

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