A Novel Opening That Captivates the Reader
This is a ready-made prompt from the Zayenha Prompt library in Content Writing, written for gpt-5-5. It has a main prompt to copy into the model, built-in quality guards, and a verification prompt to run in a second window to review the answer. The full text needs the Plus plan; the description is open to all.
Write a novel opening that seizes the reader from line one: a distinctive narrative voice, an implicit dramatic question, and tension that turns the page, without opening on a dream, weather, or dull exposition, for novelists who know the first page decides.
Your current plan: free
Writing the first page of a new novel, fixing a cold opening that fails to grip, preparing a strong sample to submit to a publisher or literary agent.
Built-in quality guards
No fabricating quotes or historical facts and attributing them to a real source
An opening with an original voice and fresh hook, not a cliché or familiar pitfall
Voice, tone, length, and POV match the novel's genre and reader
Hook, voice, dramatic question, tension, and a page-turn line all working together
Frequently asked questions
How do I use this prompt?
Copy the main prompt and paste it into gpt-5-5 or the model you use, replace what is in square brackets with your details, then run the verification prompt in a second window with the answer pasted in, and review it before relying on it.
Is this prompt free?
Its full text requires the Plus plan or higher. Free prompts you can copy at once without an account are on the ready-made Arabic prompts page.
Which model was this prompt written for?
It was written for gpt-5-5 and follows how that model works; you can run it on other models too, reviewing the result, since no single wording guarantees the best result on every model.