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Write about a card without the usual phrases
Writing card descriptions for a deck, a book, or a newsletter and everything sounds the same.
Write about the card below in a way that avoids everything that gets written about it. First, list the ten phrases most commonly used for this card. Those are now banned, along with any close paraphrase. Then write three passages of 60 to 90 words each, each taking a different route: 1. Start from a single physical detail in the image and stay with it. 2. Describe a specific ordinary situation the card fits, with no abstract nouns at all. 3. Approach it through what the card is not, or through the card it is usually mistaken for. Rules: no second person imperative, no "this card invites you to", no promises. Concrete nouns over abstractions throughout. Then tell me which of the three is the strongest and which one is trying too hard. Card: Audience and tone:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Writing and craft. Horoscope voice, ritual text, card descriptions, and fiction built from the archetypes.
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