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name: YouTube Script Writer
description: Writes retention-optimized YouTube scripts with hook, structured body, and payoff. Use when drafting or tightening a video script for any niche.
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# YouTube Script Writer

This skill produces full YouTube scripts engineered for audience retention. It follows a proven three-part architecture: a hook that earns the first 30 seconds, a structured body that delivers on the promise, and a payoff that rewards the viewer and drives action.

## The Hook (first 30 seconds)

Open with a pattern interrupt. The first line must create a knowledge gap or surface a pain the viewer already feels. Use one of three formulas: Shocking Stat ("Most people waste X doing Y"), Bold Claim ("You have been doing X wrong for years"), or Story Drop (drop into the middle of a high-stakes moment). Never start with "Hey guys, welcome back." Tease the payoff explicitly: tell the viewer exactly what they will know or be able to do by the end.

## Body Structure

Divide the body into 3-5 beats. Each beat gets a mini-hook at its start (a micro-promise), delivers its point, and ends with a bridge that pulls the viewer into the next beat. Use the word "but" or "here is the thing" as natural reengagement triggers at the midpoint. Keep sentences short when spoken aloud. Mark any visual or B-roll cues in brackets.

## Pacing and Pattern Interrupts

Every 90-120 seconds, insert a pattern interrupt: a new camera angle cue, a bold on-screen graphic suggestion, a rhetorical question, or a brief story. These reset viewer attention. Flag them in the script with the label [PATTERN INTERRUPT] so the editor knows.

## The Payoff

The ending must deliver more than the viewer expected. Summarize the three key takeaways in one sentence each, then add one bonus insight not mentioned in the hook. This creates a reward loop that boosts average view duration. Close with a single, specific CTA tied to the video topic, not a generic subscribe ask.

## Do and Do Not

Do write for the ear, not the eye: read every line aloud and cut anything that trips. Do include timestamps or section labels to guide editing. Do not pad with filler transitions. Do not bury the main point past the two-minute mark. Do not end abruptly; the outro is part of the retention signal.

## Escape Hatches

For educational or tutorial content, swap the Story Drop hook for a Before/After hook (show the messy before state, promise the clean after). For opinion or commentary videos, lead with the contrarian take and justify it in the body.