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I dont know if you ever answer it but, I always feel stuck when I want to write how one character show their anger. Can you maybe share some to us how? But with dialouge and the describing feelings instead? Hehe I'm sorry and thank you! I hope this makes sense?

How to write anger

Why is the character angry?

feeling betrayed

feeling frustrated

feeling left out

feeling hurt

feeling misunderstood

feeling annoyed

feeling jealous

feeling like no one listens to them

feeling rejected

feeling powerless

feeling embarrassed

being worried

How does the character show it?

There are two options:

silently, trying to suppress it and not show it

openly and direct

Both options can be shown with different dialogue and with describing their body language.

Body Language

1. Silently, trying to suppress it and not show it

clenching their fists

pressing their lips on each other

breathing loudly through their nose

eyes getting smaller

clenching their teeth

clenching their jaw

looking away to calm themselves

speaking with clenched teeth

whole body is tense

2. Openly and direct

screaming

throwing things around

stomping

moving around a lot, can't keeping still

open body language, like they are ready to attack

frown wrinkles on their forehead

prominent veins

grabbing someone they are angry with to get them to understand why they are angry

becoming violent

non-stop talking, ranting

shaking their head

throwing their arms in the air

eyes either going from one point to another while ranting or completely fixating on the person they are angry with

Dialogue

Depends on the situation and what they are angry about, but it's important to say, that especially in the more manic phase of loud and open anger, it oftentimes happens that the characters say things, they wouldn't normally say and that they even want to take back later when it registered what they said. So let them go a bit wild with the way they talk.

Here are some dialogue prompts for a scene where people are fighting and being betrayed. And here are some posts that can help in a scene that has anger in it.

How to write emotional scenes

How to write an argument

How to write yelling

How to write betrayal

Hope this is helpful!

- Jana

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One Night Stand Prompts

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Person A is not a kiss and tell kind of person, so their friends start to think that they have been alone for way too long now and set them up with Person B. What the friends don’t know is that they both already know each other – intimately.

It was supposed to be a one night stand. Then it became a second night. A third - and suddenly they realized that they had never left.

Person A normally does not go out to clubs. They normally don't accept drinks from strangers or dance with them. And they normally do not go home with them.

Remembering every last inch on Person B's body is not a weird thing, just because they only hooked up that one time. They had just been very thorough. And now the memories are haunting them. In the best way.

Person A's last one night stand ended with a misunderstanding and a lot of awkwardness. To cheer them up again, their friends set them up with a blind date. They meant well, it’s not their fault that it’s the person they had previously slept with.

Person A's friends are obsessed with setting them up with blind dates, and A knows they mean well, but they are just not interested in dating, so they just ask their last blind date and one night stand, Person B, to fake date them, so A's friends stop setting them up.

Can you still call it a one night stand if they actually already had one years ago?

Person A had never had a one night stand before, so they don't know what the correct etiquette is. They are currently bringing breakfast to Person B, who is still in bed, because that's the polite thing to do, right?

What is the worst thing that can happen when you have someone in your bed that you just had an amazing night with? Your parents deciding to pay you a visit, who are just so excited to meet your new partner.

Person A and Person B are in a committed relationship and very happy. So happy that they decide adding a third person for just one night won't change anything.

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Ideas of fatal character flaws? :3

Hi :)

Fatal character flaws

Aristotle calls this ‘Hamartia’ - a tragic flaw or error. It can be anything happening to good or bad characters, even otherwise good character traits and with good intentions that ultimately lead to the character’s demise. They are often traits that don’t neccessarily lead to someone’s downfall, but can if they’re done to an extreme. So think of these otherwise normal ‘flaws’ as extremes.

ignorance - not seeking helpful knowledge

selfishness - not thinking about others

curiosity - getting involved in things they shouldn’t get involved in

impetuousness - being too passionate/ not thinking before acting

pride - not giving in/ not taking help from others 

hubris - exaggerated opinion of oneself/ thinking nothing can get to them

lack of self-control - can’t help/stop themself

indecisiveness* - not being able to make decisions

confirmation bias - only taking in information that supports one’s own belief 

arrogance -  thinking they are superior

Have fun!

- Jana

*Interesting example: Chidi from The Good Place. A morally great character who is so extreme in always trying to make the right choice and therefore not being able to make a decision until it is proven to be right, it basically lands him in hell.

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Prompt #1087

She wanted it all. The lazy mornings in bed, the fight over which movie to watch, the bumping into each other in their small kitchen. The disagreements and the tears and the kisses and their love. For once she wanted to be selfish, and she wanted to have it all.

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Hugging Dialogue

"Need a hug?"

"I love having you in my arms."

"Come here, I will hold you."

"Hugging you feels really nice."

"I could really use a hug right now."

"Come on, let's hug it out."

"I feel like this calls for a group hug."

"If you ever need a hug, you know where to find me."

"Can you hold me just a bit tighter?"

"Nowhere I'd rather be than in your arms."

"Wearing your shirt feels like you're hugging me."

"Come closer, I'll warm you up in my arms."

"Hugging somehow feels less awkward than a handshake."

"Is this still hugging or does it count as cuddling?"

"Come on, you know you want to hug me."

More: 35 Hugs | Hugs Prompts

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Writing Game: Drabble

A drabble is a work of fiction that has exactly 100 words. Can you get a whole scene, maybe even a whole story across with the limited amount of words to use?

Choose a prompt from the drabble lists and then write a short piece with precisely 100 words.

Have fun!

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Prompt #1086

"I know you told me three times already, but can you say it one more time please?"

"I will say it to you as often as you need to hear it. I love you."

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Angsty Sentence Starters #3

"Please, speak to me."

"I never wanted this."

"What else is there to do?"

"I am just so tired."

"You can't leave me alone."

