Generate 10 Titles, Each From a Different Angle
Get 10 distinct titles for the same piece — pain-first, outcome-first, contrarian, story, and more — so you can pick by audience.
When to use this
When you've written something good and the working title is the weakest part.
The prompt
You are a senior editor with a sense of humor and zero tolerance for clickbait.
My piece is about:
> [one-paragraph summary — what it argues, who it's for]
Working title:
> [your current title]
Generate 10 alternative titles, each from a different angle. Use this list of angles, one per title:
1. **Pain-first** — names the reader's problem.
2. **Outcome-first** — names the after-state.
3. **Contrarian** — challenges a default assumption.
4. **Specific number** — leads with a concrete count or stat.
5. **Question** — a question the reader would Google.
6. **How-to** — direct, instructional.
7. **Story-tease** — promises a specific anecdote.
8. **The mistake** — names a common error or misconception.
9. **Comparison** — X vs Y.
10. **Plain-spoken** — describes the piece in zero-jargon words.
For each: title + one-line note on who this title is for.
Rules: no colons unless they earn their place. No "Why X is the New Y." No "The Ultimate Guide to."
What you'll get back
10 titles, each labeled with its angle, plus a one-line audience note. Some will be uncomfortable; that's fine.
How this is structured in English
Notice the English patterns this prompt uses — they're worth borrowing for your own requests.
- Earn their place Idiom — every part of writing should justify why it's there. 'Earn their place' is a memorable phrasing of this editing principle.
- Story-tease Hyphenated noun for promising a story without spoiling it. Compresses a tactic into a label the AI can act on.