Continue while raising tension one notch
When to use it
The scene is going flat. Add pressure without inventing a new event.
Fill in the variables
Assembled prompt
498Free 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
- 1Fill in the variables
Enter your manuscript, characters or situation in the fields below. The example values are hints.
- 2Check the assembled prompt
The prompt is assembled below with placeholders filled. Edit any rule to fit your work.
- 3Copy it or run it
Copy it into the tool you already use, or run it in SparkLore for a short preview.
- 4Revise 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
- 'Something small breaks' is the cheapest and strongest: the lighter will not light, the elevator stops.
- Three single notches make a climax. Three notches at once make melodrama.
Use it with
- ContinueContinue 300 words in the same voice
You are stuck and need the next paragraph. The baseline continue prompt.
- Web novelThree 300-character chapter-ending cliffhangers
The chapter is written but the ending fizzles. Replace only the final paragraph to make readers tap 'next'.
- ContinuePOV-locked continuation (close third person)
When continuations keep slipping into another character's head.
Use it in the studio with your story bible
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