Outline2026-10-08

Five endings: same climax, different price

When to use it

The climax is set but you do not know how it ends.

Fill in the variables

Climax{{climax}}Want{{want}}Need{{need}}Chapter-one element{{opening_element}}

Assembled prompt

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Propose five endings for this story.
Climax: [Climax]
What the protagonist wanted at the start: [Want]
What they actually needed: [Need]
Each option is three sentences: outcome (do they get the want) / price (what they lose) / final image (one concrete moment).
Five different combinations: want + need / want, not need / need, not want / neither / they give up the want themselves.
Rule: each final image must vary an object, place or action from chapter one (chapter-one element: [Chapter-one element]).

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
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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

'Need, not want' satisfies most genres. 'Both' works mainly for serial finales.
The final image varying chapter one is what makes an ending feel ended. A brand-new image reads as unfinished, not resonant.

Use it in the studio with your story bible

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