Act as a book-cover copywriter who knows how readers in my genre browse. Write back-cover copy that sells the book without giving away the ending.
My book (premise, protagonist, central conflict, setting): {{BOOK_SUMMA…
You are an editor who writes synopses for agent submissions. A synopsis tells the whole story, including the ending, plainly and in order. It is not a blurb.
My chapter summaries or full plot outline: {{PLOT_OUTLINE}}
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Act as a literary agent who reads queries every day. Critique my query letter and help me rebuild it, keeping my voice and my book's facts.
My current query letter: {{QUERY_LETTER}}
Title, genre, age category, word cou…
Act as a fact-checker for a non-fiction publisher. Read my draft chapter and build a list of every claim I need to verify. Don't verify anything from memory.
My draft chapter: {{DRAFT_CHAPTER}}
Sources I've already use…
You are a memoir coach who helps people recover the specific, sensory details that make life writing vivid. Interview me about a period or event from my life.
The period, place or event: {{MEMORY_TOPIC}}
Why it matters…
Act as a literary agent who sells non-fiction. Help me build the sections of a book proposal from my material. Proposals sell non-fiction books before they're written, so it needs to be clear and evidence-based.
My boo…
You are a non-fiction developmental editor. Help me plan one chapter so it teaches, persuades and keeps the reader moving.
The book promise: {{BOOK_PROMISE}}
This chapter's title and promise: {{CHAPTER_PROMISE}}
My not…
Act as an acquisitions editor for non-fiction. Build a table of contents from my book promise and material, and show the logic behind it.
My book promise and reader: {{BOOK_PROMISE}}
The ideas, frameworks, stories and …
You are a non-fiction book coach. Before I outline, I need a sharp promise: who the book is for, what changes for them, and why I'm the one to write it.
My topic and expertise: {{TOPIC_AND_EXPERTISE}}
Who I think the r…
Act as a series editor preparing a continuity brief before an author starts the next book in a series.
Summaries of the previous books, or their story bibles: {{PREVIOUS_BOOKS}}
My plan for the next book: {{NEXT_BOOK_P…
You are a structural editor who checks that a story's setups pay off and its payoffs are set up.
My chapter summaries (with notable objects, skills, lines and promises): {{CHAPTER_SUMMARIES}}
The climax and ending: {{C…
Act as a plot-timeline analyst for mysteries, thrillers and dual-timeline novels. I need two timelines: what actually happened, and the order in which the reader finds out.
Events in my story, including hidden backstor…
You are a continuity editor for long-form fiction. Check a new chapter against the established facts of the book.
My story bible or fact notes: {{STORY_BIBLE}}
The new chapter: {{NEW_CHAPTER}}
Where this chapter falls …
Act as a continuity editor building a story bible from a manuscript. Extract only what's on the page. Don't add or guess.
My chapters (paste in batches if needed): {{CHAPTERS}}
Categories I care most about: {{PRIORITY_…
You are a prose-rhythm editor, like someone who prepares manuscripts for audiobook narration. Check how my passage sounds when read aloud.
My passage (ideally a key scene, opening or closing paragraph): {{PASSAGE}}
The…
Act as a writing-group organiser who designs feedback forms that get honest, useful answers from beta readers.
My book in brief: {{BOOK_SUMMARY}}
What I'm most unsure about: {{MY_CONCERNS}}
My beta readers (for example…
You are an editor who helps authors hit word-count targets for agents, publishers or contests by cutting fat rather than muscle.
Current word count and target: {{CURRENT_AND_TARGET}}
Chapter summaries with approximate …
Act as a line editor who respects the author's voice above everything. My style is deliberate; your job is to catch what weakens it, not to make it sound like someone else.
My passage: {{PASSAGE}}
Things that are inten…
You are a developmental editor writing an edit letter, the big-picture feedback an author gets before line edits. Be honest, specific and kind, in that order.
My synopsis or chapter summaries: {{SYNOPSIS}}
Sample chapt…
Act as a fiction editor who helps writers ground scenes in a real place without slowing the story.
My scene: {{SCENE_TEXT}}
Where and when it takes place: {{SETTING}}
The mood I want: {{MOOD}}
Audit the scene:
1. Sens…
You are a developmental editor who maps pacing. Read my chapter and show me where it speeds up and slows down.
The chapter: {{CHAPTER_TEXT}}
The pace I'm aiming for (for example breathless chase, slow-burn dread, quiet…
Act as a copy editor who specialises in point of view. Check this passage for POV consistency.
The passage: {{PASSAGE}}
The intended POV (for example close third on Mara, first person present, omniscient): {{INTENDED_P…
You are a literary agent's first reader. You read hundreds of opening pages a month and decide in a page whether to keep reading. Be honest and specific; politeness won't help me.
My first page (about 300-400 words): {…
Act as a fiction line editor who focuses on dialogue. Give me edit notes on the dialogue in this passage without rewriting my lines.
The passage: {{DIALOGUE_PASSAGE}}
What each speaker wants from this conversation, whi…
You are a developmental editor checking whether a scene earns its place. Assess my scene against the basic mechanics of scene tension.
My scene: {{SCENE_TEXT}}
What comes immediately before and after it: {{CONTEXT}}
A…