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28 ChatGPT Prompts for Blog Posts, Newsletters and Better First Drafts
Twenty-eight prompts covering the whole content-writing process, from a blank page to a finished first draft, for blogs, newsletters and everything between.
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- Turn a broad topic into ten specific angles
- Find the angle nobody else is using
- Turn a question you keep getting asked into a post
- Mine your own experience for a topic
- Build a structure before you write a word
- Turn scattered notes into a logical order
- Stress-test your outline before writing
- Write the opening that earns the rest of the read
- Turn an outline section into full prose
- Explain something complex to a beginner
- Write a section using your own supplied facts
- Draft a how-to section with real steps
- Write a comparison section fairly
- Draft a conclusion that doesn't just repeat the intro
- Cut a draft down without losing the point
- Find where you buried the point
- Rewrite in a different tone without changing the facts
- Check a draft for unsupported claims
- Simplify a sentence that's trying to do too much
- Get a second opinion on your title
- Turn a blog post into a newsletter
- Write a subject line that isn't clickbait
- Write the "why this week" intro
- Turn several links into a curated roundup
- Write a re-engagement email for inactive subscribers
- Turn one article into a week of social posts
- Write the meta description
- Draft an internal link suggestion list
The hardest part of content writing usually isn’t the writing — it’s the fifteen minutes before you start, staring at a blank document deciding what the piece is even supposed to do. These twenty-eight prompts are organized by stage, so you can pick up wherever you’re actually stuck: idea, outline, draft, or edit.
Finding the idea
Turn a broad topic into ten specific angles
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I write about [broad topic]. Give me 10 specific article angles within this topic that are narrow enough to actually cover well in one piece, not broad enough to be generic. For each, suggest who specifically it's for.Find the angle nobody else is using
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Everyone writing about [topic] seems to cover [the obvious angle]. What's a genuinely different angle on this topic that's still useful, not just contrarian for its own sake?Turn a question you keep getting asked into a post
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People keep asking me [question]. Help me turn this into an article outline that actually answers it properly, rather than the shallow version most search results give.Mine your own experience for a topic
I recently went through [experience, e.g. "switching from freelance to full-time" or "migrating a site to a new platform"]. Help me identify 3-5 article topics from this experience that would be useful to someone else going through the same thing.Outlining
Build a structure before you write a word
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I'm writing an article about [topic] for [audience]. Build me an outline with section headers and, under each, a one-line note on what that section needs to accomplish. Don't write the content yet, just the skeleton.Turn scattered notes into a logical order
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Here are my scattered notes and half-thoughts about [topic]. Organize them into a logical article structure -- group related points, and suggest an order that builds understanding rather than jumping around.
NOTES:
[paste your notes]Stress-test your outline before writing
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Here's my article outline. Read it as a skeptical reader would: where would they get bored, where would they have an unanswered question, and where does the logic skip a step?
OUTLINE:
[paste your outline]Write the opening that earns the rest of the read
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Write 3 different opening paragraphs for an article about [topic], each using a different approach: one starting with a specific scenario, one starting with a surprising fact or number, one starting with a direct statement of the problem. I'll pick the one that fits.Drafting
Turn an outline section into full prose
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Expand this outline point into 2-3 full paragraphs, in a [tone, e.g. "conversational but informed"] voice. Don't pad it -- if there isn't much to say, keep it short.
OUTLINE POINT:
[paste the point and any supporting notes]Explain something complex to a beginner
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Explain [concept] to someone who has never encountered it before, using one concrete analogy and one real example. Avoid jargon, and if you have to use a technical term, define it immediately.Write a section using your own supplied facts
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Write a section about [subtopic] using only the facts and points I give you below -- do not add information I haven't provided, even if it seems like it would fit.
FACTS:
[list your facts and points]Draft a how-to section with real steps
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Write a step-by-step section explaining how to [task]. Each step should be one clear action, not a paragraph of context. Assume the reader is doing this for the first time.Write a comparison section fairly
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Write a section comparing [option A] and [option B] for [use case]. Present both fairly -- don't tip the scales toward one unless the facts genuinely support it, and say so explicitly if they do.Draft a conclusion that doesn’t just repeat the intro
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Write a conclusion for this article that adds a forward-looking thought or a specific next action for the reader, rather than simply summarizing what was already said.
