AI for Writers

I have a chapter brief, the running plot summary up to this chapter, and the character bible for the POV character. Generate 4 chapter structure options at the outline level: each option organizes the chapter as a sequence of 5-9 scenes with a 1-sentence purpose statement per scene. The 4 options take different structural approaches (linear chronology, in-medias-res open, dual-timeline, single-scene chapter with deep-POV interiority). Chapter brief: [paste]. Plot summary: [paste]. Character bible: [paste].

I have a draft scene that is not landing. Diagnose what is wrong with it across 5 axes: scene goal clarity, character agency, sensory specificity, dialogue distinctness, ending-line strength. For each axis: a 1-paragraph diagnosis with line citations from the draft, a specific revision recommendation, the revised line as Claude would write it. Draft scene: [paste].

Generate 8 dialogue variants for this beat in a scene where Character A wants something specific from Character B and Character B is resisting on subtext rather than text. Each variant takes a different approach to the resistance (deflection, counter-question, redirect, dismissive humor, withdrawal, aggressive challenge, conditional yes, silence answered with action). Beat context: [paste prior beat and character bibles].

I am writing a 4,000-word essay on [topic]. Generate 5 essay structure options. Each option: a 1-sentence thesis statement, 5-8 section headings with the argument in 1 sentence per section, the main supporting evidence per section, the closing turn the essay makes in the final paragraphs. The 5 options take different structural approaches (chronological, dialectical, ascending stakes, braided narrative, problem-solution). Topic and reporting notes: [paste].

I have an interview transcript with [subject] for a profile piece. Generate the structured note from the transcript: the strongest 8 quotes with timestamps, the 4 thematic clusters the interview surfaces with quote groupings per cluster, the 3 contradictions in the subject's account that warrant follow-up reporting, the 1-paragraph candidate-lede options the transcript supports. Transcript: [paste].

Draft 6 query-letter variants for my completed manuscript. Each variant takes a different opening approach (one-sentence-pitch lead, comparable-titles lead, character-question lead, voice-sample lead, premise-twist lead, real-world-resonance lead). Manuscript context: [paste 200-word logline, genre, word count, comp titles, author bio, prior credits if any].

Translate my long-form piece into 3 newsletter variants for different audience segments: (a) the existing newsletter list that already knows my work, (b) the new-subscriber welcome version that introduces my work, (c) the cross-promotion version for a peer newsletter trade. Each newsletter: 1-sentence subject line, 200-word note, link, sign-off. Long-form piece: [paste].

I am editing a draft for line-by-line voice consistency. Read these 3 representative paragraphs of my established voice, then read this new draft section. Flag every sentence in the new draft that diverges from the voice signature. For each flagged sentence: the divergence (rhythm, vocabulary register, syntactic move, image density), the revised line in my voice, the brief reasoning. Voice samples: [paste]. New draft: [paste].

Generate 10 headline variants for [piece]. The variants split: 3 declarative claim-based headlines, 3 question-based headlines, 2 narrative hook headlines, 2 numbered or list-based headlines. Each headline: under 80 characters, no clickbait, the angle that earns the click without misrepresenting the piece. Piece context: [paste lede and the piece's central claim].

Draft a 600-word book-proposal sample chapter for [book project]. The chapter must demonstrate: voice, narrative authority on the topic, the structural shape of a representative chapter, the kind of reader experience the rest of the book delivers. Voice signature: [paste 800 words of representative prose]. Book topic and proposal context: [paste].

I am preparing a literary-magazine submission package for [story]. Generate the cover letter (200 words), the 1-sentence story description, the 3-sentence biographical note in third person, the appropriate magazine-specific framing for [target magazine]. Story context: [paste opening 200 words, story logline, themes, prior publication history].

Help me think through whether to take this freelance assignment. Assignment details: [paste]. Walk through: the rate against the realistic word-count and reporting-time estimate, the editor's reputation against my work, the publication's reach for the kind of work I am building toward, the alternative use of the same hours, the right negotiation moves on rate and rights. Frame as advice from a freelance-experienced editor I would actually trust.