World2026-10-11

A day in the world: test the setting with money, food and sleep

When to use it

You have empires and prophecies but no idea what the hero eats or where they sleep.

Fill in the variables

World{{world}}Resident{{resident}}

Assembled prompt

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Write one ordinary resident's day in this world (about 350 words, prose).
World: [World]
Resident: [Resident]
Must surface: what they eat for breakfast and what it costs / what they earn, in what unit, per day / where and with whom they sleep / one tiny effect the world's big idea (magic, caste, tech) has on this day / one thing this resident fears
Rule: never explain the big idea directly. It shows only as inconvenience and habit.

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

Copy the prices and units from this day into your bible; every later scene's economy is set here.
What the resident fears is the world's genre. A monster makes it horror; a tax collector makes it political.

Use it in the studio with your story bible

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