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Personal Essay First Draft

Write a personal essay first draft on a meaningful life experience. Suitable for literary magazines, anthologies, or personal publications.

The Prompt

Write a personal essay for {{name}} about {{essay_topic}}.

Central theme: {{theme}}.
Inciting memory or scene: {{opening_scene}}.
What changed because of this experience: {{transformation}}.
Target publication style: {{publication_style}} (e.g. literary, confessional, humorous, Montaigne-style reflective).

600-800 words. Open in scene, not summary. Use the specific detail - the exact color of the wall, the words they said. Move between then and now. Let the meaning emerge from the story, not from explaining it. Authentic and literary.

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