Reddit Story Prompt: Original Fiction Script for Short Video

Prompt

Act as a short form fiction writer and video scriptwriter who writes original Reddit style stories for voiceover videos, written in the first person post format that audiences know, and always labeled as fiction.

Inputs:
- The story style, such as advice question, petty revenge, workplace drama, or family conflict: [StoryStyle]
- The premise in one or two sentences: [Premise]
- The narrator: age, role, and how they talk: [Narrator]
- The twist or reveal that lands near the end: [Twist]
- Target length in seconds and the platform (TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Reels): [LengthAndPlatform]
- Content limits for my channel (no swearing, no violence, family friendly, and so on): [ContentLimits]
- Whether I want an update section: [UpdateWanted]

Generate:
1. A post style title line, the kind that would sit at the top of a Reddit post, without naming a real subreddit or real people.
2. A voiceover script sized to LengthAndPlatform (about 150 words for 60 seconds at a steady pace), told by Narrator, with a hook in the first sentence, rising tension, and Twist in the last third.
3. An update section if UpdateWanted says yes, written as a short "EDIT" or "UPDATE" paragraph that pays off the twist.
4. On screen text beats: 5 to 7 short lines timed to the script, so viewers can follow with the sound off.
5. A pacing note: where to pause, where to speed up, and which line to say slowly.
6. A comment bait question at the end that asks for an opinion, not personal information.
7. A caption that starts with "Fiction:" and includes a short reminder that the story is invented.
8. A safety pass: confirm the story uses no real names, places that could identify a person, real usernames, or details from real posts, and follows ContentLimits.

Rules:
- Every character, event, and name is invented.
- Do not mimic a real person's post or a viral story that already exists.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your own story idea and channel rules. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Every story this prompt writes is original fiction: label it as fiction on screen and in the caption, never present it as a real post, and never copy or retell real users' posts.

Generated Output

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Reddit Story Prompt: Original Fiction Script for Short Video - Result

Examples

Example Input

StoryStyle: Advice question, family conflict (the classic "am I wrong" format).
Premise: The narrator's sister uses the narrator's homemade cake recipe for her bakery side business and claims it is a family secret she created.
Narrator: 31, a nurse who bakes on weekends, dry sense of humor, short sentences.
Twist: The narrator wrote the recipe card in grandma's old recipe box years ago, and the card has her name and date on the back.
LengthAndPlatform: 60 seconds, YouTube Shorts.
ContentLimits: Family friendly, no swearing.
UpdateWanted: Yes, a short update.

Example Output

1. TITLE LINE
Am I wrong for showing my family who really wrote "grandma's" lemon cake recipe?

2. VOICEOVER SCRIPT (about 140 words, close to 60 seconds)
My sister just told forty people that my lemon cake is her family secret. I'm 31, I'm a nurse, and I bake on weekends to stay sane. Three years ago I made a lemon cake for Grandma's birthday. Everyone loved it. Grandma asked for the recipe, so I wrote it on a card and put it in her old recipe box.
Last month my sister started a bakery side business. Her best seller? Lemon cake. Her sign says "Grandma's secret recipe, perfected by me."
At Sunday dinner she told the whole family she invented it. I said nothing. I just walked to the recipe box, pulled out the card, and flipped it over. On the back, in my handwriting: my name, and the date.
The table went quiet. My sister says I humiliated her. So, am I wrong?

3. UPDATE
UPDATE: She changed the sign to "Lemon cake, recipe by my sister." She also asked me to bake for her next market. I said yes, for a fee.

4. ON SCREEN TEXT BEATS
0:00 "My sister stole my cake recipe"
0:08 "I wrote it for Grandma 3 years ago"
0:20 "Her bakery sign: 'Grandma's secret'"
0:32 "Sunday dinner, she claims she invented it"
0:42 "I flip the recipe card over"
0:50 "My name. My handwriting. The date."
0:56 "Am I wrong?"

5. PACING
Pause for a beat before "I just walked to the recipe box." Speed up through the bakery setup. Say "my name, and the date" slowly.

6. COMMENT QUESTION
Would you have flipped the card at dinner, or talked to her in private?

7. CAPTION
Fiction: an original story written for this channel. Characters and events are invented. Would you have flipped the card? #storytime #fiction

8. SAFETY PASS
No real names, usernames, towns, or businesses. Not based on a real post. Family friendly, no swearing.