Creative Writing with Gemini: Stories, Scripts & World-Building

Write a scene in the literary fiction genre.

Constraints:
- No genre tropes (no magic, no futuristic tech, no crimes unless central)
- Focus on internal conflict, not external plot
- The most important event should be emotional, not physical
- Use subtext — what characters don't say matters more than what they do
- The prose should reward re-reading
- Avoid sentimentality — earned emotion > manufactured emotion

Write a science fiction scene.

Constraints:
- The speculative element must be central to the scene's conflict
- Make the technology feel lived-in, not explained
- Avoid info-dumping — reveal the world through character interaction
- The science doesn't need to be real, but it must be internally consistent
- The human story matters more than the world-building

Write a horror scene.

Constraints:
- Build dread through anticipation, not gore
- The threat should feel inevitable but not yet visible
- Use sensory details to create unease (wrong smells, off sounds)
- The protagonist should make rational decisions that still lead to danger
- End the scene with the threat closer than before, not resolved

Image 1: "city-reference.jpg" — Architectural inspiration for the capital city
Image 2: "landscape-reference.jpg" — The surrounding geography
Image 3: "fashion-reference.jpg" — Clothing and textile inspiration

Based on these visual references, develop the following world elements:

1. GEOGRAPHY: Describe the physical setting — climate, terrain,
   natural resources. How does the landscape shape the culture?
2. ARCHITECTURE: What materials do they build with? What do buildings
   reveal about their values (defensive, aesthetic, communal)?
3. SOCIETY: Government structure, class system, major cultural values.
   What does this society reward? What does it punish?
4. DAILY LIFE: What does an ordinary person's day look like?
   Food, work, family, leisure.
5. CONFLICT: What are the major tensions in this world?
   Between classes? Nations? Species? Ideologies?

Ground every element in what's visible in the reference images.
If an image suggests a detail (the architecture looks defensive →
this is a society that fears invasion), follow that thread.

CHARACTER VOICE REFERENCE — [CHARACTER NAME]

SPEECH PATTERNS:
- Sentence length: [short and clipped / long and meandering / varied]
- Vocabulary level: [simple / educated / technical / archaic]
- Signature phrases: [2-3 phrases this character uses repeatedly]
- Verbal tics: [umm, like, actually, I mean, you know]

WHAT THEY NOTICE:
- This character notices [physical details / emotional states / power dynamics /
  aesthetic qualities] first in any situation
- They never comment on [topic they're oblivious to]

WHAT THEY WANT IN EVERY SCENE:
- Surface want: [what they say they want]
- Hidden want: [what they actually want]

VOICE SAMPLES:
"[Example dialogue line 1]"
"[Example dialogue line 2]"
"[Example narration in their voice]"

Revise the following scene. Focus on:

1. SENSORY GROUNDING: Add at least 3 sensory details beyond sight
   (smell, sound, texture, temperature)
2. DIALOGUE COMPRESSION: Cut any line that doesn't reveal character
   or advance conflict. Combine lines where possible.
3. SHOWING vs. TELLING: Find every instance of telling an emotion
   ("she was angry") and replace with showing (actions, dialogue, physicality)
4. SENTENCE RHYTHM: Vary sentence length. No more than 3 sentences
   of similar length in a row.
5. SCENE ECONOMY: Enter each scene as late as possible. Exit as
   early as possible.

For each change, explain briefly why you made it.