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Turn rough notes into prose
Bullet points from a meeting or your own head that need to become a document.
Turn the notes below into connected prose. Rules: 1. Every sentence must trace back to something in my notes. Do not add claims, examples or statistics I did not give you. 2. Where a note is too compressed to expand safely, ask me what I meant. Put those questions in a list at the end rather than guessing. 3. Work out the order. My notes are in the order I thought of things, not the order a reader needs. 4. Keep my phrasing where it is already good. 5. Aim for the density of a memo, not an essay. No padding to reach a length. Audience: Format wanted (memo, email, doc section, post): Notes:
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.Write an ending that isn't a summaryDrafts that trail off, or end with "in conclusion" and a recap.Ten first linesAn opening that warms up for three sentences before starting.
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