"I don't know what that means!"

"Sorry, but I don't think I can do this any longer."

"Do you want me to fear you?"

"Why are you doing this to me?"

"I'm so sorry for anything I've done to you."

"This is nothing I ever wanted to happen."

"Can you please listen to me?"

"I am no longer accepting this."

"The uncertainty is killing me."

"Don't just walk away from me."

"It was never about winning."

"Tell me what I can do to make you stay."

"You are scaring me."

"Don't be afraid. It will be over soon."

"I can't save you if you don't want to be saved."

More: Angsty Masterpost

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Roommates Arguments

Things that roommates could argue about:

not doing the dishes

not caring enough for their pets

not repairing damage their pets did

about who can use the bathroom first in the morning

about the people they bring into the shared space

being too loud when they get in late or go out early

never going grocery shopping

eating all of their food

never doing their chores

music or TV is too loud

stealing the other person's clothes

regularly burning the food they try to cook

not paying rent on time or other bills

about what they will watch for movie night

one being a night owl and the other being an early bird

their partner basically living with them without paying rent

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Prompt #1085

Maybe this was not the right time. But maybe if he didn't try now there would never be time for it again.

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Reactions to... seeing someone again after a long time

"Long time no see."

"Wow, I mean, how long has it been?"

"It's really good to see you."

"You have not changed at all."

"No way! What are you doing here?"

"Hi, I... I don't really know what to say."

"Is it okay to give you a hug?"

"I am so happy to see you again."

"What have you been up to?"

"Not sure where we stand right now."

"This must be fate, right?"

"I told you we would see each other again."

"You were the last person I expected to see here."

"Not a day went by without thinking about you."

"I can't believe it's really you."

"How is [insert partner] doing?"

"Oh hi. Interesting to see you here."

"I have waited so long for this moment."

"How's life going for you?"

"And now we're here, once again."

"I wasn't sure this day would ever come."

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Writing Game: Genres

Choose one prompt from my blog (you can use random.org) between 1 and 1079 and search for it by using #prompt [no.] on my blog or use this list.

What is you first inspiration? Is it going to be about romance, about adventure or is it going to be sad?

Whatever your first inspiration is, the goal of the game is to write this one prompt in as many genres as you can think of for it. Write about 5 to 10 sentences for each genre and see the different directions you can take the same prompt in.

Have fun!

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Prompt #1084

There was a flaw in that logic, but they had collectively decided to ignore it.

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Prompt #1083

"This is not some predestined soulmate shit or fate or whatever. I love you all on my own. Because you're awesome and because I want to."

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This blog is insanely amazing! Was curious as to if you could do some prompts for a love triangle ? I know that's kinda vague but if you had any idea about the dynamics and tropes or just some random dialogue I'd love you for it

Hi :)

My favourite love triangles end in a polyship and think you can see that in my prompts, but I tried to come up with some variety, so it’s not just another OT3 prompt list.

Here are some ideas for love triangle dynamics:

Love Triangle Ideas

Person A, Person B and Person C are actors and they play the most infuriating love triangle on TV. What their fans don’t know is that it’s not any better in real life.

Person A and Person B are both in a relationship with Person C without knowing about the other one. When they find out that they’ve both been cheated on by Person C, they team up to exact revenge on them.

Person A likes both Person B and Person C, but believes that they like each other and wants to be a good friend and sets them up with each other. But they actually don’t like each other, they both actually like Person A.

Person A loves Person B and is so jealous that Person B seems to be in love with Person C, that they don’t realize that Person C has a crush on them. It’s the perfect triangle.

Person A and Person B both have a crush on Person C, but they soon realize that neither one of them have a chance, so they bond over that fact.

Person A and Person B have what can only be described as a love-hate relationship and Person C always has to be the mediator in their relationship.

Person A likes both Person B and Person C, but they now demand a decision from Person A.

Person A’s and Person B’s relationship was always of a very competitive nature, so when Person C comes around, they compete against each other to win Person C’s affection.

Person A and Person B like each other. Everyone knows that. But when Person B just never acts on it, Person C convinces Person A to let them go and move on with Person C.

Everyone told Person A that chickening out of the decision-making, by not choosing one them, was the easy way out. But it definitely wasn’t.

Hope they inspire you!

- Jana

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i was reading through your masterlist of prompts and i realised something i dont see often: enemies to friends with benefits. do you have any prompts for this?

The question is: are they becoming actual friends or is it more like enemies with benefits?

Enemies to Friends with Benefits

Text Prompts

One minute ago they were fighting for real, next minute they were wrestling on a nice and comfy bed.

They called it friends with benefits or fuck buddies, but they were definitely still neither friends nor buddies.

Once was an accident, but that accident just kept on happening.

They would have to end it eventually, but in the meantime they could have a little fun.

Meeting your enemy for a little tryst should feel wrong, but it surprised them how exciting and just right it felt.

They knew what would happen if people found out about this, but it was too tempting not to try it once and too good to stop afterwards.

Dialogue Prompts

"This does not mean I like you. I just like to have fun."

"Don't even think about falling asleep. I'm kicking you out as soon as we're done here."

"I need someone to scratch an itch, and I hate to admit it, but you're good at scratching."

"If you tell anyone about this, I will kill you."

"Just some stress relief."

"I will never ever admit to this."

"You're good at this... not a compliment, just a fact."

"I may not like you, but physically speaking, I do see the appeal."

Have fun!

- Jana

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Dialogue Responses

"Please, come back to me."

"Always."

"I will. I promise."

"Please wait for me."

"Nothing I want more."

"I will fight for it. For us."

"I can't promise you that."

"I'll be back before you know it."

"I don't want to give you false hope."

"Nothing could keep me away from you."

"I can't wait to hold you in my arms again."

All the Dialogue Responses can be found here.

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