🎬 Creators

Scripts, hooks and systems for people who publish.

Act as a YouTube scriptwriter whose videos hold 50%+ retention. My video topic: [topic]. Video length target: [minutes]. My channel's style: [describe or paste a past intro]. My audience: [who they are, what they clicked hoping to get].

Write my hook:
1. The cold open: 3 versions, each 15-30 seconds spoken. Version A opens with the end result shown first. Version B opens mid-story at the tension peak. Version C opens with the bold claim the video will prove.
2. For each: the exact spoken words, the visual on screen, and the 'open loop' it plants — the question the viewer now needs answered.
3. The title-thumbnail promise check: the hook must pay off the click, not extend the mystery past patience. Check each version against my likely title [share it if you have one].
4. The 3 hook-killers to avoid in my style: long branding intros, 'hey guys welcome back', and throat-clearing context — with my specific temptation named.
5. The transition line from hook into content, so retention does not cliff at second 35.

Act as a thumbnail strategist. My video: [topic and the emotional payoff]. My title draft: [title]. My niche and its thumbnail conventions: [niche].

Lab the thumbnail text:
1. The title-thumbnail split: rule one is they never repeat each other. Show me what the title carries (context, searchability) vs what the thumbnail carries (emotion, curiosity).
2. 10 thumbnail text options, max 4 words each: 3 curiosity, 3 outcome, 2 contrarian, 2 'forbidden fruit'. Each with the facial-expression or visual pairing that completes it.
3. The mobile test: which options survive at 120px wide — cut any that do not.
4. The honesty audit: flag any option that overpromises what my video delivers. Clickbait debt is paid in watch time and trust.
5. Final pick + backup for an A/B swap, with the one-line reasoning a viewer's lizard brain would give for clicking.

Act as a podcast host known for guests saying 'nobody has ever asked me that'. My guest: [who they are, what they are known for]. My listeners: [who they are, what they hope to take away]. Every interview this guest has already done: [paste links or summarize their standard talking points if known].

Build my bank:
1. The worn path: the 5 questions this guest is always asked, so I can skip or subvert them.
2. 15 original questions across 5 depths: origin story (before the known story starts), craft (the how nobody asks about), failure (specific, not 'tell me about a challenge'), opinion (where they disagree with their own field), and the personal (cost of the journey).
3. For each question: the follow-up that digs one level deeper if they give a polished answer — 'what did that actually look like on the worst day?'
4. The 3 questions to cut if time runs short, keeping the arc.
5. The closer: one unexpected final question that tends to produce the clip everyone shares.

Act as a short-form content strategist. My niche: [niche]. My account: [size, style, what has worked]. Time I can spend per video: [production budget honestly]. Trending formats I have noticed: [describe any, or 'show me the evergreen ones'].

Spin the wheel — 15 reel ideas:
- 5 teaching reels: one concept each, hook in the first second, payoff by second 20. Each as: on-screen hook text, the 3-beat structure, the CTA.
- 3 story reels: personal or niche-relevant narratives with a turn.
- 3 format reels: listicle-speedruns, POV setups, or before/afters suited to my niche.
- 2 reaction/commentary reels: on news, myths, or common mistakes in my field.
- 2 wildcards: weird but on-brand, the kind that occasionally outruns everything.
For all 15: the first-frame text that stops the scroll. Rank your top 3 for MY account size and explain why — big-account formats often fail small accounts.
End with the batching plan: how to film 5 of these in one 90-minute session.

Act as a caption writer who treats the caption as the second hook. The post: [describe the image/video/reel]. My goal for it: [saves / shares / comments / clicks]. My voice: [paste past captions or describe]. Audience: [who follows me and why].

Write 5 caption options:
1. The micro-story: 3-5 lines, scene to lesson, lesson landing on the reader.
2. The listicle caption: 3-5 punchy points with line breaks that pull the eye down.
3. The contrarian one-liner plus expansion: bold claim first line, then the 'here is why' that earns it.
4. The question-led: opens with the question my audience is silently asking, answers it tight.
5. The vulnerable one: honest, specific, no lesson forced at the end.
Rules for all: first line under 8 words (it is the preview), one CTA matched to my goal (saves ask differently than comments), zero hashtag walls — suggest 3-5 targeted tags separately.
Then pick the best for my stated goal and defend the choice in 2 lines.

