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Make a fictional setting feel specific
Replace generic mood words with concrete details a character could notice.
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What you’re working towards
Replace generic mood words with concrete details a character could notice. The worked result was written for this guide; it is not a recording of an AI run.
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Make a start
One step at a time.
3 steps
Start with the synthetic worked example or other non-sensitive inputs. Run one prompt at a time in your chosen AI tool. Replace any bracketed placeholders with the requested material, check each reply, and supply the source or earlier outputs that step needs. Paste them again if the tool lacks that context.
Start with the synthetic example, then adapt each prompt to your task.
01
Open a text assistant and try the example
For a concrete starter route, open https://chatgpt.com and choose New chat. Sign in if that service requires it for your access. You can also use another text assistant you already have. Copy the entire prompt below (the instructions to paste), including the sample input, into its message box and send it. No upload or image generation is needed. Expect a 100–140-word sensory description. The wording may differ from the example; the constraints should not. If it only explains the task, ask it to produce the finished result using the supplied input.
Your starting prompt
Write a 100–140-word scene description from the viewpoint of the waiting visitor. Include sound, touch, smell and sight; do not force taste into the scene. Avoid the banned mood words and do not introduce dialogue or backstory.
Use this complete made-up practice input:
Place: A fictional indoor ferry waiting room during rain.
Viewpoint: An adult visitor sitting on a wooden bench with a damp paper ticket.
Available details: A yellow departure board with one dark letter; rain hitting a metal roof; a radiator that clicks but gives little warmth; wool coats drying; a door opening briefly to show grey water.
Tone to imply through details: Restless waiting.
Banned words: atmospheric, eerie, beautiful, restless, cozy.
No claim about a real ferry service or timetable. No additional people named.
Return the finished result. Keep it fictional and do not add claims about real people, products or events.
02
Check, correct and save
Read the response beside the original input. Count 100–140 words and look for sound, touch, smell and sight. Search for every banned word and remove any occurrence. Check that the viewpoint stays with the seated visitor and no timetable is invented. If a check fails, paste the correction prompt below in the same conversation. Check the revised result yourself, then copy the version you want into your own notes or document.
Your starting prompt
Check your previous result against this original input:
Place: A fictional indoor ferry waiting room during rain.
Viewpoint: An adult visitor sitting on a wooden bench with a damp paper ticket.
Available details: A yellow departure board with one dark letter; rain hitting a metal roof; a radiator that clicks but gives little warmth; wool coats drying; a door opening briefly to show grey water.
Tone to imply through details: Restless waiting.
Banned words: atmospheric, eerie, beautiful, restless, cozy.
No claim about a real ferry service or timetable. No additional people named.
Check these requirements one by one:
- Count 100–140 words and look for sound, touch, smell and sight.
- Search for every banned word and remove any occurrence.
- Check that the viewpoint stays with the seated visitor and no timetable is invented.
Quote each problem, explain the smallest repair, and return a complete corrected version. If there is no problem, say which checks you applied. Do not claim that your own review proves quality or audience response.
03
Optional: use your own material
Open a new chat. Copy the prompt below and replace [PASTE YOUR INPUT HERE] with setting, viewpoint, sensory details, banned words and exclusions. Use material you own or may use and leave out private details. The output limits written in this prompt stay in force; change a limit here too if you want a different one. Send the whole message. Expect the same kind of written result with your new material. Check it against this new input and these limits, not the sample’s names or numbers. If it differs, describe the exact mismatch and ask for a complete correction before saving.
Your starting prompt
Write a 100–140-word fictional setting description from my named viewpoint below. Include sound, touch, smell and sight; do not force taste. Avoid my banned words and add no dialogue or backstory. Use my supplied details and limits.
If an essential detail is missing or two requirements conflict, ask me before filling the gap.
MY INPUT
[PASTE YOUR INPUT HERE]
Optional: improve the result
Change the mood without changing the room
Learn how attention and rhythm alter a setting while the facts stay fixed. Keep the first version so you can compare the change. This extension uses the worked example. Return to that example chat, or paste its input and your checked example answer into a new chat first. Do not apply its sample values unchanged to your own input.
Advanced prompt
Rewrite the same setting to imply relief rather than waiting tension. Preserve all five available details, the visitor and the word range. Do not use the word relief. Explain which details you emphasized differently.
Use the original input and result in this conversation. If either is missing, ask me to paste it before continuing.
Show, then try
See the shape of the result.
This input is synthetic. The output is a written illustration of the intended result, not a verified AI-tool run.
01 / The starting point
Synthetic input
Made-up example for practice. All people, places and events are invented.
Place: A fictional indoor ferry waiting room during rain.
Viewpoint: An adult visitor sitting on a wooden bench with a damp paper ticket.
Available details: A yellow departure board with one dark letter; rain hitting a metal roof; a radiator that clicks but gives little warmth; wool coats drying; a door opening briefly to show grey water.
Tone to imply through details: Restless waiting.
Banned words: atmospheric, eerie, beautiful, restless, cozy.
No claim about a real ferry service or timetable. No additional people named.
Copies text only. For image or file tasks, use the source files named in the steps too.
Worked example written for this guide; it is not a recording of an AI run.
The paper ticket softened between the visitor's fingers. Each time they flattened it against their knee, a new crease appeared.
Rain rattled on the metal roof, quickened, and settled into a steady tapping. Beneath the window, the radiator clicked twice. The air around it stayed cool.
Across the room, a dark letter broke one destination on the yellow departure board. The visitor read around the gap, then read the whole line again.
Damp wool gave the room a heavy, familiar smell. When the door opened, a strip of grey water appeared beyond it. Cold air slipped across the bench. The visitor lifted the ticket from their knee before the door shut and the tapping filled the room once more.
These checks use the worked example and its particular facts. With your own material, check your actual names, numbers, sources and rules; do not reuse the sample’s values as the answer.
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A few things to watch for.
Listing one detail per sense can feel mechanical. Let details enter through what the visitor does.
Adding taste just to complete a checklist weakens this scene. Use only senses that fit the setting.