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#writing #retrospective #business-writing

Writing: Write a Project Retrospective That's Honest Without Being a Hit Job

I'm writing a retro on a project that didn't go well, and I don't want it to rea...

#email #cold-outreach #networking

email Beginner

Email: Write a Cold Email That Doesn't Open With 'I Hope This Finds You Well'

I want to reach [PERSON, ROLE] about [SPECIFIC THING — collaboration, intro, adv...

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: 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 #journalism #openings

Writing: Write the Lede That Earns the Rest of the Article

My draft article: [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE]. The current opening is fine — meaning no...

#writing #structure #essay

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 #outline #long-form

Outline a 3000-word article from a 30-second voice memo idea

I have a vague idea for a long article. The idea is: [describe in 1-2 sentences]...

excel Advanced

Automate Variance-to-Budget Reporting in Excel with LET and LAMBDA

You are an FP&A automation specialist. I have a monthly actuals sheet and a budg...

#lambda #let #variance

#writing #editing #brevity

Cut a 2,000-word draft to 600 without losing the argument

I will paste a 2,000-word essay. Help me cut it to 600 words while preserving th...

Rewrite a paragraph in three different authorial voices to find your own

Act as a prose stylist. Take this paragraph: [PASTE_PARAGRAPH] and rewrite it th...

#writing #style #voice

#marketing #landing-page #headline

marketing Intermediate

Write a landing page headline that survives a 3-second scan

I'm writing a landing page for [product]. The audience is [who] and they show up...

#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...

#content #seo #differentiation

marketing Intermediate

Choose a content topic to write about when the obvious topics are already saturated

Act as a content strategist. Our category has a hundred articles called "the bes...

#creative #characters #fiction

creative Intermediate

Develop a fictional character through an interview, not a checklist

Help me develop a character by interviewing them, not by filling in a stat sheet...

#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...

hr Intermediate

Run a Skip-Level 1:1 That Surfaces Real Issues

I'm about to do a skip-level 1:1 with [REPORT'S REPORT]. Their direct manager is...

#hr #skip level #1:1

#writing #op-ed #pitching

Write an Op-Ed Pitch a Major Outlet Will Open

Help me pitch an op-ed to [OUTLET]. My argument: [ARGUMENT IN ONE SENTENCE]. Why...

productivity Intermediate

Run a Personal Quarterly Review That Changes Next Quarter

Walk me through a personal quarterly review that actually changes how I spend th...

#productivity #reviews #planning

#outline #longform #article-structure

Outline a Long Form Article From a Loose Pile of Notes

I have a loose pile of notes for a long-form article and I'm stuck. Notes: [PAST...

#writing #dm #cold-outreach

writing Beginner

Write a Cold-Pitch DM That Doesn't Read Like a Template

I want to DM [person + platform — Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram] about [specifi...

#creative #logline #pitch

creative Intermediate

Write a Logline That Sells the Story Without Spoiling It

I need a logline for [project name] that I'll use on [where — a pitch deck, my a...

#marketing #cac #attribution

marketing Advanced

Spot Which Channel Is Quietly Eating Your CAC and Lying About It

My overall CAC has crept up over the last [period]. Here's the channel mix: [lis...