#writeblr prompts

[promptache]

Aftermath of accidental kiss prompts

1. "It didn't seem to be a big deal for you."

2. "Okay, maybe it wasn't that good, but I still liked it..."

3. "Would you rather re-do it, or pretend it never happened?"

4. "I really like you, you know?"

5. "I mean, what about you?"

6. "Do you think we should do it again so I can get it right?"

7. "Well, I thought it was pretty good..."

8. "I didn't mean to embarrass you."

9. "I'm sorry. I'm just so awkward around you."

10. "I mean, I like you anyway."

11. "You're not a bad kisser or anything..."

12. "You're not mad or anything, right?"

[yvesdot]

Transgender fairy tale retellers tell me your plans in the tags!!! Vasilisa the Wise I am coming for your ass. 

[epylion]

Hello my fellow writeblrs, since it is Valentine’s Day (rip) tell me, does the world in your wip have a day like it?! Do your characters celebrate it? Do they have any traditions?

Reblog and info dump at me!!!

[belltowerparties]

Writing prompts based on bizarre/unnerving dreams I have had

You’ve moved into the perfect neighbourhood. Describe why, and then describe how you realise it’s actually really, really not.

A woman marries a man she loves and they are expecting a child. But her family hates him - why?

You take a walk into an art gallery. There’s a painting you did, on display and credited. But you have no clue how it got there. Write how it ended up there.

You have a close relative who’s house you drive past every day, but you’ve never met. One day, you knock on his door.

There’s an alarming amount of tumblr posts from users about how they suspect their house is haunted.

Two young boys who claim to be your brothers are trying to get into your house.

You’re told that a meteor is approaching earth and will wipe it out. You feel the impact, but then come round and climb out of the rubble unscathed. You aren’t the only one.

This train station doesn’t seem to stop. It might be as big enough to be its own country. What’s in there?

You find a strange horn in the woods that, despite feeling it wrong, you blow into it and it makes a deeply unnerving sound. A few seconds later, they same sound looms in response, from the sky.

A woman fights through an apocalyptic wasteland for somewhere safe enough to deliver her baby.

A journalist interviews an acclaimed movie director who tells her the deadly secret plot of his latest film - but it also a massive jerk who makes her feel terrible. What does she do with her knowledge?

[writing-prompt-s]

A mark on your forehead identifies the god you must worship to stay alive, usually by joining its local church or temple. Your mark is unknown, meaning an old, forgotten god sponsored you. To survive, you must either find an old temple to worship at, or do the arduous task of building a new one

[creativepromptsforwriting]

good traits gone bad

perfectionism - never being satisfied

honesty - coming off as rude and insensitive

devotion - can turn into obsession

generosity - being taken advantage of

loyalty - can make them blind for character faults in others

being dependable - always depending on them

ambitiousness - coming off as ruthless

optimism - not being realistic

diligence - not able to bend strict rules

protectiveness - being overprotective

cautiousness - never risking anything

being determined - too focussed on one thing

persuasiveness - coming off as manipulative

tidiness - can become an obsession

being realistic - being seen as pessimistic

assertiveness - coming off as bossy

pride - not accepting help from others

innocence - being seen as naive

selflessness - not thinking about themself enough

being forgiving - not holding others accountable

curiosity - asking too many questions

persistence - being seen as annoying

being charming - can seem manipulative

modesty - not reaching for more

confidence - coming off as arrogant

wit/humor - not taking things serious

patience - being left hanging

strategic - coming off as calculated

being caring - being overbearing

tolerance - being expected to tolerate a lot

eagerness - coming off as impatient

being observant - being seen as nosy

independence - not accepting help

being considerate - forgetting about themself

fearlessness - ignoring real danger

politeness - not telling what they really think

reliability - being taken advantage of

empathy - getting overwhelmed with feeling too much for other people

[coffeebeanwriting]

Some Quick Character Tips

Here are a handful of quick tips to help you write believable characters! 

1. A character’s arc doesn’t need to grow linearly. Your protagonist doesn’t have to go from being weak to strong, shy to confident, or novice to professional in one straight line. It’s more realistic if they mess up their progress on the way and even decline a bit before reaching their goal.

2. Their past affects their present. Make their backstory matter by having their past events shape them into who they are. Growing up with strict parents might lead to a sneaky character, and a bad car accident might leave them fearful of driving.

3. Give reoccurring side characters something that makes them easily recognizable. This could be a scar, a unique hairstyle, an accent, or a location they’re always found at, etc.

4. Make sure their dialogue matches their personality. To make your characters more believable in conversation, give them speech patterns. Does the shy character mumble too low for anyone to ever hear, does the nervous one pace around and make everyone else on edge? 

5. Make your characters unpredictable. Real people do unexpected things all the time, and this can make life more exciting. The strict, straight-A student who decides to drink at a party. The pristine princess who likes to visit the muddy farm animals. When character’s decide to do things spontaneously or in the heat of the moment, it can create amazing twists and turns.

6. Give even your minor character's a motive. This isn’t to say that all your characters need deep, intricate motives. However, every character should need or want something, and their actions should reflect that. What’s the motive behind a side character who follows your protagonist on their adventure? Perhaps they’ve always had dreams of leaving their small village or they want to protect your protagonist because of secret feelings.

Instagram: coffeebeanwriting  

[urfriendlywriter]

Kisses Prompts that sends the readers reeling:

(5th, and 7th onee!! omfg 12th one PLSPLS somebody write and tag mee!)

hesitant kisses, but when they part one whispers "do it again. please."

hands caressing your neck or tracing your jaw as they kiss you nuts

their lips on yours, hot, feverish, partly sucking, teasing with their tongue (OMG-)

heated kisses - their hands on your bare skin, yours in their soft hair, lips nibbling, biting, moaning into yours, while heavily breathing after.

