# Creative Writing Patterns ## Story Outline ``` Create [length] story outline: - Genre: [genre] - Protagonist: [brief] - Conflict: [type] - Setting: [time/place] Structure: 1. Hook/Opening 2. Inciting incident 3. Rising action (3 beats) 4. Climax 5. Resolution ``` ## Character Voice ``` Write as [character]: - Background: [history] - Speech: [patterns, vocab] - Emotion: [current state] - Goal: [scene objective] Maintain voice consistency. ``` ## Dialogue ``` Write dialogue between [A] and [B]: - Scene: [context] - Tension: [conflict source] - Subtext: [what's unsaid] Each character distinct voice. Show don't tell. ``` ## Scene Description ``` Describe [scene]: - POV: [character/omniscient] - Focus: [sensory details] - Mood: [atmosphere] - Pacing: [fast/slow/measured] Use active verbs, concrete details. ``` ## Editing Pass ``` Edit this [content type]: Focus: [clarity/flow/voice/grammar] Preserve: [author's style] Flag: [major issues only] Provide tracked changes with rationale. ``` ## Genre Adaptation ``` Rewrite [content] as [genre]: - Keep: core plot/message - Add: genre conventions - Tone: [genre-appropriate] - Tropes: [use/subvert specific tropes] ```