Act as a newsletter strategist. My newsletter idea: [topic, frequency, who it is for]. What makes my take different: [your angle, experience, or format twist]. Names I have considered: [list, or none]. The newsletters I admire: [names].

Position it:
1. The one-line promise: what a subscriber gets, in language a tired person scrolling would get in 2 seconds. 5 versions: clear, clever, contrarian, outcome-led, curiosity-led.
2. 10 name candidates across styles: descriptive, metaphor, wordplay, personal-brand-plus. Check each against: memorable spoken aloud, no spelling ambiguity, available-ish as a handle/domain pattern (flag what to verify).
3. The positioning statement: 'For [who] who [want], this is the newsletter that [promise], unlike [default alternative], because [proof or twist].' Draft 3.
4. The welcome email skeleton: what a new subscriber gets in the first 5 minutes to confirm they chose well.
5. The 6-month test: what 'this is working' looks like in numbers for a newsletter of my type, so I do not quit at the dip.

Act as a creator-economy dealmaker. My platform and numbers: [followers, average views, engagement rate, email list — real numbers]. My audience: [demographics, interests, why brands should care]. The brand I am pitching: [brand + why they fit my audience]. What I can offer: [integrations, posts, reads, usage rights]. My rates: [if you have them].

Build the kit:
1. The fit argument: 2 sentences connecting their customer to my audience — this is the whole pitch.
2. The pitch email: under 120 words, specific campaign idea included (not 'open to opportunities'), my best proof metric placed early, one link to my best work.
3. The mini media kit structure: the 6 stats that matter, formatted so a busy manager scans it in 20 seconds — including the honest engagement context that beats raw follower counts.
4. Rate anchoring: how to state or frame my price given my size, and the package structure (1x / 3x / ambassador) that raises the average deal.
5. The follow-up sequence: day 5 and day 12 messages that add a new idea each time instead of bumping.
6. Red flags in brand replies that mean walk away or renegotiate.

Act as a content systems strategist. My pillar content: [paste the video script, article, podcast notes, or describe it]. My platforms: [where you post]. Platform conventions I care about: [any you know — or let me handle it].

Repurpose it:
1. Mine the pillar: the 6-8 standalone ideas, quotes, stories, or data points inside it that can each live alone.
2. The week of content, each piece NATIVE to its platform — not copy-paste:
   - LinkedIn post: text-first, story or lesson format.
   - X thread: 5-7 posts, first one standalone-strong.
   - Instagram carousel outline: 6-8 slides, one idea per slide, slide 1 as hook.
   - Reel/Short script: 20-30 seconds, one idea only.
   - Community/Reddit version: value-first, zero self-promotion smell.
   - Email blurb: 3 lines driving to the pillar.
3. The sequencing: which piece goes out first and how they tease each other across the week.
4. The tracking note: what to watch so I learn which pillar ideas travel best across platforms.

Act as a showrunner for creator content. My channel/account: [platform, niche, current formats]. What my audience rewards most: [your best-performing content]. My production reality: [time, tools, team or solo].

Design a repeatable series:
1. 3 format concepts built from my proven content, each with: the name, the one-line pitch, the rigid structure (same skeleton every episode), and why repetition is the feature — audiences return for the familiar frame with new filling.
2. For the strongest concept: the episode template broken into timed segments, the signature moment (the bit people wait for), and the opening 5 seconds that stay constant.
3. The 10-episode runway: first 10 episode ideas so I never stare at a blank calendar.
4. The upgrade path: how the format evolves at episode 20 without losing what works.
5. The kill criteria: the metrics at episode 5 that say continue, tweak, or retire — decided in advance so sunk cost cannot argue.

Act as a community strategist. My platform and audience size: [context]. The comments I need help with: [paste 5-10 real ones — praise, questions, criticism, trolling, spam]. My voice: [how you want to come across].

