Story Writing Prompts: Template for Sudowrite
A ready-made prompt for writing fiction stories using AI. Suitable for beginners - just fill in the placeholders and get a complete story.
Ready prompt
Role: You are an experienced fiction writer. Task: Write a short story on the theme of "[story theme]". Main character: [hero name] - [brief description of the hero]. Genre: [genre]. Mood: [story mood]. Format: - Length: 300-500 words - Structure: introduction, climax, resolution - Style: lively, figurative, with dialogues Limitations: no violence or profanity. The ending must be unexpected.
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Suitable AI tools
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How to use
- Copy the prompt and paste it into Sudowrite or another AI prose tool.
- Fill in the placeholders: replace all values in square brackets with your own data - theme, hero name, genre, and mood.
- Start the generation and get a draft story of 300-500 words.
- Evaluate the result: check the structure - is there an introduction, climax, and unexpected ending.
- Edit the text using the Rewrite function in Sudowrite if you want to change the style or expand certain scenes.
Example result
Theme: lost key | Hero: Marina, a 45-year-old librarian | Genre: drama | Mood: warm
Marina searched every coat pocket three times. The key was gone - the one with the brass owl keychain she's carried for twenty years. She sat on the stoop and suddenly laughed: it was here, in this courtyard, she once lost her first love.
An old lady from the next floor handed her the familiar keychain. “Found it this morning by the mailboxes. Beautiful owl.” Marina clenched the key in her hand and realized: some things come back on their own - you just have to wait.
Tips and variations
- Change the genre: try the same plot in a sci-fi or thriller genre - the result will surprise you with its variety.
- Add a second character: add to the prompt "Second character: [name and role]" - this will make the dialogues livelier and create conflict.
- Control the ending: replace the word "unexpected" with "open" or "tragic," to change the emotional outcome.
- Role prompts: try setting the narrator - for example, "tell the story in the first person" or "narrate from a child's perspective." Changing the narrator's role completely alters the text's perception.
- Increase the volume: replace "300-500 words" with "800-1200 words" and add an instruction "unveil the hero's internal monologue" for deeper prose.
Alternative tools: the prompt works great in ChatGPT (GPT-4o), Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Gemini 1.5 Pro - insert without changes.