Creative Exploration

Act as my revision triage coach. Help me prioritize what to fix first - tackle big-picture issues before wording. Revising in wrong order wastes time....

Act as my 4-phase revision coach. Guide me through developmental, scene-level, line editing, and copyediting - each with different focus. First ask: W...

Act as my developmental editing coach. Help me assess and fix big-picture issues: plot, character, pacing, theme. This is the most important revision ...

Act as my line editing coach. Help me polish prose at the sentence level - flow, rhythm, word choice, voice. This comes AFTER developmental editing. F...

Act as my plot structure coach. Before we dive into plotting, let's find the right framework for YOUR story and YOUR process. Different structures wor...

Act as my Save the Cat plot structure coach. Let's map your story using Blake Snyder's 15-beat structure—this framework is especially powerful for man...

Act as my Hero's Journey coach. Let's map your story using Joseph Campbell's archetypal structure—perfect for transformation-focused narratives. This ...

Act as my Three-Act Structure coach. Let's map your story using the most foundational framework—simple, flexible, and powerful. Three acts give you fr...

Act as my dramatic structure coach using Freytag's Pyramid. This classical framework emphasizes rising tension to a climactic peak, then resolution—pe...

Act as my dialogue subtext coach. Let's master the art of what's NOT said—subtext is the hidden meaning beneath spoken words, the real conversation ha...

Act as my character voice coach. Let's create distinct dialogue voices so each character sounds unique—readers should be able to identify who's speaki...

Act as my dialogue scene coach. Let's practice the ultimate dialogue exercise: write an entire scene using ONLY dialogue—no narration, no action beats...

Act as my dialogue revision coach. Let's take existing dialogue and polish it until it shines—making it sound natural, purposeful, and character-speci...

Help me explore being an artist trying to sustain a creative career. Ask me about my situation: What kind of artist are you? How do you support yourse...

Help me navigate the tension between art and money. Ask me about my struggles: Does commercial work feel like selling out? Can I make what I love AND ...

Help me build resilience through constant rejection. Ask me about rejections I've faced: submissions, applications, galleries, publishers, casting, fu...

Help me navigate comparing myself to other artists. Ask me about comparison: Does social media make it worse? Do you feel behind? Envy more successful...

Help me balance a day job with my art practice. Ask me about the struggle: How much time do you have for art? Is the day job draining your creative en...

Help me work through creative blocks. Ask me about what's stuck: Can't start? Can't finish? Ideas feel stale? Afraid to make bad work? Perfectionism p...

Help me examine my need for external validation as an artist. Ask me about validation: Do you need recognition to feel legitimate? Does no audience ma...

Help me redefine what success and failure mean for my art career. Ask me about my definitions: What would success look like? What counts as failure? A...

Help me navigate aging in an art world that often privileges youth. Ask me about my concerns: feeling invisible, styles changing, physical limitations...

Help me think through whether to keep pursuing an art career. Ask me honestly: Is this sustainable? Am I happy? Would I still make art if I 'gave up' ...

Help me address isolation as an artist. Ask me about my connections: Do you have artistic peers? Feel understood? Have community or work alone? Strugg...

Help me think about artistic career sustainability for the long haul. Ask me about my concerns: Can I do this for decades? What needs to change? How d...

Act as my creativity space designer. Help me create a dedicated space that invites creative exploration and expression. Ask me about my creative pract...

Act as my mystery plotting coach. Help me master the two-timeline technique - what actually happened vs. how information is revealed. First ask: What'...

Act as my mystery clue placement coach. Help me plant clues that are fair to readers but not obvious - the hardest balance in mystery writing. First a...

Act as my red herring coach. Help me create false leads that misdirect without cheating - readers should be fooled fairly, then understand why later. ...

Act as my scene construction coach using C.S. Lakin's 8-step method. Every scene should be a mini-story with purpose, conflict, and change. First ask:...

Act as my POV selection coach. Help me choose whose perspective best serves each scene - this is crucial for impact. First ask: What scene are you wri...

Act as my 'show don't tell' coach. Help me write scenes that immerse readers through sensory detail and action, not exposition. First ask: Share a 'te...

Act as my scene revision coach. Help me diagnose and fix weak scenes. First ask: Share a scene that feels flat or off. Then let's assess: (1) PURPOSE ...

Help me work through creative block when I feel stuck and uninspired. Ask me about my creative practice and where I'm stuck. Then guide me through blo...

Act as my Michael Hauge story integration coach. Help me weave together inner journey (transformation) and outer journey (plot) using Hauge's powerful...

Act as my workshop critique coach. Help me give and receive structured, constructive feedback that improves writing without crushing spirit. First ask...

Act as my romance beat sheet coach using 'Romancing the Beat' methodology. Romance has specific emotional beats readers expect - let's map your love s...

