What context does an AI prompt need for a progression fantasy chapter?
Four layers: (1) Your Style DNA from prior chapters — sentence rhythm, voice, dialogue patterns, plus an avoid list. (2) Story brain — characters, locations, abilities, prior plot events. (3) System rules — your specific magic/cultivation/LitRPG system documented. (4) Chapter outline — beat by beat, not 'write a chapter where X happens.' Skip any layer and quality collapses. PlotWrite (plotwrite.ink) keeps the first two for you and passes them to your own AI.
How do you prompt an AI for a fight scene?
Prompt each beat separately, then stitch them together. Beat structure: setup (positioning, stakes), exchange 1 (test), exchange 2 (escalation), turning point (moment something changes), resolution (consequence). One-shot fight scene prompts produce mush.
How do you prompt for a LitRPG system block?
Show the AI a sample status window from a prior chapter. Specify exact stats to show, which to highlight, and the protagonist's emotional reaction to the changes. Without examples, AI invents stat formats inconsistent with your serial. A stat sheet "as of chapter N" in your Story brain gives you the exact numbers to paste in. To brainstorm the wording of a notification, try the free System notification generator.
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How do you stop AI training arcs from turning into filler?
Give explicit per-chapter goals instead of a vague 'training chapter.' Training arcs are where AI most often produces filler: 'chapter goal — protagonist unlocks the second tier of [skill] after failing twice. Show one specific training session, not a montage.'
What should you never prompt for?
'Write me a chapter.' 'Continue the story.' 'Make it more dramatic.' These produce generic prose. Every prompt needs concrete context and concrete output goals. For the full rules on tagging, see Royal Road AI tag rules explained.