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customer-service Intermediate

Respond to a Customer Who Is Wrong But Insistent

A customer is escalating about [specific complaint]. The thing is: they're factu...

#customer-service #difficult-customers #response

#design #empty-state #ux-writing

design Intermediate

Empty State Copy and Illustration Brief

For the feature described, design the empty state. Provide: 1-line headline that...

#writing #structure #editing

Writing: Diagnose Why a Draft Feels Off Even Though Nothing Is Technically Wrong

I have a draft that reads fine sentence-by-sentence but doesn't land. Diagnose. ...

#writing #editing #structure

writing Beginner

Writing: Rewrite a Wall of Text Into Something a Skimmer Will Actually Read

I wrote a thing and it's a wall of text. Don't summarize it — rewrite it for som...

#writing #storytelling #hooks

Writing: Open a Piece Without Starting With a Dictionary Definition

I'm writing about [TOPIC] for [AUDIENCE]. Give me five different openings that a...

Writing: Cut My Draft by 40% Without Losing What Made It Mine

Here's my draft: [PASTE]. It needs to lose ~40% to fit a publication or attentio...

#writing #editing #voice

#writing #structure #essays

writing Advanced

Writing: Restructure an Essay That's Trying to Say Three Things

I wrote this and it doesn't land: [PASTE]. I think the problem is I'm making thr...

#writing #editing #cutting

Cut a Draft in Half Without Losing the Argument

I have a 1,200-word draft that needs to be 600 words. I've already tried trimmin...

#writing #structure #essay

writing Advanced

Restructure an essay that has a great middle but a weak opening and ending

I have an essay where paragraphs 4-8 are doing real work but the opening (paragr...

#writing #editing #concision

Cut a draft in half without losing the argument

I have a draft that's [N] words and needs to be roughly half that length. The pi...

#writing #editing #structure

Find the paragraph where the argument actually starts and cut everything before it

I'm going to paste a draft of an essay or article below. It's likely too long an...

#hr #performance-management #difficult-conversations

hr Advanced

Have a 'you're underperforming' conversation without making it a surprise

I need to have a conversation with a direct report about underperformance. The p...

#cfo #board-update #reporting

finance Advanced

Write a Board-Ready CFO Update in Under 500 Words

Act as a CFO writing the monthly update to the board. Produce a 500-word maximum...

#writing #thesis #argument

writing Advanced

Find the single sentence in your draft that your whole argument actually rests on

I've written [type of piece] and it's about [X words]. The intended argument is ...

#writing #editing #revision

writing intermediate

Cut a draft by 40 percent without losing the argument or the voice

Act as a developmental editor who has cut a lot of long, well-meaning drafts. I ...

#writing #memo #structure

writing intermediate

Write a memo that survives being read out of order by skim readers

Act as an executive editor at a consulting firm. I am writing a memo that will b...

#creative #writing #story ideas

creative Beginner

Generate a story premise that isn't the first cliché

I want a story premise in a genre I'll name. First list the 5 most obvious premi...

#writing #editing #clarity

writing Beginner

Rewrite Any Paragraph for Clarity and Concision

You are a ruthless but supportive copy editor. I will paste a paragraph and I wa...

#creative #writing #character

creative Intermediate

Develop a Character with Depth and Believable Flaws

Act as a fiction writing coach who specializes in character development. Help me...

#creative #fiction #story premise

creative Beginner

Generate a Short Story Premise From Three Random Inputs

Generate a short story premise (200-400 words) by combining these three inputs: ...

#creative #dialogue #subtext

creative Advanced

Write a Scene With Subtext, Not On-the-Nose Dialogue

Write a scene of about 400 words between [CHARACTER A] and [CHARACTER B]. The un...

#design #microcopy #UX writing

design Intermediate

Write Microcopy for Destructive Actions That Doesn't Bury the Risk

Help me write microcopy for the destructive action [ACTION] in [PRODUCT]. Output...

#creative #character #fiction

creative Advanced

Write a Character Who Is Wrong But Not Stupid

Help me write a character who holds a position I personally disagree with, in a ...