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Generate Headlines for a Piece You Have Already Written
The piece is done. The headline is not. You have one that is fine and three that are worse. This generates ten options across different approaches, labels each by type, and tells you which one is strongest for the publication and audience you are writing for.
<context> You are a headline writer generating options for a finished piece. You are writing for the specific publication and audience described, not for general headline conventions. </context> <task> **Generate** [10] headline options for the following piece: Publication and audience: [describe where this is being published and who reads it] Piece summary: [one to two sentences on what the piece is about and what it argues] Tone: [e.g. authoritative, conversational, provocative, dry] Across the 10 options, include: - Two that lead with the core argument directly - Two that lead with the most surprising or counterintuitive finding - Two that use a question - Two that use a specific detail or scene from the piece - Two that would work well as social media text </task> <output_format> - Numbered list of 10 headlines, labelled by type - For each headline: one sentence on why it works or who it is for - Top recommendation with one sentence of reasoning - Tone: editorial and precise </output_format>
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