AI Prompts for AI Prompts for Creative Writing

Help me generate story ideas in [GENRE: LITERARY FICTION, THRILLER, ROMANCE, SCI-FI, FANTASY, ETC.]. I am drawn to stories that [DESCRIBE WHAT EXCITES YOU: EXPLORE MORAL AMBIGUITY, FEATURE UNLIKELY PROTAGONISTS, SUBVERT GENRE CONVENTIONS, ETC.]. Give me ten distinct concepts, from obvious to strange to unexpected. Include the core conflict and what makes each one different from what already exists.

I have a story idea: [DESCRIBE YOUR CONCEPT]. Help me find the heart of it. What is this story really about beneath the plot? What human truth or emotional experience is it exploring? What question does it ask the reader? Knowing the heart will help me make every other decision more clearly.

I am writing a [STORY TYPE] about [BRIEF DESCRIPTION]. Generate twenty possible opening lines, varying the approach: some start with action, some with voice, some with situation, some with a striking image. Do not aim for the obvious first line. I will react to what you generate and we will find the one that feels right.

My story is about [BRIEF DESCRIPTION]. The plot is not quite coming together and I think the issue is the conflict. Help me identify a conflict engine that will sustain the whole story: a central tension that deepens as the story progresses rather than resolving too early. Give me three different conflict structures that could work for my concept.

Give me ten story ideas with this constraint: [CONSTRAINT: THE STORY TAKES PLACE IN ONE ROOM / THE PROTAGONIST CANNOT SPEAK / THE STORY IS TOLD BACKWARDS / SET IN [SPECIFIC UNUSUAL LOCATION] / etc.]. Constraints often produce more interesting ideas than total freedom. Generate concepts where the constraint is a feature, not a limitation.

I am developing a character: [NAME, ROLE, BASIC DESCRIPTION]. Help me build them out. Ask me ten questions that will help me discover who this person really is beneath the surface: their contradictions, what they want vs what they need, what they would never admit about themselves, and what they are wrong about. Then summarize what we discovered.

My character [NAME] is [DESCRIPTION]. I need to understand their history even if it never appears directly on the page. Help me build the key formative events of their life before the story starts: the three or four experiences that shaped who they are, what they want, and why they behave the way they do. These should explain the character we see in the story.

My character [NAME] faces [SITUATION IN YOUR STORY]. Based on what I have told you about them: [DESCRIBE CHARACTER], how would they realistically react? What would they feel vs what would they show? What would they do that is consistent with their character but might surprise the reader? What is the worst version of this scene and the best version?

My story needs a secondary character who plays [ROLE: MENTOR, ANTAGONIST, LOVE INTEREST, COMIC RELIEF, FOIL TO PROTAGONIST]. They should feel like a full person, not a function. Help me develop them: give them their own wants, contradictions, and history that exist independently of the protagonist. What do they want from the story that has nothing to do with the main character?

My story is set in [SETTING: SPECIFIC PLACE, TIME PERIOD, OR INVENTED WORLD]. Help me build it out. What are the rules of this world, the details that make it feel real, the things that would surprise someone visiting for the first time? What details would only someone who lives here notice? I want a world that feels inhabited, not described.

I am stuck on a scene in which [DESCRIBE THE SCENE AND WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN]. I have tried [WHAT YOU HAVE TRIED]. Help me find a way through. Give me five different approaches to this scene: different entry points, different emotional registers, different structural approaches. I am not looking for the scene itself, just options for how to approach it.

Write a draft scene (500-800 words) for my story with these parameters: [CHARACTERS INVOLVED, SITUATION, WHAT THE SCENE MUST ACCOMPLISH, TONE]. This is a draft for me to react to and rewrite, not a finished product. Show me one possible version so I have something to push against.

Here is a scene I wrote that is not working: [PASTE SCENE]. Tell me honestly what the problem is. Is it pacing, dialogue, too much telling, wrong POV, unclear purpose, weak conflict? Identify the two or three core problems and suggest specific fixes for each. Then show me how you would rewrite the weakest paragraph.

I am in the middle of my [STORY TYPE] and the narrative has lost momentum. Here is where I am: [DESCRIBE YOUR CURRENT PLOT POSITION]. My protagonist needs to [EVENTUAL GOAL] but I cannot see the path from here to there. Help me find the missing escalation: what needs to happen, be revealed, or change to push the story forward with urgency?

I need dialogue for a scene between [CHARACTER A] and [CHARACTER B] in which [DESCRIBE THE SITUATION AND WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN]. My characters speak like [DESCRIBE THEIR VOICES]. Write a draft of this exchange that sounds like real people talking, not like characters delivering information. Show subtext, what they are not saying matters as much as what they are.

Here is a passage from my [STORY TYPE]: [PASTE 300-600 WORDS]. Give me honest feedback. What is working? What is not? Where did you feel pulled in and where did you disengage? What is the single biggest thing holding this passage back? I want a real response, not encouragement.

Here is a passage from my draft: [PASTE PASSAGE]. Edit it at the sentence level: cut what is not earning its place, strengthen weak verbs, remove unnecessary adverbs, vary the rhythm, and flag any cliches. Show me the edited version and explain the main patterns of weakness you found so I can watch for them throughout.

Here is the outline or plot summary of my [STORY TYPE]: [DESCRIBE OR PASTE]. Evaluate the structure. Is the conflict escalating properly? Is the pacing right? Does the ending feel earned? Are there structural problems I might not be seeing, like a midpoint that is too early, a climax that arrives without adequate setup, or a resolution that leaves loose ends? Be specific.

Here is my protagonist's journey in [STORY]: [DESCRIBE FROM START TO FINISH]. Evaluate the character arc. Does the character change in a meaningful and believable way? Is the change earned by the events of the story, or does it feel imposed? What is the internal shift that mirrors the external plot? What scene is doing the most work to create this transformation?

My story ends with: [DESCRIBE YOUR ENDING]. I am not sure it is landing the way I want it to. Help me evaluate it. Does it feel earned by everything that came before? What emotional note should it end on? Is there anything the reader needs to know or feel before the final moment? Give me three alternative approaches to the ending so I can see if something else lands better.