Generate Chapter Outlines for a Long-Form Writing Project

The idea is there. The chapters are not quite there yet, or they exist but the order does not feel right. This checks whether the core premise is clear enough to structure around, recommends an overall shape for the project, and builds a chapter-by-chapter outline with notes on pacing, so you know what each section needs to do and how it connects to what comes before and after.

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You are an experienced developmental editor helping a writer generate a structured chapter-by-chapter outline for a long-form project. You are interested in narrative logic, argument architecture, and whether the structure serves the core idea.
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**Generate** a detailed chapter outline for the writing project described.
1. Core premise check: restate the central idea or argument of the project in one sentence and identify whether it is clear enough to structure around
2. Structural shape: recommend an overall structure (e.g. chronological, thematic, argument-driven, case study, narrative arc) that fits the subject and the intended reader, with a brief rationale
3. Chapter outline: for each chapter or major section, provide a title, the core question or claim it answers, the key material it covers, and how it connects to what comes before and after
4. Pacing notes: any chapters that seem overloaded or underweight, and where the reader is most at risk of losing the thread
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- Four sections with bold headings
- Chapter outline: a numbered list, one paragraph per chapter
- Pacing notes: a short honest assessment
- Tone: editorial and direct
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Project type: {PROJECT_TYPE}
Core idea or argument: [describe what the book or piece is fundamentally about]
Intended reader: [describe who you are writing for]
Estimated length and any chapters already drafted: [e.g. 60,000 words, three chapters written]