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Writing prompts

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

• creative Write a First Chapter That Earns the Next

  Fix a first chapter that is not making the reader need to read the second one.

• creative Edit Your Own Prose Without Losing Your Voice

  Edit your own writing at the right level without editing the life out of it.

• life Write a Wedding Speech for Someone You Know Well

  Write a wedding speech that the couple will actually remember rather than politely applaud.

• creative Design a Zine From Scratch

  Make a zine that is actually worth reading rather than just worth printing.

• work Write a Job Description That Attracts the Right Applicants

  Write a job description that brings in candidates who can actually do the job.

• creative Critique a Screenplay Scene for Dramatic and Craft Quality

  Get professional script-reader-level feedback on a scene before it goes into a submission draft.

• work Critique a Proposal Document for Structural and Persuasive Weaknesses

  Catch the structural and persuasive problems in a proposal before the client does.

• creative Generate a Writing Habit That Survives Real Life

  Build a writing habit small enough to survive the days when everything else gets in the way.

• creative Critique Your Own Creative Work Before Sharing It

  Assess whether your creative work is actually ready to share before putting it out there.

• work Explain a Complex Technical Concept to a Non-Technical Team

  Explain a technical concept to a non-technical room without losing them or patronising them.

• work Critique a Job Description Before You Post It

  Catch the job description language that is quietly putting off your best candidates.

• creative Summarise a Script Coverage Report Into a Rewrite Priority List

  Turn a script coverage report into a ranked list of what to fix in the rewrite.

• creative Critique the Opening Chapter of a Novel

  Find out whether your opening chapter earns a reader's continued attention.

• creative Summarise Feedback From a Beta Reader Into a Revision Plan

  Turn vague beta reader notes into a revision plan you can actually follow.

• creative Translate Screenwriting Structure Jargon Into Plain English

  Decode the screenwriting terminology that is stopping you from understanding the craft.

• creative Critique Your Creative Writing Dialogue for Authenticity

  Critiques your story's dialogue for authenticity, distinctiveness, and where the author is showing through.

• work Translate a Freelance Proposal Into Terms a Non-Technical Client Will Accept

  Translates a freelance proposal from expertise-demonstrating language into client-first language.

• creative Explain What Narrative Structure Does That Plot Does Not

  Explains what narrative structure does that plot does not, with a demonstration and three diagnostic tools.

• creative Explain Why Showing Rather Than Telling Is Harder Than It Sounds

  Explains why show-don't-tell is more nuanced than the instruction suggests, and when telling is right.

• creative Plan a Series of Linked Short Stories That Can Also Stand Alone

  Plans a linked short story collection where each story stands alone but the sequence rewards.

• creative Generate a Critique Framework for Your Own Creative Work

  Builds a personal critique framework so you can assess your own work before showing it to anyone else.

• creative Plan the Structure of a Long Essay or Creative Non-Fiction Piece

  Builds a three-movement structure for a long personal essay before you start writing.

• creative Generate a Voice Profile for a Fictional Narrator Who Is Unreliable

  Builds the specific voice habits that make an unreliable narrator feel controlled rather than accidental.

• creative Generate Plot Ideas From a Character Stuck in the Wrong Life

  Generates plot ideas from a character who is in the wrong life and needs to leave it.

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