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[get-prompted]

Prompt;

Everybody sits around the campfire, laughing and cheering and telling stories. It might just be paranoia, but you swear you saw a pair of animalistic eyes in the dark. And you SWEAR there was only 10 people here before, not 11.

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[lyralit]

ꜱʜᴏᴡ, ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ (ɪɪ)

fear - open mouth - backing away - fake smiles - hugging themselves - long / dragged breaths - rocking

jealousy - snide remarks - darting looks - self-deprication - visible judging - folded arms - arguing a fair point

hurt - steadying breaths - overly bobbing head - teary - anger - trembling - pressed lips - insisting everything is 'fine'

lying (ticks) - picking at nails - touching hair - licking lips - laughing too loud - avoids subjects - won't meet eyes

worry - reaching out physically - pursing lips - looking to others - reassuring smiles - looking you up and down - tilted head - sympathetic nod

shame - will not meet eyes - feet turned away - teary - desperate - fidgeting - begging

humiliation - lashes back - cheeks flush - palms turn sweaty - face frowns -> brows scrunch, lips pull back - teary

love - looks for approval - blushing / turning red - clammy palms - nervous around certain people - laughs hard - turning clumsy - slip of thought

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[creation-help]

"Wah this section of worldbuilding I'm doing is so minute and kinda pointless to the larger scheme of things, hurr durr I'm just focusing on some whatever part when I have actual story and plot to figure out-" WHO CARES. YOU ARE THE GOD OF YOUR UNIVERSE. HAVE FUN CREATING IT.

#Tired of seeing self deprecating writer memes about how silly it is to focus on some seemingly pointless details #Bc it caught your interest #JUST DO THAT THEN. IF YOU WANT. ENJOY IT. THIS IS NOT A PRODUCT. YOU ARE A CREATIVE PERSON SO DO CREATIVE. THAT IS ENOUGH #Writblr #Writing #Worldbuilding #Story building #artist inspiration #writer inspo #writing memes #writers advice #Writer #Creatives on Tumblr

[pookie-and-cereal]

Feeling Green 💚

Jealousy Prompts 🤭

Free to use 🙌

“Who’s that?”

“I thought it was going to be just us today”

“Whose shirt is that? You know you can borrow mine whenever”

“Who are they?” “A friend” “A ‘friend’ doesn’t hold your hand and tells you they love you”

“You’re jealous” “Am not!” “You are jealous, and may I add, you’re a terrible liar”

“Why can’t you smile at me like that?”

“Oh— is that your new friend?”

“Please, stop— stop talking about them. It hurts me when you look at them like that”

“Why do you look happier with [name], then, me—?”

“So uh— what were you two doing in the classroom. Alone?”

“Why do your kisses feel empty?”

“What are you thoughts on [name]?”

“I saw you. I saw you!”

“Is there are reason why you waited to kiss me till [name] came in?”

“It’s not what you think it is—!”

“Does [name] not know we’re dating?”

“[name] shouldn’t go after someone else’s partner!”

“You look sick, are you unwell?” “Yeah, I am sick. Sick of you talking about them”

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[cheezbites]

Tired (Prompts)

☆°🌧🌘 * 。 ₊ 🌫 :+🌬 *+:｡ 🌌 🕯 ❜

• Slurring their speech together.

• Mixing up words. (“E.g: The green was car.”)

• Blinking away sleep

• Grasping onto any opportunity to sleep, even for a minute or two (E.g: In the car, on a desk …)

• Imbalanced movements (E.g: Unable to properly stand, collapsing)

• Deeper/lower/raspier voice

• Hearing less (E.g: Repeatedly calling their name but they’re unresponsive.)

• Little to no energy

• Delayed speech

• Jolting themselves awake

• Slow blinking

• Literally passing out from fatigue.

• Sleeping on another character’s shoulder/lap/bed etc.

• Wrapping anything nearby around them as a blanket

• Yawning (Causes other character’s to yawn as it’s contagious)

• Hallucinations (“Was that a spider or am I seeing things again…”)

• Rocking their body back and forth, clicking a pen and etc

• Slowly dragging their feet along the ground

• Head resting in palm

• Eye bags/bloodshot eyes/rubbing eyes

• Limited or incessant and incoherent dialogue. (Depends on their character)

• Sleep talking

• Doing things without a second thought

• More snappy, less patience.

