Storytelling Prompts

Generate 5 unique story premises combining: genre [your genre], setting [place/time], and theme [your theme]. Each premise should have: a protagonist with a flaw, an inciting incident, and stakes. Make them different enough to be interesting choices.

Develop this character: [basic concept]. Create: backstory that explains their motivations, a core wound/fear, a misbelief they hold, a goal they're pursuing, and how they'll change by story's end. Make them contradictory and human.

Structure my story using the [3-act/Hero's Journey/Save the Cat] framework. Story concept: [describe]. For each beat, describe: what happens, the emotional shift, and how it drives the character's arc. Identify weak points in my structure.

Help me develop this scene: [describe situation]. What's the scene's purpose in the larger story? What does each character want? What's the conflict? How does it end differently than it began? Draft the scene with strong dialogue.

Improve this dialogue: [paste dialogue]. Make each character sound distinct, add subtext (what they mean vs. what they say), remove on-the-nose exposition, and add realistic speech patterns. Keep it speakable.

I'm stuck at this point in my story: [describe where you are]. The problem is: [what's blocking you]. Give me 5 different directions the story could go from here, ranging from expected to surprising. Help me see possibilities.