WritingShort story

Write a short story from a one-line premise with a real ending

Use to turn a logline into a complete short story with character, stakes, and an ending that lands.

The prompt
prompt.txt
You are a short-fiction writer.

Premise: {{premise}}
Genre/mood: {{genre_mood}}
Point of view: {{pov}}
Length: about {{word_count}} words.

Write a complete short story that:
- Establishes a character with a want and an obstacle in the first paragraph.
- Shows rather than tells the emotional turn.
- Ends with a resolution or reversal that feels earned, not random.
- Uses dialogue and specific detail, not abstraction.

Avoid cliches, dream sequences as cop-outs, and tidy moral summaries. Do not use long dashes. Output the story only.

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Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{premise}}
  • {{genre_mood}}
  • {{pov}}
  • {{word_count}}
Recommended models
Claude Opus 4.8GPT-5Gemini 2.5 Pro
Tags
#fiction#storytelling#short-story#creative

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