Dialogue Ideas

“I’m not tired… I’m just resting my eyes.”

“Huh…?” (yawns) “Oh, no- I’m listening. Don’t worry.”

“I’m fine. Just sleepy.”

“Mhmmm…”

“What time s’it?”

“Wait, wait. What were we talking about again?”

“Say it again. I promise I’ll listen this time.”

(To themselves): “Don’t sleep, *Name*. You’ve got this.” (Falls asleep not even five minutes later)

“No, I wasn't just about to fall asleep on this table, why do you ask?"

Character A: “I need a coffee.”

Character B: “It’s 2:30 AM…”

Character A: “I need a coffee.”

A/N: My first time doing prompts, tell me how I did <3!!!

Masterlist

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[wlwnovels]

Can you write a story about two lesbians who meet at a skatepark and one of them works in a hotel but the other one is deadly unemployed and maybe also an orphan

Sure cannn :)

★★★★★

Person A’s safe place was the skatepark. It was kind of old and filled with graffiti, but most of the time she was the only person there, which made it easier to clear her head. She didn’t have a job or any parents to support her, and was literally surviving off of ramen.

So you could imagine her surprise once she saw Person B for the first time. Person B was pretty bad at skateboarding, and fell constantly. Person A kept her distance, but still watched from afar. She was pretty, and looked really shy. One of the first things Person A noticed about her was the freckles that dusted her cheeks and the hair that fell gracefully on her shoulders.

After another slip and fall, Person A finally decided to help this obvious beginner. She was nervous to approach her, a feeling she wasn’t familiar with.

“You should start bending your knees more,” She said as she approached Person B. Person B’s cheeks flushed a bright red, but nodded anyway.

After watching Person B awkwardly drop in the ramp on the skateboard, she realized just how much of a beginner she was. But it wasn’t like she had much else to do anyway.

“I watched how you dropped down earlier, it was pretty cool,” Person B admitted, tucking hair behind her ear. Person A only smiled back before realizing that Person B had a hotel work uniform on.

“You work at that hotel down the street?” Person A asked, working up small talk. She would’ve never admitted it, but Person B was exactly her type.

Person B looked down at her uniform, as if she forgot she was wearing it. “Oh- yeah I do. My shift is in an hour or so,” she said, readjusting her name tag.

An hour was all the time Person A had left with the girl she just met, but she didn’t want her to leave.

“Um, could we grab lunch sometime?,” Person A asked, rocking back and forth as she hoped for a yes.

Person B’s face immediately brightened as she clasped her hands together. “That’s a great idea- but I’ll do you one better. How about a free lunch in the hotel diner? Tomorrow?” She asked, excitement in her tone.

Person A nodded as she stared at the cute girl in front of her. She definitely had feelings for her and if she weren’t mistaken, Person B seemed to have feelings for her, too.

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[malaks-perch]

Helloooo!

I’m trying to start writing for the Arcana, but I keep struggling to write for Portia.

Do you have any tips?? ( on writing for Portia, or just for writers block in general. )

take as long as you need & have a good day.

oh gosh, tips???😳 guys know that i tried. if you post any of these tips elsewhere pls credit me bc i worked really hard on this but without furtherado

ymmm firstly what ive learned about writing is everyone has their own perception of characters so not all outcomes are gonna be the same, i naturally took one look at portia and thought:

yeah, there's bound to be some mischievous crack there, only because thats who i perceive portia to be.

when writing i have to consider the fact portia is a character with feelings and flaws so she's not going to take to everyone immediately. i took one look at lucio wnd went ; yes, hes a chaos gremlin

but portia, in my opinion, would try to reel anyone wanting to go near lucio back in because portia was different feelings about him, different morals, and her worries that she's set aside and experienced from her encounters with lucio (hold on! don't, don't go over there. you need to be careful around him, he's not to be taken lightly)

but tips on writing portia..

theres canon and fanon, it's nice to let your readers know every now and then which one you're leaning towards. here's a helpful guide of definitions defining both terms: what is canon and what is fanon?

references! references! references! it's hard to write a characters sometimes, for me at least, when there's little to no writing about that character because you have to figure out little specifics like how would muriel handle one of his chickens being mangled or what does nadia do when she tastes a dish she doesn't like? sometimes it's hard to tell by yourself so pick a few fics that you really like, reblog them, take notes on what characterizations you like or what sticks out to you most, having a reference lets you have base and a foundation to go off of.

