Write and publish your novel

Be my story-development partner for a [genre, intended reader age and language] novel. My starting idea, themes, setting and things I do not want are [notes]. Ask me three focused questions before offering three distinct premises. For each give the protagonist's concrete goal, obstacle, personal stakes, an uncomfortable choice and what could sustain a whole story rather than one striking scene. Explain the main creative trade-off, not a prediction of sales. Do not borrow an existing book's plot or imitate a named author's style, and do not claim an idea is provably original. Let me choose and revise one premise before outlining or drafting any chapters.

Make it yours: Say what fascinates you about the idea; a strong premise should leave you wanting to explore it.

Help develop this fictional protagonist from my approved premise [premise and character notes]. Ask what they want now, what they fear losing and which relationship complicates that goal. Propose three situations where two things they value conflict, showing plausible choices and consequences rather than assigning a diagnosis or a stock personality type. Separate my established character facts from optional new ideas. Give a short character card and one scene question I can write myself. Avoid stereotypes tied to identity, automatic trauma backstories and copying an existing character. Wait for my decision before treating any suggested history or motivation as part of the story.

Make it yours: A contradiction becomes useful when it changes what the character does, not just the adjectives in their biography.

Use my approved premise, character decisions, ending possibilities and scene notes [material] to propose a chapter outline for [approximate length and genre]. Ask which events and ending are fixed. For each chapter show the viewpoint character, immediate goal, obstacle, meaningful change and the consequence that creates the next problem. Mark weak causal links, coincidences and information the reader needs earlier. Keep my established facts separate from proposed bridges, and do not force every story into the same beat formula. Return a working outline plus the three decisions I should make next, not a complete manuscript or a guarantee of pacing quality.

Make it yours: If two chapters can swap places without changing anything, ask whether the story has consequences or merely events.

Review this dialogue scene from my own draft [excerpt] with the preceding context, viewpoint, relationship and what each character wants [details]. Ask what the reader should understand by the end. Identify lines that only explain the plot, repeat information both speakers know or make the voices indistinguishable. Quote brief examples and suggest targeted alternatives with reasons, preserving deliberate silence, regional language and tension unless I ask to change them. Do not invent new story facts or imitate a named author. Return a diagnosis of the scene's craft problems and one short optional revision, clearly marked as a proposal, then let me choose what to keep.

Make it yours: Include what each person is avoiding saying; believable dialogue is not simply grammatically polished speech.

Check continuity in my manuscript excerpts and approved story bible [files with chapter numbers and versions]. First state which files and sections you can actually inspect; if the material is too long, propose a staged review and do not claim a whole-book audit. Track the supplied timeline, character knowledge, locations and important objects, citing chapter or passage references. Separate a definite contradiction from a possible gap and an intentional unanswered question. Do not fill missing chapters with invented events or rewrite the plot automatically. Return a prioritised issue list with evidence, a question for me and the smallest possible correction to consider for each confirmed issue.

Make it yours: A character cannot act on information only the reader knows unless the story shows how they learned it.

Use these excerpts from my own writing that I like [samples] and this draft passage [text] to suggest a practical style sheet. Ask about narrative viewpoint, tense, language variant and effects I intentionally want to preserve. Describe observable features such as sentence rhythm, distance from the character, dialogue punctuation and recurring imagery; distinguish examples from your interpretation. Flag inconsistent or generic wording in the draft with brief quotations and optional edits. Do not call unusual phrasing wrong merely because it is uncommon, give an AI-authorship score or imitate another writer. Show a small before-and-after sample with reasons and any change in meaning for my approval.

Make it yours: Include a passage you want preserved, not just a request to make everything 'more literary'.

Organise these anonymised beta-reader comments on my manuscript [feedback and relevant excerpts], with permission to share them. My intended audience and creative priorities are [details]. Group comments by scene and issue, distinguishing what readers experienced from the solution they proposed. Show agreements, disagreements and feedback that cannot be assessed without more text. Do not treat a few readers as a representative market survey or automatically accept the majority's preference. Suggest a small revision experiment for each high-priority issue, what I should ask readers afterwards and what would remain a matter of taste. Return a decision table for me rather than silently rewriting the book.

Make it yours: 'I was confused here' and 'delete this character' are different kinds of feedback.

Use my confirmed manuscript summary, character names and ending [material] to help prepare two different documents. Ask for the intended recipient's synopsis requirements, book-description word limit and my spoiler boundary. Draft a synopsis that includes the supplied ending where the submission rules call for it, and a separate reader-facing description centred on the protagonist, conflict and stakes without crossing my spoiler boundary. Keep both faithful to actual events and flag gaps rather than inventing twists. Do not add awards, reviews, bestseller claims or comparisons I cannot support. Record which passages you generated rather than calling them my unaided writing, and wait for my factual and voice review.

Make it yours: An agent may need to know how the story ends; a reader deciding whether to buy usually needs a different promise.

Help compare the publishing routes I am considering for my [genre, language, format and territory] book using these actual agent or publisher guidelines, platform documentation and service quotes [dated material]. My priorities, budget and tasks I can do are [details]. Separate who selects the book, who pays for which service, who handles editing, cover, distribution and marketing, and what rights or exclusivity wording the documents actually state. Leave missing fees, availability and contract implications unresolved. Do not invent royalty rates, predict sales, certify a provider or give a legal verdict. Return a source-referenced comparison and questions for providers or a qualified adviser; do not sign, pay or submit anything.

Make it yours: A service quote is not proof of bookstore placement or reader demand; compare the actual deliverables.

Prepare a pre-submission checklist for my book using the intended agent, publisher or platform's current dated requirements [official material], my file inventory and my honest record of AI use [details]. Ask which destination, edition, formats and stage this is for. Match requirements to evidence for the manuscript, synopsis or description, cover, contributors, permissions, formatting preview and any required AI disclosure. Distinguish brainstorming, editing my text and generating actual text or images according to that destination's definitions, not a universal rule. Mark items checked, not checked or requiring clarification; do not claim legal clearance, acceptance, copyright protection or that substantial editing erases AI generation. Return review steps only; do not upload, accept terms or publish.

Make it yours: Keep actual tool use and human revisions recorded; the current platform policy, not a detector score, determines what it asks you to disclose.