ARTICLE SO FAR:
[paste your draft]Editing and rewriting
Cut a draft down without losing the point
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Cut this draft to roughly [target word count] words. Preserve every distinct point being made, but remove repetition, throat-clearing, and any sentence that doesn't add new information.
DRAFT:
[paste your draft]Find where you buried the point
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Read this draft and tell me: what is the single most important sentence in it, and is it positioned where a skimming reader would actually see it? If not, suggest where it should move.
DRAFT:
[paste your draft]Rewrite in a different tone without changing the facts
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Rewrite this paragraph in a [target tone, e.g. "more direct and less hedgy"] tone. Keep every fact and claim exactly the same -- only the voice should change.
PARAGRAPH:
[paste the paragraph]Check a draft for unsupported claims
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Read this draft and flag any sentence that states something as fact without evidence or a source, so I know what to double-check or soften before publishing.
DRAFT:
[paste your draft]Simplify a sentence that’s trying to do too much
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This sentence is doing too much work. Break it into two or three simpler sentences without losing any of the original meaning.
SENTENCE:
[paste the sentence]Get a second opinion on your title
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Here's my article and my current title. Suggest 5 alternative titles, each testing a different approach (curiosity, specificity, a number, a direct benefit, a question). Tell me which one you'd click and why.
TITLE: [your current title]
ARTICLE SUMMARY: [one-paragraph summary of the piece]Newsletters specifically
Turn a blog post into a newsletter
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Turn this blog post into a newsletter-style email. Shorter, more personal, first person, with a clear single call to action at the end rather than the article's original conclusion.
BLOG POST:
[paste the post]Write a subject line that isn’t clickbait
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Write 5 subject line options for a newsletter about [topic]. They should be specific enough to set accurate expectations -- no vague curiosity-gap subject lines that don't match the content.Write the “why this week” intro
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Write a short, personal intro paragraph for this week's newsletter, explaining briefly why I'm covering [topic] this week specifically -- something timely or personal, not just "here's this week's topic."Turn several links into a curated roundup
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I'm curating a roundup of links for my newsletter. For each link below, write one sentence explaining why it's worth the reader's time -- specific enough that they know what they're clicking into, not just "interesting read."
LINKS AND TOPICS:
[list your links with a note on what each is about]Write a re-engagement email for inactive subscribers
Write a short email to subscribers who haven't opened my newsletter in a while, asking if they still want to hear from me, without sounding needy or overly apologetic. Include a clear, low-friction way to confirm or unsubscribe.Repurposing and distribution
Turn one article into a week of social posts
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Turn this article into 5 standalone social media posts, each one focused on a single point from the article that could work without the reader having seen the rest of it.
ARTICLE:
[paste the article]Write the meta description
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Write a meta description for this article, under 155 characters, that accurately describes what's inside and gives someone a reason to click, without misleading them about the content.
ARTICLE SUMMARY: [one-paragraph summary]Draft an internal link suggestion list
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Based on this article's content, suggest 3-5 topics from the same site that would make natural internal links, and where in the article each link would fit naturally.
ARTICLE:
[paste or summarize the article]Frequently asked questions
Will using these prompts make my writing sound like AI?
It can, if you copy the output directly without editing. The prompts that ask for your own facts, notes, or examples as input tend to produce far more distinctive results than open-ended ones — the more of your own material you feed in, the less generic what comes back will be.
Should I disclose that I used AI to help write an article?
Policies vary by publication and platform, and some search engines and readers care more than others. When in doubt, treat AI the way you’d treat any other drafting tool — it’s the accuracy and value of the final, edited piece that matters most, and that’s still your responsibility.
What’s the single most useful prompt in this list if I only try one?
The outline stress-test. Most weak articles aren’t badly written sentence by sentence — they’re built on a shaky structure that nobody checked before the writing started.