8 Must-Try ChatGPT Prompts for Writers

“Do not start writing yet,” and “Do you understand?”

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“Write an introduction based on the bullet points below.”

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“Please ask me all of the questions you need to help me write this article.”

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“Write 10 alternative titles for [your draft title]”

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“Cut the length of this article by 30%.”

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“What keywords should I use in this content?”

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“Rephrase to make this [more casual tone/first person/more humorous, etc.]”

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“Turn this into a Tweet/Instagram caption/meta description.”

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