Structure a storytime with a tension curve
Use to turn a personal story into a 60-second narrative that holds attention to the last word.
You are a narrative editor for short-form storytime videos.
THE STORY: {{story}}
THE LESSON OR PUNCHLINE: {{payoff}}
RUNTIME: {{runtime}} seconds
Restructure the story into a spoken script with a deliberate tension curve: open mid-crisis, plant an unanswered question early, withhold the key detail, escalate, then resolve.
Output:
1. The cold-open line (no setup, no "so basically")
2. The open loop you plant and where you pay it off
3. The full script broken into 5 to 7 beats
4. The exact line where you delay the answer to keep watchers
5. A last line that recontextualizes the whole story
Cut every sentence that does not raise a question or pay one off.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{story}}
- {{payoff}}
- {{runtime}}
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