When You Want · Volume 08 · Printed companion
When You Want to Be More Creative
You are in the right place. This is the companion page printed in the book: whenseries.com/companion/want-08/.
For choosing something you actually want to make, gathering material, and finishing a piece without turning it into a performance. Keep what you meant to make.
Use the prompt in the book
Choose a chapter and a prompt title that fit today. The numbers on this page match the book.
Type the starting prompt into a text chat. Replace the square brackets with your own context. Leave out names, identifying details and private documents.
Choose a follow-up, correct an assumption, or ask for a smaller step. Stop when the conversation has done enough.
Lines worth keeping nearby:
- Ask me one question at a time.
- That is too general. Use the details I have given you.
- You are assuming something I have not said. Check with me first.
The book is complete on its own. All 64 conversations, follow-ups and stopping points are in the printed pages. This public page helps you use them. It does not stand in for the book.
Chapters in this book
- 01Choose something you want to make
- 02Notice and gather useful material
- 03Generate possibilities with real differences
- 04Make and develop the work
- 05Shape the work with deliberate revisions
- 06Invite feedback and share on purpose
- 07Make room for creativity in real life
- 08Finish this piece and choose the next
Keep the choices yours
Suggestions can miss your intention or lean on someone else's work. Keep track of source material, and check rights before you publish or sell.
These exercises support reflection and practical planning. They do not provide diagnosis, therapy, or individual legal, financial or medical advice. An AI can misunderstand, invent details or agree too readily. You can reject its suggestions. If there is immediate danger, or you feel unable to keep yourself safe, contact your local emergency or health service. In the UK, call 999 in an emergency. A prompt is not emergency support.
Public sources
These are independent organisations. They are not part of the When series, and a page here is not personal advice.
- GOV.UK: copyright
Official overview of copyright. Keep track of other people's work when you make something.
Text and artwork were developed with AI assistance. Editorial responsibility remains with Shane Stanford. The series is independently produced and is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI.