5 battle-tested prompts

Best ChatGPT Prompts for Writing (1970)

These prompts help with every stage of writing: ideas, outlines, drafts, editing and voice. Use them to speed up, not to replace your own thinking.

For: Writers, bloggers, students and professionals

Beat the blank page

Outline before drafting

Edit for clarity

Keep your own voice

The prompts — copy, paste, ship

Replace anything in [brackets] with your details and hit send.

1. Idea generator

Angles on a topic.

Give me 15 angles for a piece about [topic] for [audience]: 5 contrarian, 5 how-to, 5 story-based. One line each.

2. Outline

Structure first.

Outline a [length]-word [article/essay/story] about [topic]. Include a thesis or premise, section headings, the main point of each section and where examples go.

3. Clarity edit

Simplify a draft.

Edit this for clarity: shorter sentences, active voice, no jargon, keep my meaning and voice. Show changes as a list after the edited text.
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4. Match my voice

Rewrite in your style.

Here are 2 samples of my writing: [paste]. Describe my style in 5 bullets. Then rewrite this draft in that style: [paste].

5. Headline options

Titles that get clicks.

Write 10 headlines for this article: [summary]. Mix numbers, questions and how-to formats. Under 60 characters each.

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