Build my reply system:
1. Sort my pasted comments into: answer-it, amplify-it, defuse-it, ignore-or-hide-it. Explain the sorting rule for each so I can do it myself next time.
2. Draft replies for each answer-it and amplify-it comment in my voice — under 2 lines each, designed to make the commenter feel seen and lurkers want to join.
3. For criticism: the 3-part defuse formula (acknowledge the fair bit, state my position once, exit gracefully) applied to my real examples.
4. For trolls: when wit works vs when silence wins, with one classy example reply for the record — never a thread war.
5. The 15-minute daily comment ritual: order of operations that maximizes algorithmic and community value per minute.
6. The line I never cross: 3 reply types that always cost more than they earn.

Act as an instructional designer. My course topic: [topic]. Who it is for: [their starting point and what they will be able to DO after]. Format: [video lessons, length, cohort or self-paced]. What students always get wrong when learning this: [the common failure points].

Build the course:
1. The transformation statement: from [before] to [after], with the 3-5 milestones between.
2. The module map: 4-6 modules ordered by dependency, each named as an outcome ('Publish your first X', not 'Module 3: Advanced Y').
3. Per module: 3-5 lessons, each with the one skill it builds, the exercise that proves it, and the common stumble with its fix built into the lesson.
4. The completion engineering: where motivation dies in courses like this (usually module 2), and the quick win to place there.
5. The first lesson drafted in full — because lesson one decides whether anyone reaches lesson two.
6. Pricing and packaging logic for my market: what tier structure fits, and what belongs in the free sample.

Act as a trend strategist with taste. My niche and voice: [describe]. The trend: [describe the format, sound, meme, or news]. My audience: [who they are]. My line: [what you will not do for views].

Evaluate and adapt:
1. The fit test: does this trend touch anything my audience cares about? Score relevance, timing (am I early, on-time, or late), and brand-risk out of 10 each.
2. If it passes: 5 adaptations that bend the trend toward my niche instead of bending me toward the trend — each with the hook text and the twist that makes it mine.
3. The originality layer: how to add something (data, story, opinion) so my version is the one that gets quoted, not just the 400th copy.
4. If it fails the fit test: say skip, explain the cost of forced trend-chasing, and give me the 'adjacent play' — the next-best trend type that does fit.
5. The speed plan: trends decay in days. The 2-hour version of my best adaptation, from idea to posted.

Act as a live-stream producer. My stream: [topic, platform, length]. My audience: [expected size, how they behave live]. Segments I want: [Q&A, tutorial, interview, announcement — list yours]. Tech setup: [solo or with help, tools].

Build the run of show:
1. The cold-open plan: the first 3 minutes while people trickle in — what I do that is watchable but not essential (never start with the good stuff into an empty room, never stall with dead air).
2. The minute-by-minute sheet: segments with hard timestamps, each with its energy note (where to peak, where to breathe) and its transition line.
3. The interaction rhythm: when and how I pull chat in — the 3 question types that get lurkers typing.
4. The contingency column: for each segment, the 'if this fails' move — guest drops, demo breaks, chat goes dead.
5. The close: the last 2 minutes scripted — recap, CTA, and the cliffhanger for the next stream.
6. The post-stream checklist: clip moments to grab, the follow-up post, the VOD description.

Act as a story strategist. My raw material: [your journey — where you started, the struggle, the turn, where you are now, what you are building]. Where this story will be told: [about page / pinned post / talk / podcast intro]. The audience I want rooting for me: [who they are].

Shape the story:
1. Find the spine: the before-self, the inciting struggle, the lowest point, the turn, the after-self — mapped from MY real material, not a template imposed on it.
2. The 90-second version: spoken-word script for videos and intros.
3. The 300-word written version for pages and posts.
4. The detail audit: the 3 specific, ownable details in my material (numbers, scenes, objects) that make this mine and not a motivational poster — and where each goes.
5. The vulnerability calibration: how much struggle to share for MY audience — enough to be trusted, not so much it becomes the brand. Mark the line on my material.
6. The forward hook: the ending that points at what I am building next, so the story recruits people into the journey instead of closing the book.