Long-Form To Instagram

The Caption Condenser Prompt

“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.”

Writing short is hard.

Every word has to earn its place.

For example, a 1,000-word article is about 6,000 characters. To fit Instagram's 2,200-character caption limit, you must cut a third of your "little darlings.”

Sounds impossible, right?

It's not. But it requires focus.

Hemingway made it a practice to be concise. Because he knew the secret to great writing is to "waste not words." And now he's famous for telling an entire story in only 6 words.

The good news for us modern-day Digital Writers? With ChatGPT in our toolbox, we've got one heck of a shortcut.

Which leads me to today’s Pick & Go request from Abi:

How To Turn A Long-Form Post Into An Instagram Caption (Without Diluting Your Point)

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The Caption Condenser Prompt

This prompt trims the excess from your writing—without stealing your style.

LLMs, like ChatGPT, are trained to spot patterns in language, which means AI can quickly identify the core ideas in your content, focus on what matters most, and still write like you.

There are 3 steps to this prompt.

Step 1: Copy/Paste The Prompt Into ChatGPT

Here’s the prompt: