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Fix the structure before I write more
You have a draft or a pile of points and the order feels wrong.
Work on the structure of the piece below. Ignore sentence-level writing entirely. 1. State the argument in one sentence, as it currently reads. If you cannot, that is the finding. 2. List the sections in order, each with the job it does. 3. Tell me which sections are out of order, and why the new order is better. 4. Tell me which sections do the same job twice. 5. Tell me what is missing: the step a reader needs that is not here. 6. Give me a revised outline as a numbered list, one line per section. Be willing to say the structure is already sound. Do not reshuffle for the sake of showing work. Draft or 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
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.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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