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Twenty titles, then pick one
Naming a post, a talk, an email subject line, or a section heading.
Longheadlinestitles
Write twenty candidate titles for the piece below, then choose. Cover a spread: four plain and descriptive, four that lead with the specific number or detail, four that name the problem the reader has, four that make a claim worth arguing with, four short ones of five words or fewer. Rules: - No colons splicing two titles together to avoid choosing. - No "the ultimate guide to", "unlocking", "mastering", "the secret to". - Every title must be true to what the piece actually delivers. Then pick your top three, rank them, and say in one line what each one promises and who it filters out. Recommend one. Do not present it as a balanced list. 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.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.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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