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Writing prompts

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

• creative Critique a Short Story Draft Across Three Full Passes

  Get your short story properly critiqued instead of just told it is great.

• creative Reframe Writer's Block as a Missing Ingredient, Not a Talent Problem

  Turn writer's block into a specific missing ingredient to find, not proof you cannot write.

• creative Critique the Opening Line of Your Story

  Find out if your opening line actually earns the second one.

• creative Reframe a Creative Rejection Into Something You Can Actually Use

  Turn that vague rejection email into something other than a verdict on your worth.

• learn Critique a Short Essay for Structure Before You Submit It

  Get an honest structure check on your essay before you hand it in.

• creative Explain the Difference Between Showing and Telling With Your Own Sentence

  See the show don't tell rule applied to your own sentence, not a textbook one.

• creative Critique a Scene's Dialogue for What It Is Actually Doing

  Find out which of your characters is saying exactly what they mean.

• creative Compare Two Story Endings Before You Commit to One

  Find out which ending actually pays off the story you have set up.

• creative Explain Why a Scene Is Not Working Before You Rewrite It

  Find out why a scene falls flat before you rewrite a single line.

• creative Generate Five Opening Lines for a Personal Essay About a Specific Memory

  Get five genuinely different opening lines for a personal essay, not five versions of one.

• creative Plan a Simple Structure for Your First Short Story

  Turn a rough story idea into a simple structure you can actually finish writing.

• creative Critique a Short Story's Opening Line for What It Promises

  Check whether your opening line promises the story you actually wrote.

• creative Summarise Your Manuscript Into a One Paragraph Pitch

  Turn your messy plot notes into a query ready pitch paragraph.

• creative Translate a Screenplay Scene Into Prose Fiction

  Turn your screenplay scene into prose that actually reads like fiction.

• creative Summarise Your Own Writing Into a Blurb That Does Not Sound Like a Robot Wrote It

  Turn your story into a blurb that sounds like a person wrote it.

• creative Summarise Feedback From Multiple Readers Into What to Actually Change

  Turn five contradictory beta reader comments into three things worth fixing.

• creative Critique a Draft Manuscript Chapter Like a Working Editor, Not a Cheerleader

  Get the blunt editorial feedback your writing group is too polite to give.

• creative Summarise a Long Manuscript Draft Into a Working One Page Synopsis

  Turn a sprawling draft into the one page synopsis an agent actually reads.

• creative Get Honest Feedback on Your First Poem

  Honest feedback on your first poem that does not crush or coddle you.

• creative Summarise Feedback From Multiple Beta Readers Into Common Threads

  Five beta readers, five different opinions, and one clear pattern underneath.

• creative Translate a Prose Passage Into a Distinct Established Literary Voice

  Rewrite your passage in someone else's voice properly, not as a light impression.

• creative Decide Which Writing Idea Is Actually Worth Finishing

  Stop juggling five half written ideas and commit to the one worth finishing.

• creative Plan a Screenplay Structure Around a Non Linear Timeline

  Reorder your timeline for maximum tension without losing the audience.

• creative Critique a Paragraph for Rhythm and Sentence Variety Only

  A line edit that only cares about rhythm, nothing else about your paragraph.

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