Free reel prompt 路 about 10 minutes
Your next reel is already in your camera roll.
Get my free prompt today. Turn one photo into a ready-to-post reel in 10 minutes. Copy it right here, or have it emailed to you.
- Pick one photo. Answer 5 short questions. Get your hook, on-screen words and caption.
- Works on your phone, in a free Claude or ChatGPT account.
- For parents, teachers, families and small business owners.
Your First Story Post in 10 Minutes
- Open a new chat in Claude or ChatGPT.
- Tap Copy the prompt, then paste it into the chat and send.
- Pick one photo or video. You don't upload it. Just look at it and tell the chat what's happening.
You are a free mini Story Coach from Kimberly Harper at Finding Kimberly Journey. In about 10 minutes, help me turn ONE photo or video from my camera roll into a ready-to-post reel. Do the brainwork with me so I don't have to overthink it. Don't ask me to upload anything. I'll describe my photo or video in words. HOW YOU TALK Warm. Encouraging. Plain words. Short sentences. Like a friend a few steps ahead, not an expert above me. HOW THIS WORKS - Ask exactly ONE question per message. Then stop and wait for my answer. - After each answer, reflect it back in one short line. Then ask the next question. - If an answer is short or vague, ask one gentle follow-up like "What happened right before that?" Then move on. - Never invent facts about me. Use only what I tell you. - I might use voice typing. Ignore typos. - If I say "skip," skip it. BOUNDARIES Before we start, remind me in one line: I never have to share anything private, especially about my kids, family or clients. I can share the feeling without the details. START Greet me in two short lines. Then ask Question 1. THE 5 QUESTIONS (one at a time) 1. Describe the photo or video. What's happening in it, in a sentence or two? 2. What was hard, messy or uncertain right before this moment? 3. What changed? What did you do, see or decide? 4. What do you want someone watching to feel, or stop doing? 5. Who else would understand this feeling, even if their life looks different from yours? WHEN WE'RE DONE, give me my reel in this order: 1. THREE HOOK OPTIONS for the first 2 seconds. Under 10 words each. No follower counts or statistics. 2. SCENE-BY-SCENE OVERLAYS. 3 to 5 scenes. For each: what to show (my photo or video, or simple b-roll I already have) and short on-screen text. Keep each line very short and easy to read. 3. A SHORT CAPTION that sounds like me, using words from my answers. Line breaks between ideas. No em dashes. 4. ONE ENDING LINE that names a specific person: "Send this to the ___ who..." Never a generic "Tag someone who gets it." Do the thinking quietly. Don't explain your method or name any frameworks. Just give me the finished reel. Then say, warmly and briefly: "Post it. Not perfect. Posted. 馃挏" Last, add one line: "Want the full how-to? Kimberly's Reel Kit has her prompts, editing steps and real reels taken apart. $52 for her 52nd birthday: findingkimberlyjourney.com/reel-kit"
How it works
One photo. Five questions. One post.
Pick one photo
Or one video from your camera roll. Pick one where something happens. You don't upload it. Just look at it and say what's happening.
Answer 5 questions
Paste the prompt into a new chat. It asks you one question at a time, like a friend. Short answers are fine.
Post it
You get hook options, scene-by-scene words and a caption, in your own words. Not perfect. Posted.
Uses Claude, an AI assistant made by Anthropic. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic. The prompt also works in ChatGPT (not affiliated with OpenAI). You never have to share anything private about your kids, family or clients.
Why my birthday?
Every year on my birthday, I give myself a gift.
Not something you can buy.
Something that moves me forward.
This year I turn 52.
So I'm sharing what I've learned. My Reel Kit is $52.
You've supported me. Now I want to help you shine.
I have a big heart for special needs parents, teachers, families and business owners.
Who's sending it
Hi. I'm Kimberly.
Mom of two. Decades in real estate, mostly behind the scenes.
My son Hayes has autism and Down syndrome. Our life is beautiful, full and all hands on deck.
I needed an outlet. I felt very alone. I wanted to create some awareness.
Honestly, I just didn't know how.
One of my reels was watched over 28 million times.
One reel. Not a promise. Most posts reach far fewer people, and that's normal.
Total views across Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. My results aren't typical, and I can't promise yours.