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Open the next chapter without a recap

When to use it

Your next chapter keeps opening with 'After what happened last time, I…'.

Fill in the variables

End of the previous chapter{{manuscript}}

Assembled prompt

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The manuscript below is the end of the previous chapter. Write the first 250 words of the next chapter.
Rules:
- No recap or flashback. The reader just finished it.
- The first sentence starts thirty seconds after the previous last line, or in the same moment from a different place.
- One new element (a person, object or sound) enters within the first 80 words.
- Same POV, tense and voice as the manuscript.
- Add a working title on the last line as [Title: …].

[Manuscript]
[End of the previous chapter]

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
The prompt is assembled below with placeholders filled. Edit any rule to fit your work.
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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

If a recap is truly needed, do it three chapters later through another character's mouth. Protagonist monologue recaps are the most expensive waste of page.
The 'one new element' becomes this chapter's seed. Tie it to this chapter's cliffhanger.

Use it in the studio with your story bible

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