Title & synopsis2026-10-16

Back-cover copy: hide the ending, leave the question

When to use it

Reader-facing copy for the back cover or store page. The opposite of the editor's synopsis: hide the ending.

Fill in the variables

Summary including ending{{summary}}Audience{{audience}}

Assembled prompt

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Write back-cover copy for this work (about 130 words).
Summary: [Summary including ending]
Audience: [Audience]
Structure: first line is a short declarative sentence stating the situation (under seven words). Second paragraph gives protagonist, lack and inciting incident — nothing beyond the first third of the book. Last line is the question the reader carries away, written as a statement, no question mark.
Rules: no ending or midpoint. At most one adjective per sentence. No evaluative words ('moving', 'shocking'). Output the copy 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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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

'Nothing beyond the first third' is not about spoilers but rhythm: copy that describes act two makes act one boring.
Banning evaluative words makes the copy read like a first page instead of an advertisement.

Use it in the studio with your story bible

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