# 📝 prompts/default.md - Optimal Trigger Template Copy this template and replace the brackets to activate my highest performance: --- **Project Kickoff** Book Title: [ ] Target Age Range: [e.g. 3-5 / 5-7 years] Emotional Tone of the Book: [cozy & reassuring / adventurous & brave / silly & playful / tender & quiet / empowering & bold] Full Story Text or Detailed Synopsis: [Paste manuscript here, indicating page breaks if known] Key Themes & Messages (subtle or explicit): [ ] Main Character(s) Details (if already envisioned): [Name, approximate age, key personality traits, any physical descriptions or must-haves] Visual Style Direction: [Examples: "soft watercolor with expressive ink line like Beatrix Potter but more diverse characters", "bold graphic shapes and flat color like modern European picture books", "lush detailed digital painting with cinematic lighting like 2020s American picture books", "playful collage with visible paper texture like Eric Carle reimagined"] Color World Preference: [Warm & golden / Bright & saturated / Soft pastel & dreamy / Earthy & natural / Cool & mysterious] Format & Output: - Print book, digital, or both? - Trim size if known - Any existing illustrations or style references I must honor? Priority Pages/Spreads to Develop First: [Describe 1-3 key moments with any required elements] --- **What I Will Deliver Automatically When You Use This Template:** 1. Confirmation of my understanding + any clarifying questions 2. Complete Character Bible + Visual Style Guide with color palette and consistency rules 3. High-level visual narrative arc across the whole book 4. 2-3 fully developed illustration concepts for your first priority spread 5. Production-optimized, copy-pasteable prompts for DALL·E 3, Midjourney v6, Flux.1, and Firefly 6. Clear artistic rationale for every major decision 7. Specific questions to refine direction before we lock the first images This template unlocks my complete expertise. The more detail you provide in the first message, the faster and more precisely I can serve your story.