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writing-prompt-s · 11 hours
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You are a hero of a prophecy who has just defeated the demon emperor, however as the emperor lay bleeding out upon his throne he informs you that HE made the prophecy.
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what-iz-life · 2 days
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Being in a healthy relationship really taught me there's no such thing as 'that's just the way I am'. When you truly love a person you work on those toxic traits, you learn to communicate, you actively listen to each other's thoughts & feelings – you adjust, grow & heal together.
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me-writes-prompts · 2 days
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-:Friends to lovers(roommates edition) prompts:-
(AND they were roommates🤭🤭 enjoyed writing this ;) )
By @me-writes-prompts
Sharing everything including bathroom accessories, perfumes, etc.
When they start noticing their little habits and quirks
^^ “I did NOT know you had the ability to snore that loud but here we are.” “Well, it wasn’t like I knew that you sleep with a hundred stuffed animals!”
Movie nights and cuddling👀
Setting rules for each other but breaking them simultaneously, also.
Building their dream rooms together and bonding over the fact that they have totally different aesthetics/or the same one
Baking/cooking together and finding themselves in a heap of mess
“It just so happens that we’re friends but I have to say that you are a terrible person to be roommates with!” “It’s not like you’re my dream roommate!”
Playing hide and seek, except they don’t that they are both the ones hiding and expecting the other to show up💀
“You ate my chocolate cake, so now I’m going to eat your mum’s pie.” “I didn’t eat your chocolate cake!” “You have chocolate crumbles on your face!” “Oh.”
Silly arguments that have them rolling in laughter afterwards
Finding their friend to be a partner material after living with them for so long(hehehe)
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writers-potion · 1 day
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Describing Food in Writing
I love food. And drinks.
When I think of the HP series, I recall the feasts. Treacle tarts and puddings. Butterbeer. Food trolley on the train and chocolate frogs in the Gryffindor common room.
Foods helps readers engage with the story, so it's good to know how to describe them.
Just one Adjective
There's really no need to go overboard with how a particular food tastes. If it's something that your readers are already familiar with, just add in a small detail.
Are the breakfast eggs yellow or white, clumpy or fluffy? Salty or bland? Grainy or silky?
Just one adjective/detail is enough.
Think of the Character
Take note of each character's palate while you describe. Especially if you're writing in 1st person POV.
Someone in your cast may be a culinary artist and another content with spray cheese.
Food descriptions can reveal a lot about character's personality and lifestyle.
Watch Food Shows
Master Chef. The Great British Baking Show. Aesthetic character baking channel on YouTube.
Food shows usually have a section where they assess/review the food made, which might be helpful.
Recently, I've noticed that 1-minute food reviewers on YT Shorts are pretty good at graphic yet succinct taste descriptions!
Ratatouille
I'm not kidding!
If you ever want to get into the mind of someone who is passionate about food, or need inspiration yourself - check this movie out.
Just watching Remy's passion and the magic of the culinary arts will boost your writer soul with inspiration (or something like it, anyway).
Experience Restaurants
The best research of all is probably experience, so the next time you eat a meal, challenge your palate.
Think about how it looks, tastes, and feels in you mouth.
If possible, try dishes your characters would eat and discern what they would detect. What elements of the disk would your character like?
Some Food Adjectives
Tangy Creamy Crispy Tender Juicy Exquisite Luscious Gourmet Wholesome Delectable Risk Zesty Succulent
Crunchy Greasy Gooey Tart Smoky Savory Marinated Meaty Moist Battered Dainty Homestyle Fudgy
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💖 You don't have to write for a specific audience.
💖 You don't have to write for any audience.
💖 You don't have to write for mass market appeal.
💖 You don't have to know who your audience will be.
💖 It's totally fine to write just for yourself.
💖 It's totally fine to write for a niche audience.
💖 It's totally fine to write fiction you know many people will hate.
💖 Your writing will find its audience on it's own.
💖 It can feel better to have 3 people who authentically like the story that you wanted to tell, than to change your own story so more people will like it.
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celestialwrites · 1 day
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jealousy dialogue + prompts ˚୨୧⋆。˚ ⋆
@celestialwrites for more!
♡ “why don’t you just go back to her?!” “who?”
♡ “if you want (character) gone just say so!”
♡ character A talking with an old friend while character B just sits and watches. [little did they know, the old friend was talking about how lucky A is to have B.]
♡ “i never took you for the jealous type.” “i. am. not. jealous.”
♡ “maybe i didn’t like the way (character) looked at you!”
♡ “aw, darling, are you jealous?”
♡ character A being oblivious to a random person flirting but character B swoops in to ‘save’ character A from a bad flirt when in reality they were just jealous.
♡ “you’re jealous of (character)? hun, you could do so much better.”
♡ “i saw the way he looked at you!”
♡ character A gets jealous over their old fling who they swore they hated. [chaos ensues]
♡ “why do you look like you’re about to stab me? you’re not jealous, are you?”
♡ “why are you so insecure about this?” “i don’t want to be used again!”
♡ “what’s the matter with you?” “i don’t like the way (character A) looks at (character B)”
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novlr · 2 days
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Clarity over flowery
Don’t rely too heavily on a thesaurus when trying to improve your writing.
Clarity is always better than complicated language, so if it doesn’t come naturally to you, don’t try to force flowery language into your work.
Word choice should always elevate, never dominate.