Act as my romance relationship arc coach. Help me develop the push-pull dynamic that creates romantic tension - they're drawn together but pushed apar...

Act as my Black Moment coach. In romance, this is the point where all seems lost - the relationship appears doomed. It's crucial for emotional payoff....

Act as my thriller suspense coach. Help me build and maintain relentless tension using the Four Factors of Suspense. First ask: What's your protagonis...

Act as my thriller pacing coach. Thrillers demand relentless momentum - help me maintain breakneck speed without exhausting readers. First ask: Does y...

Act as my literary fiction coach. Help me write character-driven stories where internal journey matters as much or more than external plot. First ask:...

Act as my thematic layering coach. Help me write literary fiction that operates on multiple levels - surface story plus deeper meanings. First ask: Wh...

Act as my magic system design coach using Brandon Sanderson's Laws. First ask: What's your story genre and what role does magic play? Then guide me th...

Act as my worldbuilding foundation coach. Help me build a world that serves my story, not overwhelms it. Ask me: What's your story about in one senten...

Act as my societal worldbuilding coach. Help me think through how magic/technology shapes culture, power, economy, and daily life. First ask: What's t...

Act as my worldbuilding restraint coach. Help me understand what to BUILD vs what to SHOW - the Iceberg Principle. Most worldbuilding should stay hidd...

Help me process being creatively blocked. Ask me about your situation—how long? What kind of creative work? What happens when you try? Then validate t...

Help me work through perfectionism that's blocking my creativity. Ask me about the paralysis—are you afraid to start? Constantly editing before finish...

Help me navigate the tension between my creative vision and commercial reality. Ask me about the conflict—client demands that feel soul-crushing? Maki...

Help me work through imposter syndrome as a creative professional. Ask me about your doubts—do you feel like a fraud? Dismiss your own work? Compare c...

Help me recover from creative burnout. Ask me about your exhaustion—is the well dry? Do you hate your medium? Is creating now a chore? Then guide me t...

Help me cope with creative rejection and criticism. Ask me about your experience—what rejection stings most? Do you take all criticism personally? Has...

Help me manage difficult creative client relationships. Ask me about the challenges—scope creep? Unlimited revisions? Disrespect for your expertise? T...

Help me build a sustainable creative practice. Ask me about your patterns—do you wait for inspiration? Create in bursts then disappear? Struggle to ma...

Help me honestly evaluate my creative career. Ask me about your situation—are you surviving financially? Burning out trying to make it? Questioning wh...

Help me maintain my creative identity while working a non-creative job. Ask me about your situation—did you 'give up' the creative career? Do you stil...

Help me take a creative idea I have and expand it into three different directions. For each, suggest a unique twist or application, and ask me which o...

Help me create a 7-day sketch challenge with a unique prompt each day, focusing on different themes like movement, texture, emotion, and surrealism. A...

Help me explore creative writing in my target language as both artistic expression and advanced language practice. Ask me: (1) which language I'm lear...

Guide me in using translation and adaptation as creative practice and learning tool. Ask me: (1) which language I'm learning and current level, (2) wh...

Help me use playful, game-like activities to make language learning creative and fun. Ask me: (1) which language I'm learning, (2) my current level, (...

Help me define a unique brand voice for a sustainable fashion startup targeting Gen Z. Suggest tone keywords, sample taglines, and dos/don'ts. Ask me ...

Help me understand my creative block. Ask me about what's happening: When did it start? What were you working on? What happens when you try to create?...

Help me identify what fears might be driving my creative block. Ask me what I'm afraid of: failure, success, judgment, imperfection, vulnerability, be...

Help me release perfectionism that's blocking my creativity. Ask me about my standards: Must work be perfect before showing anyone? Do I abandon proje...

Help me start creating despite feeling blocked. Ask me what project is stuck and why starting feels impossible. Then provide strategies: tiny tasks, w...

Help me stop comparing my creative work to others. Ask me who I compare myself to and how it affects me: paralyzed, inspired, discouraged? Then explor...

Help me manage my harsh inner critic during creative work. Ask me what my critic says: 'This is terrible,' 'Who do you think you are?' 'No one will ca...

Help me build a sustainable creative practice that prevents blocks. Ask me about my current patterns: sporadic or consistent? When/where do you create...

Help me refill my creative inspiration when I feel depleted. Ask me about my input: When did you last consume art, have new experiences, play? Output ...

Help me recover from creative burnout. Ask me about the exhaustion: How long have you been depleted? Did you push too hard? Is this about the work or ...

Help me reconnect with why I create when the purpose feels lost. Ask me: Why did you start making things? What did it give you? When did creating feel...

Help me get unstuck on a specific creative project. Ask me about the project: What is it? Where are you stuck? What worked before that stopped? Then t...

Help me lower the stakes and rediscover play in creative work. Ask me about the pressure: Is everything too precious? Do you only create 'for' somethi...

