Edit my manuscript or creative writing
Developmental and line-level feedback on fiction or memoir, from plot to prose.
The prompt
Edit my creative writing.
Type and genre: [novel chapter / short story / memoir / picture book]
Audience: [READERS]
Edit level: [developmental (story, structure) / line edit (prose, dialogue) / both]
Text:
[PASTE]
Developmental: plot and pacing, character motivation and arcs, point of view, stakes, and whether the opening hooks.
Line edit: clunky sentences, telling instead of showing, dialogue that sounds unnatural, repetition, and clichés.
Return: the 3 biggest strengths, the 5 most important issues (with quoted examples and suggested fixes), and a line-edited sample of one passage. Keep my voice — suggest, don't rewrite everything.
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What to fill in
- novel chapter / short story / memoir / picture book
- READERS
- PASTE
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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