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youneedsomeprompts · 10 hours
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~ IN A VOID ~ FORESHADOWING DEPRESSION PROMPTS
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requested by: @crochet-cafe request: How can I foreshadow or hint that my character has severe depression? I want to make the reveal a big deal when it happens and catch readers off guard
Feel free to use and reblog!
having other characters associate the person's mood with their character traits ("they're always grumpy")
masking their depression really well but being absolutely drained and a lot worse as soon as they're alone
appearing as a 'neutral' person, when their neutral mood actually indicates the emptiness they feel inside
their growing passivity makes them fade into the background
the more excited other people get the more downcast the person becomes (they get perceived as a killjoy)
they don't accept invitations anymore
they always say they're busy but can't answer the question what exactly they're doing
they show no emotional reaction in a fight
everyone says about the person that they have such a hard shell
they usually have been very caring and sensitive to everyone around them but suddenly they seem like they couldn't care less
for more inspiration/how to help: ~ SHOWING SUPPORT FOR SOMEONE WITH DEPRESSION ~ WRITING PROMPTS
note: If you or someone you know feels that way and really needs help, please seek professional help <3
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writingwithfolklore · 12 hours
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Kill Your Darlings
                This is another one of those common pieces of advice that gets traded so often it’s somewhat lost its meaning, similar to “write what you know”. Kill your darlings doesn’t mean ‘kill your favourite characters’, or even ‘take away what your characters love most’ (though that’s good advice for your midpoint.)
                Kill your darlings means ‘get rid of what’s not serving you’. That may be a character you like but ultimately adds nothing to the plot (or adds something another character could easily also add), a plot point that is exciting and fun but takes the story off the rails, or even as specific as a line of dialogue you love but just doesn’t fit into the conversation anywhere.
                It means, even if you love it, if it isn’t serving your story it’s gotta go. Cut out the fluff. Kill your darlings. In work that’s intended to be professional, this is incredibly important (fanfic writers and people just writing for yourself, you get to do whatever you want haha).
                To make this easier, I keep a separate document I call the “graveyard” where I put everything I cut out of my draft. Scenes, lines of dialogue, or even ideas I had to strike all end up in the graveyard where they’re safe. This way, if I ever want to use them in another project (or they end up working out after all), they’re somewhere I can find them again.
                What’s another piece of advice you find gets taken out of context or misunderstood?
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ghostly-prompts · 1 day
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Prompt #618
We may no longer be together, but your birthday still comes up in my calendar every year.
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“I’m not ill!”
“Yes you are, you’re burning up.”
“I’m not burning up! Look, I’m cold, I’m shivering! How can I be burning up if I’m shivering?”
“…”
“Alright, maybe I’m ill.”
Bonus points if whumpee is speaking all garbled and frantic because of the fever.
we love a stubborn, disoriented whumpee
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writing-prompt-s · 13 hours
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“Am I pretty?” The lady asked, showing you her slit mouth. “I don’t know, am I?” You ask, showing her your scarred face.
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“Are you this annoying in every timeline?”
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writers-potion · 3 days
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Writing Toxic Parents
They are Manipulative.
Guilt and shame are their two most beloved tools here.
Because they are emotionally precarious, they know exactly how to put someone on the hook.
They hold time, money, friendships or other items as pawns and batter the child's self-esteem to submission.
They may try to gain control by being overly critical of the child's decisions, even as an adult.
They are Abusive.
Abuse doesn't have to be hitting, yelling, threats or something totally obvious.
More subtle forms of abuse like name-calling, shifting blame, silent treatment or gaslighting are equally damaging.
Many parenting strategies like grounding, restricting TV time, or having curfew can turn into abuse if applied excessively and forcefully; often with the intention of making the parent satisfied that they've "taught" the child something.
They Have No Boundaries.
This can manifest in various forms. It may be the parents pushing their child into a specific way of life for self-satisfaction.
It can be the parents projecting their inner insecurities onto their child, like how almond moms underfeed their children "for their own good".
The child in this case may tire from their intrusive tactics (which often continues into early adulthood) and simply give in out of frustration or exhaustion.
Here's a list of questions to determine whether your protagonist has a toxic parent(s):
Are they told they're constantly bad?
Are they forced to care for their parents at a young age?
Are they scared to show their anger or frustration to parents?
Do they keep secrets from their friends about what happens at home?
Do they just feel they will never live up to their parent's expectations?
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Reference: <Write Great Fiction: Plot and Structure (techniques and exercises for craftin a plot that grips readers from start to finish)> by James Scott Bell
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daily-prompts · 3 days
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prompt 2395
Against your better judgment, and for reasons you can't quite pinpoint, you pick up a hitchhiker. Once you're back on the road, they begin a conversation. Write that piece of dialogue.
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evanbegins · 2 days
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inspiration saturday 🎬
tagged by @cal-daisies-and-briars @disasterbuckdiaz and @tizniz! thank you so much ❤️
i do have a wip i started working on today! actor buck and his firefighter trophy husband eddie :-) i took a lot of inspiration from outfits worn by celebrities at important events or at the golden globes/oscars
eddie's suit was loosely inspired by barry keoghan's suit from the 2024 golden globes, although changed up :-)
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buck's outfit was (again) loosely inspired by robert pattinson's outfit he wore in sydney for twilight: breaking dawn!
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tagging @elvensorceress @theotherbuckley @watchyourbuck @steadfastsaturnsrings @fortheloveofbuddie @wikiangela @loserdiaz @daffi-990 @nmcggg @thosetwofirefighters @diazsdimples @aroeddiediaz @kitteneddiediaz @wildlife4life @gibuckaroo and @pirrusstuff
... and whoever else wants to do it! feel free to tag me.
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