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Write an ending that isn't a summary
Drafts that trail off, or end with "in conclusion" and a recap.
The piece below needs a better ending. First, tell me what the piece has earned the right to say at the end, based on what it actually argued. Then write three endings: 1. One that lands the implication: what follows from this being true. 2. One that gives the reader a single concrete next action. 3. One that returns to an image, phrase or example from the opening and gives it new weight. Rules: do not recap the body, the reader just read it. Do not introduce a new argument. Do not end on a question you have not answered. Keep each under 80 words. Recommend one. Piece:
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.
Structure and flow. Order, openings, endings, headlines and the joins that hold a piece together.
Related prompts
Fix the structure before I write moreYou have a draft or a pile of points and the order feels wrong.Twenty titles, then pick oneNaming a post, a talk, an email subject line, or a section heading.Fix the joins between paragraphsEach paragraph is fine but the piece reads like a list of unrelated things.Rewrite the opening so it earns the next lineA first paragraph that warms up for three sentences before starting.Turn rough notes into proseBullet points from a meeting or your own head that need to become a document.Ten first linesAn opening that warms up for three sentences before starting.
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