carousel-narrativeslisted

# Carousel Narratives - A carousel is a story told one swipe at a time. Each slide's only job is to make the thumb swipe to the next. - Slide 1 is a hook (treat it like a thumbnail + title); the last slide is the bookend + call to action. - Built on the six levers — see **storytelling-hooks**. Recap: 1. Curiosity gap · 2. Emotional mirror · 3. Conflict engine · 4. Relatability · 5. Pattern + surprise · 6. Three-act. ## When to Use - Writing an Instagram or LinkedIn carousel (5–10 slides). - Repurposing a video script, blog, or tip list into a swipeable post. - Diagnosing a carousel with high reach but low saves/swipe-through. - Any niche: education, business, design, finance, fitness, faith, personal brand. ## Generation Workflow 1. **Intake.** Confirm: exact audience, goal metric (saves / shares / comments / follows), platform(s), voice, and rough slide count. Ask if missing when the user can respond; otherwise state assumptions up front. 2. **Map.** Assign every idea to the slide map below. **One idea per slide wins over a shorter deck** — split a crowded slide rather than compress it (5–10 slides total). 3. **Write.** Deliver slide-by-slide: **slide text + visual direction** (layout intent, emphasis, swipe cue — not fonts/hex codes) for each slide, then the caption. Read **patterns.md** (same folder) for slide-1 hooks, transition loops, CTA lines, and caption openers — adapt, don't copy. 4. **Adapt per platform** (below) if posting to more than one. 5. **Check** again