PromptVaultA long essay compressed without breaking its logic
For editors fitting an argument to length while preserving proof, qualification, and proportion.
Works with
- Claude
- DeepSeek
The prompt150 words · 4 blanks
What you fill in
- Essay draft
[source_essay]ExampleA 2,400-word argument with citations, examples, and a substantive caveat - Target word ceiling
[target_words]Example900 - Examples to retain
[example_count]Example2 - Paragraph count
[section_count]Example6
How to use it
- 1Open it in PromptVault. Find it in Writing, or search for “A long essay compressed without breaking its logic”.
- 2Fill in the 4 blanks. essay draft, target word ceiling, examples to retain and paragraph count — the only things the prompt cannot know.
- 3Copy and paste it into Claude. It also works with DeepSeek.
About this prompt
“A long essay compressed without breaking its logic” is a intermediate writing prompt. For editors fitting an argument to length while preserving proof, qualification, and proportion. It is 150 words long and written to get a usable answer on the first message, in Claude and DeepSeek or any other chat assistant. Good for: tightening, rewrite, nonfiction, structure and editing. Like every prompt in PromptVault, it was written and edited in-house, and it works offline once the app is installed.
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