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100 wintery prompts for all your writing needs. most of these are based off my favourite type of wintery aus, and anything that has been pulled from someone else’s list has been credited with the link at the end of the prompt.

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01. we just had a one-night stand but a massive storm hit so now we’re snowed in, hello awkward 02. i sit at the rental booth at our local ice rink and watch you teach children how to skate 03. alternatively, i watch kids teach you how to skate because you’re a terrible skater 04. i’m running late to an important interview/meeting and you accidentally spill your hot cocoa all over my outfit 05. your car slid into a snowbank and i’m the mechanic that comes to tow you 06. we always carpool home for the holidays from college but a storm hit and now we’re taking the last room at the local b&b (bonus: bedsharing! we’re adults!) 07. you’re my hot ski instructor and i’m failing the bunny hill 08. i slip on some ice and you’re the stranger who catches me 09. i gave my winter coat to a homeless person and come into your store to warm up 10. our friends rent a cabin to go skiing and we’re the only ones who stay inside 11. you’re the asshole of our group and we don’t get along, but then i find out you make soup for the local shelter 12. we’re waiting in line for the club when you complain that your roommate stole your gloves so let me warm your hands up with mine 13. my family invites you to join our holiday meal as an obvious setup and i’m so sorry 14. the power goes out in our apartment building, but i’m not prepared for this, and you come to check on me 15. i’m having a snowball fight with my friend in the park and i hit you instead

85 more prompts under the cut!

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10 of the Strangest Things You’ve Googled as a PW Handler

What plants can kill people 

When do babies start to talk

Plausible places to hide a body

How to stab someone to collapse a lung

Dramatic Ways to Die

What fruit a fetus is a X weeks

Can you live if you fall 100 feet

Creepy Mythological creatures

How to bring someone back from the dead

Correct way to hold a dagger

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Opens for Sale

so maybe the links will be changed when the board pops back up, but you could have a reply ready to go - check out this opens that are looking for a home

Hogwarts

Kitchens; Sneaky Snack http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371419

Kitchens; a new recipe http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371210

Student Commons; hide and squeak redux http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370963

Moaning Myrtle’s Bathroom; wipe your weeping eyes http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370965

The Armor Gallery; the wand is mightier http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370967

The Library; whistling words http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371418

The Library; star light, star bright http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371133

Ancient Runes; Lesson: Runes in Order http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370740

The North Tower; hops, tricks, and giggles http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370962

The Courtyard; i’m sorry that i let you go http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371119

The Changing Rooms; pumpkins and broomsticks http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371412

Hagrids Hut; honk if you hear me http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371416

Hogsmeade:

Chancellor's Office of Hogsmeade; Keep it Simple

http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370475

Asclepius' Healery and Apothecary; I’m Just Looking For Something

http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370302

3. Honeydukes Sweetshop; wishing well

http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371430

4. Law Enforcement Station; When most folks say they want to change the world, they mean their own

http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371231

AW Only:

Brooklands Grange Restaurant; something new http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371388

The Nags Head; Loss and lassitude http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371341

The Queerditch Marsh; Queen of the Clouds http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370898

Historical District; wish you were here http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370512

The Rest of Greater London; We are not unspectacular things http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370660

The Rest of Great Britain; A step too far http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=371365

The Rest of Great Britain: make this chaos count http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370673

The Rest of Great Britain: Darkness inhales our dim silhouettes http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370655

The Rest of Great Britain: Lochaber, Scotland: I’m Just Mumbling at the Clouds http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370265

The Rest of Great Britain: Little Hangleton Cemetery: Those We Wished To Be http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=369951

The Hanging Basket: Low Rollers http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370038

Godric’s Hollow, Town Square; Don’t Change the Menu http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370536

The Rest of the World, florence, italy: the wonderful part of the mess we’ve made http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370811

CIAM; Ground Floor, Legal Matters, Free Will http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370934

CIAM, Third Floor, Advanced Engineering: Bound Together http://www.pottersworld.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=370933

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(Idk where to ask this so if you cant do you know anyone that can?) Im new to creating ocs and im overwhelmed w all the resources...I have basic appearance down but i feel i dont know my characters at all. I feel picking personality traits/background will be like throwing darts at random and wont come together like theyre an authentic, real person. Any advice? Thx.

This is a common thing for writers, artists, and character designers, so no worries! You’re completely on the right track! It can take months or even years to flesh out a character! I’ve found the best method of working through this is the use of OC interviews!

What are those you ask? They’re questionnaires made specifically for your OC’s to answer! It’s one of the quickest and easiest ways to start getting to know your characters. It’s like you’re asking them the question, and they’re answering. It gives you a sense of how they may talk, form their sentences, or even respond to such a question.  

Ask yourself one simple question when working on character personalities: Why? Why do they like this specific color? Why do they behave this way? Questions like these help the characters flesh out more. You need to ask yourself these questions because your audience will be expecting answers to them. 

A few more ways to develop characters: from experience, I found that roleplaying, making AU’s (alternate universes), and writing oneshots about them are the most effective!

Here are some resources for fleshing out character personalities:

Antagonist OC Interview

How to Write Diverse Characters

OC Interview: Through Another Character’s Eyes

5 Minute OC Interview

Foolproof Ways to Flesh Out Your Characters

8 Other Ways of Fleshing Out Characters

Character Profile Sheet

Character Traits

Archetypes to Avoid in Character Creation

Strong Female Characters: How to

Characterization Ask Game

Five Traps When Creating Characters (and tips on how to improve!)

Traumatized Character Profile

So you want to make an OC? (Masterpost)

30 Uncommon Character Development Questions

The Importance of Weaknesses in Your Characters

Qualities of Realistic Characters

Ultimate Guide to Creating Authentic Villians

If anyone has any more resources feel free to add to this list! I hope this helps you out! 

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10 “The Office” GIFs that Nail that Feeling when your Ship Finally Sails

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10 Ways To Pass Time During the Shutdown

Scour the internet for the perfect AW face for your character, or maybe the perfect FC for that character you keep promising yourself that you aren’t going to make

Eat your feelings instead of writing them; I suggest pizza, cookies & ice cream

Collect GIFs for upcoming productivity status

On that note, be sure to make a few FB status’ about how you totally would have been posting if the board hadn’t gone down (we won’t tell anyone that it may have not been the case)

Write ANYWAYS, we don’t live in the world of godcs for nothing! Prewrite to your hearts content and then watch that post count rise when you come back

Bandwagon time! Everyone always loves bandwagons but there’s something special about doing them without the guilt of knowing that you ought to be writing for real

Refresh PW a few times, just to be safe

Spend some time thinking about living in a world without PW, I know, it’s pretty scary stuff

Plot away, no time like the present to decide how to next ruin your characters life!

Or you could just spend the whole time marathoning netflix