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Cliffhanger bank: ten types for this specific story

When to use it

Mid-serial, when every hook has become 'and then someone appeared'. Stockpile variety in advance.

Fill in the variables

Premise{{premise}}Current status{{status}}Hooks already used{{used}}

Assembled prompt

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Create ten chapter-ending cliffhangers usable in this story.
Story: [Premise]
Where the plot stands now: [Current status]
Each item: type name | a concrete example for this story (one sentence, using real characters and settings) | payoff timing (how many chapters later it must resolve)
Rules:
- All ten types differ (reveal, betrayal, reversal, timer, misunderstanding, return, loss, forced choice, POV switch, silence).
- Do not repeat hooks already used: [Hooks already used]
- Output the list only.

The instruction exceeds 500 characters; the free run applies only the beginning. Copying applies the whole prompt.

Free runs use the fast model and return a short preview (about 300 words). Only the first ~1,000 words of manuscript are read.

How to use this prompt

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Fill in the variables
Enter your manuscript, characters or situation in the fields below. The example values are hints.
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Check the assembled prompt
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Copy it or run it
Copy it into the tool you already use, or run it in SparkLore for a short preview.
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Revise the result into your manuscript
The output is a draft. Follow the tips and rewrite half of it by hand.

How to get the most from it

The 'silence' hook (nothing happens, but it feels wrong) gives readers a breath in emotional chapters.
Always fill in payoff timing. An unpaid hook shows up in the comments twenty chapters later.

Use it in the studio with your story bible

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