5 chained Claude prompts that produce better writing than any AI tool — by forcing you to think before you type.
Five Claude prompts chained in the exact right order that turn one rough idea into a finished piece of writing in 40 minutes. The prompts force you to find the angle, the structure, the opening, the draft, and the ending — in that specific sequence. Writes better than any AI tool because it makes you do the thinking before Claude does the typing.
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The Angle Excavator Prompt
Writing system prompt 1 of 5 — forces Claude to surface four distinct angles on any topic (obvious, contrarian, personal, tension) BEFORE you write a single sentence, then picks the one with the most unsaid material left.
The Closing Audit Prompt
Writing system prompt 5 of 5 — audits your draft's ending against four tests (does it land somewhere new? is the best sentence buried? where is the most surprising line? what would Hemingway cut?) and proposes a sharper final sentence.
The Developmental Editor Draft Engine
Writing system prompt 4 of 5 — turns Claude into a real-time developmental editor that watches you draft section by section, flags where momentum stalls, and names the one thing the next section has to do, without rewriting your prose.
The Opening Stress Test Prompt
Writing system prompt 3 of 5 — generates four competing opening paragraphs (scene, counterintuitive claim, named-person moment, unanswerable question) so you can pick the one with real forward momentum instead of writing a dead lead.
The Skeleton Architecture Prompt
Writing system prompt 2 of 5 — builds a minimal structural skeleton around a chosen tension. Every section must justify its own existence by answering what it does, why it sits there, and the one question it has to resolve before the next section lands.