alternatively; it's nice to have friends/responsive readers in the same fandom because you can read what they think portia might've/would do in the next chapter or what they thought portia would have done. ie, it's nice to have a place to start when you're writing characterizations about an unfamiliar character

hmm... practice. practice is good, take some prompts or talk to a friend, putting your characters in every day conflicts is a good way to start writing for them. you ripped your favorite shirt - does portia swear like a sailor or collapse to her knees with remorse if it happens or does she just fix it? no cereal left in your cupboards - does portia deflate or go get some? basically there's a lot of questions and as a writer, you get to determine your own answers for them because there's no writer pop up block thats going to say uh no, this character doesn't do that. thats bull and you're the one writing this character so go nuts.

if you genuinely don't know where to start on writing for a charcter, this works for me without fail:

1. read through writing prompts and rp prompts from a resource blog (type in rp prompts, you'll get tons), take note of prompts you like

2. revisit official content: reread that one book, go through your favorite arcana chapters, rewatch that tv show. ideas pop back up. you might lack the gas to write them but jot down the ideas. write them down bc i promise you'll forget all seven of them.

3. if you have your concept or idea, figure out the reason why your character is doing the things they're doing. is it for approval? is it because they want to hold their hand for a night so the other doesn't suspect them? add some stakes. figure out the ending. give your story conflict and make it stick.

writer's block. the enemy of the brain. a procrasinators best friend

alright look. everyone knows theres no upsie daisy out of it. if there is TELL ME. DM ME. COMMENT. PLS EVERYONS DESPERATE. but anyway the best way you can fight it, is to let it breathe.

if you're facing writers block then map out the plot. you need to know where you are and figure out where the story is supposed to be going. the story should have a checkpoint as to where it needs to be. get there.

is this more than one chapter?? figure out what goes in the chapter you're in, what happened in the previous one, okay, and now move on to the next one. you know what you already have, somethings not working between Point A and Point B, so just move on to a different part of the story.

it's not more than one chapter? same thing. you should reevaluate what's happened, where you are, and what needs to happen. throw something to move the story in the fray. maybe it won't make sense now, but you'll be able to write off of it and move forward. you can go back and change it later if you don't like it.

if you're stuck, the problem is probably ten lines back or so. i thought that was bs when i read it for the first time, but then i checked a story once and found a characters actions were holding up my progress, changed it, and moved forward.

the hardest method of all for me is the let it breathe method.

let your mind breathe and forget about the fic, move on to a different show and relax. your brain needs a break whether you believe me or feel like you need one. you need a break and your mind needs to breathe bc you're suffocating it with one subject. so change it. let your mind breathe and change the subject.

let the work breathe. you've been harassing the words. overediting, overthinking that one sentence, you don't know what it needs and you've reread it too many times. let it go, do something else, you can go back to it in a few days and you'll connect the pieces later.

let yourself breathe. this is honestly a little repetitive and ugh, disgusting 'i don't need to breathe'. babe, you're obsessed with a deadline in your head, the image of a final perfect draft, obsessed to get it done. you probably lost sight of the fact you should be writing for yourself. writing for yourself is supposed to be fun. you're not having fun, go somewhere else until you can properly allow your mind to connect theories and concepts together. you need to go have some me time and it needs to last more than twenty four hours or until you stop checking the clock to see if twenty four hours have gone by yet or actually until you stop checking the clock to see when you can get back to your work all together.

is it an external source hindering you from writing? is your support group not giving the right support or could it be that you're not receiving the feedback you need? make a bulleted list of points you need to figure out about your work and then rewrite that list as questions for a beta reader or yourself to answer.

whewww that's a lot of advice. ive been writing for a little bit, i started in middle school and im still reading tips on how to further my writing. i ask around and i look around, but theres no set bar for anything. writing is hard, writing fantic is hard, and dont even get me started on writers block. but if you need help, the answers are either out there at your fingertips or maybe your mind needs a break before you can unscramble them from in there.

i hope this helps and let me know if you ever need any help with portia. xoxo

— the shopkeep

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[duvetcastle]

you know the thing where the grumpy, jacked and mean MC finds the sunshine, small, fragile* MC after being separated and sunshine has a tiny scrape, bruise or injury and the grumpy MC gets very gentle with them, touching them softly and assessing the injury trying to fix this (in comparison with the rest of the plot) insignificant injury because they just want to make sure they’re okay. Yeah, that’s my favorite shit.