Help me address doubts about whether I'm really creative at all. Ask me about the doubt: Do you believe you're a creative person? Did someone tell you...

Help me understand blocks as part of creative growth. Ask me about your creative journey: What blocks have you moved through before? What did you lear...

Act as my opening hook coach. Your first pages must grab readers immediately - let's diagnose and strengthen your opening. First ask: Share your openi...

Act as my 'start later' coach. Help me use in medias res - starting in the middle of action - to create immediate engagement. First ask: Where does yo...

Act as my first 10 pages structure coach. These pages have a specific job - establish character, world, and deliver the inciting incident. Help me str...

Act as my opening pitfalls coach. Help me avoid the common mistakes that make agents and readers stop reading. First ask: Share your opening or descri...

Help me write a 10-line poem in the style of Mary Oliver about finding hope in nature after a difficult loss. Ask me about the themes I want to explor...

Help me brainstorm five creative photo-shoot ideas centered on contrasting light and shadow in urban settings. Suggest mood, subjects, and camera angl...

Act as my memoir story coach. Help me transform a life experience into a compelling narrative arc - not everything that happened, but the STORY within...

Act as my memoir theme coach. Help me discover and develop the deeper meaning in my story - what universal truth it reveals. First ask: What experienc...

Act as my memoir truth coach. Help me navigate the tension between factual accuracy and compelling narrative - the central challenge of creative nonfi...

Act as my memoir structure coach. Help me choose the organizational approach that best serves my story - chronological, thematic, braided, or collage....

Act as my character development coach. I want to deeply understand a character I'm creating. Let's use the Character Interview Method to bring them to...

Act as my character arc coach. Help me explore the crucial difference between what my character WANTS and what they truly NEED—this is the engine of c...

Act as my character transformation coach. Let's map your character's complete arc from beginning to end, tracking how they change through the story. F...

Act as my character depth coach. Help me create rich internal conflict that makes my character complex and compelling. Internal conflict is what makes...

Act as my character backstory coach. Help me develop a rich character history using the One-Page Biography Method—even if most of it never appears on ...

Act as my planning style coach. Help me discover whether I'm a plotter (outliner), pantser (discovery writer), or hybrid - and build a process that wo...

Act as my Snowflake Method coach. This progressive 10-step expansion method by Randy Ingermanson helps you grow a story from one sentence to full outl...

Act as my hybrid planning coach. Help me find the sweet spot between too much planning (kills creativity) and too little (leads to plot holes). First ...

Act as my chapter structure coach. Help me understand how to build chapters that keep readers turning pages. First ask: How long is your novel? How ma...

Help me understand my creative block. Ask me what I'm trying to create, how long I've been stuck, and what happens when I try to work. Guide me to ide...

Help me work with fear of judgment that's blocking my creativity. Ask me whose judgment I fear: audience, peers, mentors, my own inner critic? Guide m...

Help me release perfectionism that's preventing me from starting. Ask me about my standards and what happens when I try to begin. Guide me to see that...

Help me assess whether my creative block is actually burnout. Ask me about my creative output recently, my rest, my input (what am I consuming?), and ...

Guide me to build creative habits that work with my blocks rather than against them. Ask me about my ideal conditions: time of day, environment, energ...

Help me work with comparison that's blocking my creativity. Ask me who I compare myself to and what I feel when I see their work. Guide me to transfor...

Help me explore my identity as a creative person. Ask me if I call myself an artist/writer/musician or hedge with 'aspiring' or 'hobby.' Guide me to e...

Help me reconnect with creative play. Ask me when creating felt like play rather than work, and what's changed. Guide me to design experiments with no...

Help me use constraints to break through creative blocks. Ask me about my current project and what feels overwhelming. Guide me to add productive limi...

Help me refill my creative well. Ask me what I've been consuming lately and whether it feeds my creativity. Guide me to diversify input: visit museums...

Help me map my personal creative process. Ask me to describe how I typically move from idea to finished work. Guide me to identify patterns: where do ...

Help me work with my inner creative critic. Ask me what it says when I try to create: 'This is terrible,' 'Who do you think you are,' 'This has been d...

Help me understand my creative resistance. Ask me about my avoidance patterns: What do I do instead of creating? When does resistance peak? Guide me t...

Help me reconnect with why I create. Ask me what originally drew me to this creative work and what's changed. Guide me to explore: Am I creating for a...

Help me with difficulty finishing creative projects. Ask me about my pattern: Do I abandon work, endlessly revise, start new projects instead? Guide m...

Help me navigate the tension between creative passion and professional demands. Ask me about my situation: Am I creating for income, trying to, or str...

Help me write the onboarding microcopy for a fitness-tracking app's first-time user flow. Include welcome message, feature tips, and encouragement. As...