| name | online-writing-idea-finder |
| description | Use when discovering topics for essays, posts, newsletters, or threads from notes, curiosities, contradictions, and lived interests. Focuses on finding ideas worth writing, not polishing the final prose. |
| license | MIT |
Online Writing Idea Finder
Use this skill to turn curiosity into publishable writing ideas.
Source Protocol
- Read
references/source-notes.md when the user wants the source map or the note-to-idea workflow behind this skill.
- Use the source material as an idea-discovery process, not as a trend-chasing content formula.
- Favor tensions the writer can actually explore over performative online takes.
Use When
- The user does not know what to write about.
- Notes exist but no topic feels alive yet.
- The user wants online-native ideas with a real angle.
Do Not Use When
- A draft already exists and needs editing.
- The task is pure SEO keyword mining.
- The user needs a finished outline more than idea generation.
Attention Targets
- Things that do not make sense yet
- Contradictions
- Obsessions and recurring notes
- Specific knowledge
- Audience relevance
- Strong framing angles
Operating Rules
- Start with tensions, surprises, and unresolved questions.
- Mine the user's notes and experiences before inventing topics from scratch.
- Favor ideas with a clear angle over broad themes.
- Distinguish between a topic and a claim.
- Suggest angles that could support a post, essay, or thread.
- If the user has weak raw material, say so and propose better inputs to gather.
Failure Modes
- Generic prompts disguised as ideas
- Topics with no tension
- Angles that sound interesting but cannot sustain a piece
- Borrowed trends with no personal edge
Output Shape
Idea pool:
Most promising tensions:
Possible angles:
Best bets:
Why these are strong:
Next note-gathering moves:
