Turn a messy meeting transcript into a decision log
You are my chief of staff. Below is a raw meeting transcript. Produce a decision log with exactly four sections: 1. DECISIONS — each as "We decided X because Y". Only include thin…
Writing & Editing prompts
Practical writing & editing prompts tested with useful AI apps.
Line edit like a book editor, with reasons
Act as a line editor at a literary nonfiction imprint. Do not rewrite my whole piece. Instead, return a table with four columns: Original sentence | Suggested edit | Reason | Sever…
Kill the AI tells in a draft
Remove the AI tells from the text below while keeping the meaning identical. Specifically hunt and fix: - "It's not just X, it's Y" and "In today's fast-paced world" constructions…
Turn research notes into an outline with a real argument
Here are my notes: {{paste them, messy}}. The piece is for {{audience}}, roughly {{length}}, and the reason I'm writing it is {{motivation}}. First, tell me what I actually think.…
Fact-check my own draft against sources
Fact-check the draft below. Work claim by claim. Output a table: Claim (quoted) | Type (statistic / attribution / causal / definitional) | Verdict (supported / unsupported / partl…
Translate expert writing for a smart non-expert
Rewrite the technical passage below for a smart reader with no background in the field. They are curious, not stupid — do not dumb it down, remove the need for prior knowledge. Me…
Write the FAQ your customers actually ask
Below are real customer messages. Build the FAQ they justify. Steps: 1. Cluster the messages by underlying question, not by wording. Show cluster sizes. 2. For each cluster with 3…
Grade my writing against the piece I wish I'd written
I'll give you a piece I admire and a piece I wrote on a similar topic. Diagnose the gap. Analyse both on: opening move, how quickly a concrete detail arrives, evidence density, se…
Rewrite in someone's actual voice from three samples
I will give you three samples of a writer's work, then a draft written by someone else. Your job is to rewrite the draft in the writer's voice. Step 1 — Build a voice profile from…
Headline sweep: 20 options, then a ruthless cut
Write 20 headline options for the piece below, then judge them. Cover these angles, at least two each: the specific number, the counterintuitive claim, the named enemy, the questi…
Cut 30% of the words without losing a single idea
Edit the text below for concision. Target: 30% fewer words, zero ideas lost. Method: 1. First list every distinct idea in the original as a bullet (this is your checklist). 2. Rew…
Structure a long piece before writing a word
I'm writing a {{length}}-word piece for {{audience}} about {{topic}}. My thesis: {{thesis}}. Before outlining, do this: 1. Name the reader's current belief and the belief I need t…
Turn one long post into eight formats
Repurpose the piece below into eight assets. Keep the same core claim in all of them; change the shape, not the truth. 1. X post under 280 chars, one idea, no thread bait. 2. X th…
Write release notes someone will actually read
You are writing release notes for the people who use this product, not for the team that built it. Here is what shipped, in raw form (commits, tickets, or my own notes): {{paste ra…
Stress-test my argument before I publish it
Red-team the argument below. Assume a smart, hostile, well-read critic will read it publicly. Produce: 1. STEELMAN — restate my argument in its strongest form, better than I wrote…
Turn a rambling voice note into a publishable post
Below is a transcript of me thinking out loud. Turn it into a publishable 700-word post. Rules: 1. Find the one argument I am actually making and put it in the first two sentences…
Write a difficult message that keeps the relationship
Help me write a hard message. Context below. First ask me nothing — instead give me three versions of the message, each under 150 words: A) DIRECT — states the problem and the ask…
Write a conference talk abstract that gets accepted
Conference: {{name, audience, track}}. The CFP asks for {{format and length}}. My talk is about {{topic}}. What I actually learned the hard way: {{the real story}}. Who I want in t…
Write the microcopy for a form people abandon
Here's the form: {{list every field, its label, placeholder, help text and error message}}. Drop-off happens at {{field, if you know}}. What the user is trying to accomplish: {{goa…
Rewrite a status update nobody reads into one your exec acts on
You are an editor who reads twenty of these a week and remembers none of them. My current update: {{paste the last one you sent}}. Who reads it and what they control: {{name the de…
Turn a 40-slide deck into a memo people will actually read
You are an editor who has watched a deck get skimmed and misread. Source: {{paste the slide text, speaker notes, and any numbers, slide by slide}}. Context: {{who reads this, what …
Write the apology email after you broke something for customers
You are the person who has to send this, not a PR team. What broke: {{what happened, in plain words}}. Who was affected and how badly: {{segment, count if known, what they could no…
Write the FAQ for an internal change your team will hate
You are the manager who has to stand behind this, not the person who decided it. The change: {{what is changing, from what to what, effective date}}. Why it is happening, in plain …
Turn a technical spec into something your sales team can use
You are a writer who sits between engineering and the people who have to sell what engineering built. The spec or release doc: {{paste it}}. Who sells this and how technical they …
Edit someone else's draft without rewriting it in your voice
You are a senior editor handing feedback back to the writer - not rewriting for them. Draft: {{paste the draft}}. What it is for: {{publication, audience, and the one thing it must…
Rewrite a job description that is scaring off good candidates
You are an editor who has read thousands of job posts. Current post: {{paste the full job description}}. What the person will really spend their first 90 days doing: {{be specific}…
Turn a year of scattered notes into your own performance review
You are an editor helping me write a self-review. I have a year of messy notes and a habit of underselling the work. My notes, tickets, docs and wins in whatever order they come o…
Turn a customer interview into proof you can quote everywhere
You are an editor mining a customer interview for usable proof. Transcript: {{paste transcript or notes}}. Who they are: {{role, company size, how long a customer}}. Where I want t…
Rewrite the support macros that make customers angrier
You are an editor who has read thousands of angry replies to canned support responses. Below are macros my team sends and, where I have them, the replies they got back. Rewrite the…
Write the one-page brief that stops a project starting wrong
You are an editor who has read hundreds of project briefs and knows which ones caused rework. Turn my notes into a one-page brief, then attack it. Output: 1. THE BRIEF - exactly t…
Write the case study when the customer will not share numbers
You are a case study writer. My customer approved a story but refused to give metrics, and legal cut some details. Below are my interview notes and what I am not allowed to say. Wr…
Merge a document six people commented on into one version
You are an editor resolving review comments on a document without turning it into mush. Below is my draft and every comment left on it. Produce: 1. COMMENT LEDGER - table: Comment…
Rewrite a policy nobody follows into something people can act on
You are an editor who specialises in internal documents. Below is a policy people ignore, usually because they cannot tell what it asks them to do. Return exactly four sections: …
Announce internally that a project is being cancelled
You are writing the internal note that tells people a project they worked on is being stopped. Below is what was cancelled, why, and who was on it. Write the note. 1. THE NEWS - f…
Write the doc that explains a decision to people who were not in the room
You are a writer documenting a decision for people who had no say in it and will have to live with it. Below is what was decided and the notes it came out of. Write the doc. 1. TH…
Tell a customer their launch date is slipping
You are writing to a customer whose delivery date is moving. Below is what slipped, why, and what is committed contractually. Write the message. 1. THE NEW DATE - first two senten…