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20 entries · 17 prompts, 1 personas, 2 workflows

Fiction

Stories and novels: plots, characters, scenes and revision.

  • Check story continuity
    PromptFiction

    Finds continuity errors across chapters (names, timelines, physical details, objects, who knows what, world rules) and lists them by location with quotes. Use before beta readers or submission.

  • Critique a fiction draft
    PromptFiction

    Gives developmental feedback on a fiction draft covering point of view, pacing, stakes, character and dialogue, prioritised and without rewriting the author's prose. Use between drafts.

  • Design a plot twist
    PromptFiction

    Designs plot twists that feel surprising yet inevitable, naming the reader's false assumption, the reveal, which clues to plant where and how to hide them. Use for novels and screenplays.

  • Develop a character
    PromptFiction

    Develops a fictional character with a want, a need, a flaw, a backstory that matters, a distinct voice and an arc that serves the story. Use when a character feels flat or generic.

  • Develop a story premise
    PromptFiction

    Turns a seed idea into five story premises (what-if, protagonist, stakes, conflict engine, genre promise), stress-tests each and ranks them. Use before outlining.

  • Draft a scene from beats
    PromptFiction

    Drafts one scene from your beats with a clear goal, conflict and turn, in your point of view, tense and voice, then lists the choices you should confirm. Use when you know what happens but not how.

  • Fiction-writing mentor
    PersonaFiction

    Fiction-writing mentor who protects the author's voice, asks craft questions before judging, and gives specific, prioritised notes. Use as a long-running writing companion for any project.

  • Novel revision track
    WorkflowFiction

    Revises a finished novel draft in gated passes from big to small (read-through notes, structural edit, scene pass, line pass, beta-reader brief), stopping for your approval each time.

  • Outline a story
    PromptFiction

    Outlines a story in a chosen structure with beats, subplots and turning points, and flags every link where events follow by coincidence instead of cause. Use before drafting.

  • Plan a mystery plot
    PromptFiction

    Plans a fair-play mystery from the crime outward, with culprit, motive, the true timeline, a clue trail, red herrings and reveal logic, then audits it for fairness. Use before drafting a mystery.

  • Plan self-publishing a book
    PromptFiction

    Plans self-publishing a finished book end to end, from editing, cover and formatting to metadata, pricing, distribution and a dated launch timeline, sized to your budget and goals.

  • Punch up dialogue
    PromptFiction

    Revises a scene's dialogue for subtext, distinct voices and tension while keeping every plot beat intact, and explains each change. Use when dialogue reads stiff or expository.

  • Revise telling into showing
    PromptFiction

    Finds telling in a fiction passage (named emotions, filter words, summary where a scene belongs, explained subtext) and offers shown alternatives in the author's own voice. Use when revising a draft.

  • Story development track
    WorkflowFiction

    Takes a story from premise to characters, an outline, a sample scene and revision notes, stopping for the author's approval between steps. Use when starting a new novel or story.

  • Write a book blurb
    PromptFiction

    Writes back-cover and online store blurbs with a hook, stakes and the right genre tone, in several lengths from a one-line pitch to a full store description. Use when publishing or relaunching a book.

  • Write a children's story
    PromptFiction

    Writes an age-appropriate bedtime story or picture-book text with read-aloud rhythm, a refrain and a lesson shown rather than stated. Use for bedtime, gifts or a picture-book draft.

  • Write interactive fiction
    PromptFiction

    Designs a branching interactive story with a node map, choices that matter, tracked state and distinct endings, plus sample passages and build notes for Twine, Ink or a similar tool.

  • Write a query letter and synopsis
    PromptFiction

    Writes a literary agent query letter with hook, story paragraphs, comparable titles, word count and bio, plus a one-page synopsis that reveals the ending. Use when seeking representation for a novel.

  • Write a setting description
    PromptFiction

    Writes setting descriptions filtered through a point-of-view character's senses, history and mood, in three lengths from a passing line to a full arrival passage. Use when a place feels flat.

  • Write a short story
    PromptFiction

    Writes a complete short story from a premise to a target length, point of view, tone and ending type, built around one change and free of stock phrasing. Use for a first draft or a model to study.