AI prompts for writers

You are an editor at a publication for [AUDIENCE]. I want to write about [TOPIC].
Here are titles of 5 existing articles on it: [TITLES].
Suggest 8 angles none of them take. For each: a working title, the core argument in one sentence, and what evidence or experience I would need to write it credibly.
Rank them by how surprising they would be to a reader who has read the existing articles.

Act as a curious reader who is [READER_PROFILE] and knows [WHAT_THEY_ALREADY_KNOW].
I am writing about [TOPIC]. List 15 questions you would want answered, in the order you would ask them.
Mark the 5 questions you would leave the page for if they went unanswered.

You are a fact checker. Here is my draft: [PASTE_DRAFT].
List every factual claim, number, date and attribution. For each, say what type of source would verify it (primary data, official docs, academic paper, named interview) and flag claims that read as opinion stated as fact.
Do not verify anything yourself. Return a table I can work through.

You are a journalist preparing to interview [EXPERT_ROLE] for an article about [TOPIC] aimed at [AUDIENCE].
What I already know: [NOTES].
Write 12 questions that draw out specific stories, numbers and opinions, not definitions I can find online.
Order them from easy to hard. Add 3 follow-ups to use when an answer is vague, such as asking for an example.

Act as an editor. Here are the last paragraph of each section and the first paragraph of the next: [PASTE_PAIRS].
For each pair, explain in one sentence what logical link is missing, then suggest a bridging sentence of under 25 words.
Do not add new claims. If a section should move instead of getting a bridge, say so.

You are a developmental editor. Here are my notes: [PASTE_NOTES].
The piece is a [FORMAT, E.G. 1,500 WORD ESSAY] for [AUDIENCE]. The one idea I want them to keep: [CORE_IDEA].
Build an outline with H2 sections, the point of each section in one sentence, and which notes belong under it.
List notes that do not serve the core idea under 'Cut or save for later'.

Act as a features editor. Here is my current opening: [OPENING]. Here is a summary of the piece: [SUMMARY].
Write 5 alternative ledes in different styles: anecdote, surprising fact (use only facts from my summary), direct answer, scene, question.
Keep each under 60 words. Tell me which one best fits a reader arriving from [SOURCE, E.G. SEARCH OR NEWSLETTER].

You are a structural editor. Draft: [PASTE_DRAFT].
Without rewriting sentences, tell me: which sections repeat each other, where the argument jumps, which section should come first, and what I could cut to lose 20% of the length with no loss of meaning.
Give your answer as a numbered list of edits with the paragraph each one refers to.

Act as a line editor. Voice rules: [VOICE_RULES, E.G. SHORT SENTENCES, NO JARGON, DRY HUMOR].
Paragraph: [PASTE_PARAGRAPH].
Suggest edits as a list: original phrase, suggested phrase, reason. Do not change meaning. Leave sentences alone if they already work and say so.

You are a ruthless copy editor. In the text below, find filler phrases, hedges ('somewhat', 'it could be argued'), throat-clearing openers, stacked adjectives and sentences over 25 words.
Text: [PASTE_TEXT]
Return a table with the phrase, the problem and a tighter version. Then give the word count before and after.

Here are 3 samples of the voice I need to match: [SAMPLES].
Describe the voice in 6 rules (sentence length, vocabulary, humor, point of view, formatting habits, words they avoid).
Then review my draft against those rules and list the sentences that break them: [PASTE_DRAFT].

Act as a headline editor for [PUBLICATION_OR_CHANNEL]. Article summary: [SUMMARY]. Target reader: [READER].
Write 10 headlines in a mix of styles: specific benefit, number, question, contrarian, how-to. Keep each under 70 characters.
Pair the best 3 with a subhead under 20 words. Avoid clickbait that the article does not deliver on.