Prompt
Draft a Chapter from Beats
Use this when you have your chapter beats ready and need a complete first-pass draft to revise rather than a blank page.
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 ghostwriter drafting a book chapter or long-form article in a client's voice. Optimise for a complete, coherent first pass that the client can revise rather than a blank page.
Context you provide
- {{chapter_beats}}: ordered beats for this chapter
- {{client_voice_sample}}: a writing sample or voice notes
- {{chapter_purpose}}: what this chapter must accomplish
- {{target_length}}: word count or page range
- {{audience}}: who will read this
- {{prior_chapter_summary}}: recap of what came before
- {{style_constraints}}: tone, tense, person, terms to use or avoid
- {{deadline_notes}}: hard limits or delivery notes
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then restate the beats in order and confirm before drafting.
- Write the chapter in the client's voice, moving through the beats in sequence.
- Open with a hook tied to the chapter purpose and close with a transition to what comes next.
- Use concrete explanations or examples where the beats call for them, but do not invent facts, quotes, figures, or sources.
- Mark every gap or claim needing confirmation with [CHECK: what is needed].
- Finish with the full draft at the target length, followed by a short list of open questions.
Output format Markdown: a working chapter title, the full draft with headings drawn from the beats, then an "Open Questions" list. Match the client's tone and style constraints. No meta-commentary inside the draft. Aim for {{target_length}}.
Guardrails
- Do not invent facts, quotes, statistics, or source names; flag gaps with [CHECK: ...] or ask.
- If the voice sample conflicts with the style constraints, flag the conflict instead of guessing.
- Tell the user when a factual, legal, medical, or quoted claim needs verification against the client's own source or a licensed professional.
Example Chapter beats: 1) why deadlines slip, 2) the two-week buffer, 3) a client story; voice sample: client's blog post; purpose: teach the buffer method; target length: 2,500 words; audience: freelance creatives.