{"id":"acct-freelancer-late-invoice-rewrite","audience":"freelancers","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"tone","level":"beginner","title":"Rewrite an angry late-payment email into a firm one","free":false,"task":"You're Omar, a freelance designer, and you wrote an angry draft to a client whose invoice is late. Write a prompt that rewrites it: first line exactly \"Subject: Invoice 2026-14, payment date needed by Nov 13\", keep the invoice amount and original due date, say that Phase 2 work pauses until it's paid (section 4 of your contract), and drop every threat. No apology. Under 80 words.","materialLabel":"Your angry draft (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Grace,\n\nI'm honestly tired of chasing you. Invoice 2026-14 for $3,200 was due October 1 and it's now more than a month late. I delivered the brand guide on time, two days early actually, and you were thrilled with it in the call.\n\nI have rent too. If I don't see the money this week I'm going to have to talk to a lawyer, and frankly I'll be telling other founders in the coworking space how you treat freelancers. I'm also seriously thinking about leaving you a review.\n\nThis is really unprofessional. I've sent three reminders (Oct 8, Oct 20, Nov 2) and gotten nothing back but \"will check\".\n\nThe payment link is still the same as on the invoice.\n\nOmar","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives the subject line","patterns":["subject","nov(ember)? 13"]},{"label":"Keeps the facts","patterns":["3,?200","oct(ober)? 1","due date"]},{"label":"States the consequence","patterns":["phase 2","section 4","pause"]},{"label":"Removes threats","patterns":["threat","lawyer","no apolog"]},{"label":"Sets length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"No subject line","why":"The AI rewrites the body only and leaves the subject to you.","fix":"Give it word for word: first line \"Subject: Invoice 2026-14, payment date needed by Nov 13\".","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Softening away the facts","why":"Making it polite, the AI drops the amount, the due date, or what happens next.","fix":"Say: \"Keep $3,200 and Oct 1, and say Phase 2 pauses until paid (contract section 4).\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Keeping a veiled threat","why":"The AI tones down the lawyer and review lines but keeps a hint of them.","fix":"Add: \"Remove every threat entirely, and don't apologize.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"Rewrites often end up as long as the original.","fix":"Ask for \"under 60 words, 3 short sentences\", plain text.","checks":["maxWords","plainText"]}],"hint":"A good rewrite keeps the facts and the consequence and drops the anger. Tell the AI the subject line, the one consequence your contract allows, and what to remove.","rubricLabels":["The first line is exactly \"Subject: Invoice 2026-14, payment date needed by Nov 13\"","Keeps the $3,200 amount and the Oct 1 due date, and says Phase 2 work pauses until the invoice is paid, citing section 4 of the contract","Has no threats (no lawyer, no telling other founders, no review), no sarcasm and no apology"]}