AI Prompts for ChatGPT for Creative Writing

I have this idea for a story: [DESCRIBE IDEA]. Help me find the actual story in it. What is the central conflict? Who wants what, and what is stopping them? What is at stake? What would make someone want to read this?

My story premise is: [DESCRIBE PREMISE]. Stress-test it. What are its strengths? What is underdeveloped? What is the thematic question at its core, and does my premise actually explore it?

I want to write a story about [THEME OR SITUATION]. Give me 5 very different approaches: different POV characters, genres, time frames, or structural choices. I want to see the range of what this idea could be before committing.

Help me write a one-paragraph pitch for my story: [DESCRIBE THE CONCEPT]. The pitch should name the protagonist, the central conflict, what is at stake, and the hook that makes someone want to read it.

My story is about [DESCRIBE STORY]. What point of view works best: first person, third limited, third omniscient, or second? Give me a short sample of the opening in two different POV options so I can feel the difference.

Help me develop [CHARACTER NAME], the protagonist of [STORY]. They are [BASIC DESCRIPTION]. Give me: their deepest want, their hidden need, their fatal flaw, their backstory wound, and what they must change (or refuse to change) by the end.

Write 3 different versions of [CHARACTER NAME] describing [SAME SITUATION: E.G. WAKING UP LATE FOR WORK]. Each version should make their personality, worldview, and voice distinct. No exposition: just their own internal monologue or speech.

My antagonist in [STORY] is [DESCRIBE]. Make them more compelling. A good antagonist believes they are right. What is their worldview, their justification, and the kernel of truth in their position that makes them genuinely threatening?

In my story, [MAIN CHARACTER] has these relationships: [DESCRIBE SUPPORTING CHARACTERS]. Help me differentiate each secondary character so they do not blend into each other. What does each one want from the protagonist? What do they bring out in them?

My story is set in [DESCRIBE SETTING: TIME, PLACE, CONTEXT]. Help me develop it beyond physical description. What are the rules, the tensions, the history, and the way ordinary life works here? What does this world feel like from the inside?

Write the opening scene for a story about [DESCRIBE STORY]. Start in the middle of something happening. Introduce [CHARACTER NAME] doing [ACTION], in [SETTING]. Establish the tone, give us a reason to keep reading, and avoid backstory dumps.

Write a scene in which [CHARACTER] [DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENS]. Tone: [DESCRIBE]. POV: [FIRST/THIRD]. The scene needs to accomplish: [DESCRIBE WHAT IT MUST DO FOR THE STORY]. Length: approximately [X WORDS].

Write a dialogue scene between [CHARACTER A] and [CHARACTER B] about [DESCRIBE THE TOPIC OR CONFLICT]. Each character should have a distinct voice. The conversation should have subtext: what they actually want should not be what they literally say.

I am stuck in my story at this point: [DESCRIBE WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT COMES BEFORE]. I know I need to get to [DESCRIBE WHERE THE STORY NEEDS TO GO]. Give me 3 different ways the scene could go from here, and write the first 150 words of whichever one feels strongest.

Write a high-stakes scene in my story where [DESCRIBE THE SITUATION AND WHAT IS AT STAKE]. Show what [CHARACTER] does under pressure. Do not tell us how they feel. Show it through action, sensory detail, and the choices they make.

Read this scene and tell me what is not working: [PASTE SCENE]. I want an honest diagnosis: pacing problems, weak character motivation, telling instead of showing, dialogue that sounds on-the-nose, or anything that would make a reader disengage.

Cut this passage by 25% without losing anything essential: [PASTE PASSAGE]. Remove backstory dumps, redundant description, on-the-nose dialogue, and sentences that do not pull their weight. Show me the leaner version.

My story opens with: [PASTE OPENING]. It is not pulling readers in. Rewrite it. Start later in the action, cut the setup, and hook us in the first sentence.

This dialogue feels flat: [PASTE DIALOGUE]. Rewrite it so each character sounds distinct, the tension is higher, and they talk around what they really mean rather than stating it directly.

I need a continuity check on my story. Here is a summary: [DESCRIBE STORY]. Potential issues I have noticed: [DESCRIBE ANY INCONSISTENCIES IN CHARACTER, TIMELINE, OR WORLD]. Help me spot the problems and suggest how to resolve them.