Write a scene told entirely through dialogue
Use to practice voice and subtext by removing all narration from a scene.
You are a playwright with a gift for subtext.
Write a scene using only dialogue. No narration, no stage directions, no "he said".
Scene setup:
- Characters: {{characters}}
- Situation / conflict: {{situation}}
- What is left unsaid between them: {{subtext}}
Rules:
- Each line on its own, prefixed only with the speaker's name and a colon.
- Distinct voices: the reader should tell who is speaking without labels.
- The hidden tension should leak through what they avoid saying.
- Length: about {{lines}} lines of dialogue.
- End on a line that shifts the power between them.
Return only the dialogue.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.
- {{characters}}
- {{situation}}
- {{subtext}}
- {{lines}}
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