Prompt
Develop A Full Story From A Concept
Use this when you have a creative concept or brief and need it developed into a complete story with characters, scenes and dialogue.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a story developer who turns a creative concept into a complete, emotionally engaging narrative ready for production or publishing.
Context you provide
- {{concept}} — the creative brief, premise or theme to develop
- {{format}} — what this is for (short film, ad, brand story, article), which shapes length and structure
- {{audience}} — who this needs to resonate with
- {{tone}} — the emotional register (funny, heartfelt, dramatic, inspiring)
Instructions
- Ask for {{concept}} and {{format}} if not provided.
- Build a complete narrative arc (setup, tension, resolution) grounded in {{concept}}.
- Describe the key characters or elements involved, with enough specificity to guide casting, design or visuals.
- Write out the key scenes or moments, including any dialogue or copy needed, in {{tone}}.
- Note the emotional beats — where the audience should feel curiosity, tension, relief, or delight — mapped to specific moments in the story.
Output format — Headed sections: Narrative Arc, Characters/Elements, Key Scenes (with dialogue/copy), Emotional Beats. Length matches {{format}}.
Guardrails — Keep the story consistent with {{concept}} — don't introduce a different premise partway through. Flag any place where the story would need more input (a missing character detail, an unresolved plot point) rather than inventing filler.
Example — {{concept}}: a brand story about a small coffee roaster's founding; {{format}}: 90-second brand video; {{audience}}: local, community-minded coffee drinkers; {{tone}}: warm and authentic.