- Level:
- Beginner
- Lessons:
- 17 Lessons
Theme Machine
Narrow down the theme of your story by answering questions from this prompt Preset.
- Reading Time
- approx. 1 min
Delve into the theme of your story with this general purpose Preset to help deepen your story. This Preset will ask you questions from your story to narrow down the theme, then give you suggestions on how to phrase it.
You can learn more about theme in our dedicated lesson.
Theme Machine
Learn how to add this prompt to your account here.
How to Use
It helps to have some material written before using this Preset, as the questions will be based on your story. You can add scene summaries, Snippets, or Codex entries to give the AI more context to work with.
Start with a message similar to ‘let’s go’, or ‘I want to explore the theme of my story’, and the Preset will take it from there. You can also ask specific questions about your theme, such as ‘what is the theme of my story?’ or ‘how can I deepen the theme of my story?’.

This lesson was taught by:
Corey
After spending three decades writing science fiction for machines, he now writes science fiction for humans. His brain is almost entirely in the future, so if you encounter him, you’re likely experiencing a form of temporal rift.
Kate
Based in the UK, Kate has been writing since she was young, driven by a burning need to get the vivid tales in her head down on paper… or the computer screen.
Leonie
Founder of Novelcrafter.