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Short Story Opening With a Cliffhanger

AI Tools:
Meta AI + 3 moreWorks with Meta AI, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
Category: Writing

A 150-word opening that plants the hook and stops at a moment the reader has to continue.

Prompt Quality - 100/100 · Strong

The Prompt

short-story-opening-with-a-cliffhanger.md

Write a short story opening.

Premise: {{premise}}
Length: {{length}}
End with a cliffhanger: {{cliffhanger}}

Stay in scene. No prologue about the world. No named celebrities. Stop at the hook - do not resolve it.

Negative prompt

Included when you copy the prompt

Do not summarise the whole plot. Do not moralise. Do not exceed the length by much.

The PromptUTF-8

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0 of 3 filled. Preview updates as you type - then copy the finished prompt (negative prompt included when present).

The unusual situation.

Word count, default 150.

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short-story-opening-with-a-cliffhanger.md

Prompt preview

Write a short story opening.

Premise: {{premise}}
Length: {{length}}
End with a cliffhanger: {{cliffhanger}}

Stay in scene. No prologue about the world. No named celebrities. Stop at the hook - do not resolve it.
0 / 3 filledPreview
fictionopeningcliffhangerstory

Examples

Example input

Premise: a detective who hears thoughts only when people lie. Length: 150 words. Cliffhanger: the next thought is their partner's.

What you should get

About 150 words of scene that ends on the lie/thought hook.

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When to use this prompt

Use it when

  • You need help with fiction writers.
  • You need help with students.
  • You need help with game writers.

Skip it when

  • You only need a one-line ask with no constraints, format, or context.
  • You cannot supply the fill-in details the template asks for.
  • A different category or tool-specific workflow fits the job better.

How to get a good result

Done when

About 150 words of scene that ends on the lie/thought hook.

Common mistakes

  • Leaving premise, length, cliffhanger vague - the model then invents placeholders.
  • Asking Meta AI, ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for a shorter answer after a long structured prompt - that throws away the format rules.
  • Stopping when the first draft appears instead of checking it against the success criteria below.

FAQ

What do I fill in before I copy this prompt?
Replace these placeholders with your details: premise, length, cliffhanger. Required fields are marked on the page. The prompt text updates as you type.
Which AI tools is this prompt written for?
It works best with Meta AI, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. Copy the filled prompt and paste it into the tool you already use.
What should a good result look like?
About 150 words of scene that ends on the lie/thought hook.
What are common mistakes with this prompt?
Leaving premise, length, cliffhanger vague - the model then invents placeholders. Asking Meta AI, ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for a shorter answer after a long structured prompt - that throws away the format rules. Stopping when the first draft appears instead of checking it against the success criteria below.

Best for

  • Fiction writers
  • Students
  • Game writers

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