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Turn rough notes into a clear first draft

Takes bullet points, fragments, or a voice-note transcript and produces an organized draft, with gaps marked instead of filled with invention.

By Arjun MenonVersion 1Updated 7 Oct 2026

Prompt

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Turn my rough notes into a first draft.

What I am writing: {{format:a blog post}}
Who will read it: {{audience}}
Target length: {{length:600 to 800 words}}

Steps:
1. Find the main point my notes are making. State it in one sentence before the draft so I can check you understood.
2. Group related notes and put them in an order a reader can follow. Drop duplicates.
3. Write the draft in plain, direct language. Keep my phrasing where it is already good.

Rules:
- Every claim in the draft must come from my notes. Do not add statistics, quotes, examples, or anecdotes of your own.
- Where the draft needs something my notes do not have (an example, a number, a source), put [NEEDED: what is missing] in that spot.
- No filler introduction and no summary paragraph that repeats the piece.

After the draft, list:
- The notes you left out, and why.
- The weakest part of the argument as it stands.

My notes:
{{notes}}

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Result

Turn my rough notes into a first draft.

What I am writing: a blog post
Who will read it: {{audience}}
Target length: 600 to 800 words

Steps:
1. Find the main point my notes are making. State it in one sentence before the draft so I can check you understood.
2. Group related notes and put them in an order a reader can follow. Drop duplicates.
3. Write the draft in plain, direct language. Keep my phrasing where it is already good.

Rules:
- Every claim in the draft must come from my notes. Do not add statistics, quotes, examples, or anecdotes of your own.
- Where the draft needs something my notes do not have (an example, a number, a source), put [NEEDED: what is missing] in that spot.
- No filler introduction and no summary paragraph that repeats the piece.

After the draft, list:
- The notes you left out, and why.
- The weakest part of the argument as it stands.

My notes:
{{notes}}

Still to fill in: audience, notes

Test run

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