*allegedly fragile because lets face it the small sunshine MC who also kicks ass is the best

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[jeonkio05]

some body should really make a things Bada would say in bed <3 like ASAP as u read this go make it!!

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[just-here-for-the-moment]

“No Black woman writer in this culture can write ‘too much.’ Indeed, no woman writer can write ‘too much.’” —bell hooks

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[get-prompted]

Prompt;

The princess will only marry her suitor if they succeed to beat her in a sword fight. Every single match loses. Except for the librarian, who didn’t even know how to hold a sword.

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[lyralit]

making a character in thirty questions but it becomes increasingly more personal

what is their name?

do they have a nickname?

do they have other names?

what is their age?

what is their eye colour?

hair colour?

what languages can they speak?

what is their favourite food?

least favourite?

who is someone they would die for?

who is someone they would kill?

do they have any family members?

did they go to school?

what was /would be their favourite class?

who was their childhood friend?

what is their clothing size?

shoe size?

height?

gender orientation?

sexual orientation?

do they have a sworn enemy?

do they have any tattoos?

have they ever smoked?

what is their mental state?

what is their darkest secret?

who is their sacred confidant?

what is a lie they tell everyone?

what is one lie they know is not true but continue to believe?

if they were under different circumstances would they stray from their storyline?

what makes them hurt?

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[creation-help]

Today's kind art* reminder: Try new things! Even if you feel like you wouldn't be that good at it. Dip your toes in, try gently. But try.

[*Art in this case referring to any creative craft which a creative person makes]

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[blinktwiceforhelp]

hi!!! idk if you normally respond to asks abt this but i am a new chatfic writer (tbp + st) and i was wondering how you get like inspiration/ideas to keep it going???

like im working on mine and i have literally no idea what to write!!!

hi!! first of all, im super proud of you to be writing your own fics they take a lot of work, and I'm happy to give you some tips!

first, if you get an idea, write it down. it doesn't have to be good, it doesn't have to make any sense and you don't need to know how its going to fit into your fic at first, just get the idea down so you have some things to fall back on later if you don't have any ideas

second, take inspiration from events that happen around you. if one of your family members did something funny or you watched a movie with fun events in it, don't be afraid to use them. people online in my experience usually really like references to popular shows or series, so if you watch a movie you really like don't be scared to draw inspiration from that

third, dont stress about not having ideas. even if people bother you online to get chapters out, its okay to have writers block. remember, this is YOUR fic and you're writing it for fun and letting people read it for free. it shouldn't turn into a big schedule thing and you end up beating yourself up over not updating

and lastly, if youre really stuck, dont be even worry about using incorrect quotes from around the internet. there are some generators out there that only require names and it'll make you a whole bunch of incorrect quotes to use as you feel the characters would act

(and there is absolutely zero shame asking your readers for ideas. finding out what they want to read can give you a base idea, and i find that new and bigger ideas often blossom from those ideas)

i hope this helped, and happy writing!

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[pearlypairings]

13 and 15 for the fic writer asks!

13. How much planning do you do before writing?

Typically, I jot down whatever blurb of a scene that captured my attention in the shower, driving my car, or at 2a.m. as soon as it’s okay to. Then, I’ll scope out a basic skeleton outline of how we got to that pivotal scene and where it’s going. And then I start to fill it out. I rarely stick to my outline 100% but it’s good to set the pace early on for me so I know where the pieces fit together.

15. How do you come up with titles for your fics/chapters? 

Ooo, I just answered this right here!

But I’ll answer the next number for an added bonus:)

16. At what point in the process do you come up with titles?

Quite literally as I’m about to post like 75% of the time. Only real exception was my one-shot, painting (a masterpiece), since I wrote that hellcheer fic specifically after hearing that song and as I felt like it was MADE for Chrissy and Eddie. It's also a banger of a song for when you're really in love and ready to be you two vs. the world.

*thank you so much for the asks, you've always been so sweet ery<3

original fanfic ask post here

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[bebx]

reblog if you’ve read fanfictions that are more professional, better written than some actual novels. I’m trying to see something

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