"love, don't hide your face, don't.." hands gently removing yours from your flushed face. "you make me fluster." you say, but they kiss you through those words and mumble against your lips, "you fluster me more, sweetheart."

kisses trailing down your chin, leaving love bites on your neck, chest, and all the shyness in between > < feeling their hot, sloppy wet kisses all over ur body, everywhere and beneath your stomach, and above it. :')

"i don't know how to kiss but let me kiss you, and I'll do it just right." (on my damn knees ffr)

moving to gasp for air, but the other still leans in, eyes closed, lips parted, absolutely wanting more!!! a string of saliva connecting each other's lips!!

hugs after kisses, that lasts several heartbeats long, as they nuzzle their face in your crook. kissing there as well, shyly smiling into it. (fyi im single since birth and haven't experienced ANY OF THESE BEFORE.)

"kiss me again, but- mphh"

cupping your lover's cheek. staring into their eyes with a grin before the kiss, their hands curling around your neck, anticipating it.

"lay down, love and let me do you how you deserve it."

[nakajimeow]

USEFUL WEBSITES FOR WRITERS

Writing With Color: Helps with writing about culture, ethnicity, and religion. Overall, it gives advice on how to write about diversity.

Name Generator: As the name says, it helps you build names for your characters. Very useful if you cannot think of names for your characters!

KathySteinemann: The 'archive.pdf' section helps you with synonyms in case you struggle to find the right word for your sentences (also to avoid using redundant words).

Spwickstrom: Similar to the previous one, this one provides grammar tips. Extremely helpful when finding phrases, verbs, conjunctions, adjectives, and so on.

Servicescape: The perfect website if you're experiencing writer's block. It provides writing prompts. It helps you spark creativity when it comes to writing.

reblog to help other writers !!

[promptache]

11 enemies to lovers premises

1. two thieves fight to lead the thieves guild and compete to win, and both are betrayed. they band together to take revenge and the crown, together, as lovers.

2. a human and alien who fight to the death, but find solace in the body of the other when they learn they cannot return to their own world.

3. two mermaid queens of neighboring kingdoms that are warring for the last resources of medicine in the ocean, and then a marriage of convenience forces them to service each others kingdom and reunite each night.

4. A queen banishes her maid for sleeping with the king. The king disposes her for a younger woman, and the queen finds herself in prison with the maid. Together they work to escape and fall in love as they find freedom.

5. A king of an enemy kingdom and a Queen fall in love, and must hide their love from their spouses and subjects.

6. An assassin is hired to kill a princess. She falls in love with the princess and decides to spare her when she sees how the people love her. They run away together to kill who ordered the hit on the princess.

7. A prince and princess are forced to live apart due to a curse. The prince turns to the dark side and kidnaps her despite how the curse hurts them both. Together they fall in love again, and work together to break the spell.

8. a woman becomes a spy for an enemy nation and sleeps with the enemy leader to get at confidential information. she discovers he is a good man, and she falls in love with him. as the base she is infiltrating is attacked, she reveals herself to save the man from death.

9. A warrior and a wizard were arch-rivals in the magical academy. after they graduate the warrior kills the wizard's parents in revenge for being ruined politically. The wizard makes a deal with the devil to get revenge, and saves his parents. In a final duel, the warrior kills the wizard, and the wizard is banished to hell as a pawn of the devil. The warrior becomes a princess of hell when she dies as a reward for being a vicious killer, and becomes the owner of the wizard’s soul and body.

10. two assassins are assigned to the same bounty, and coincidentally arrive at the same time to kill a king and a prince. they fall in love while on the run and decide to work together.

11. a prince captures the heart of a princess when he sees her. he betrays her and frames her, and they become enemies. the prince is imprisoned in a great castle for another crime, and comes upon the princess transformed into a beastly form from the repercussions of the prince’s crimes.

[bunnyswritings]

Saying "I love you" without saying "I love you" — some ways your otp can silently express affection

Forehead kisses, and smiling through the kiss

Resting their forehead on the other’s after a kiss

Tucking strands of loose hair behind their ears, with a thumb caressing their cheek

Interlacing their fingers with the other’s when they least expect it

Sleepy back hugs when the other person is busy whipping up breakfast in the kitchen, catching them by surprise

Just doing their own things in the same space; being so comfortable around the other even in their pyjamas

Holding both their hands while holding their gaze gently, just before leaning in for a kiss

Switching positions with the other when walking down a busy sidewalk because your feel the need to keep the other safe

Being playfully clingy in the mornings when one has an off day and the other has to rush to work

Getting them something from the store when they only mentioned it in passing

When one is overseas for a work trip and everything they see reminds them of the other person (bonus: whenever it happens, they take a picture and drop the other person a text.)

Squeezing their hand reassuringly and holding their hand throughout an intense social situation (eg. a large school reunion which the more introverted person is dreading)

Kissing away their tears

^ and letting the other cry on their shoulder even when their t-shirt gets soaked from their tears

Meeting them where they are, mentally and emotionally; never forcing them to do anything they aren’t comfortable with

Wholeheartedly supporting their dreams, and putting that into action by making concrete plans for it to happen

Dropping the other person an encouraging text before an important interview/event

Surprising the other with flowers just because; no occasion and no reason needed

Picking the other person up from work when it’s getting late, and walking them right to their doorstep after

Good morning and goodnight texts

Making the other person a Spotify playlist with songs that remind them of their relationship and growth

Remembering the littlest of things — activities they like and dislike, favourite brands of stationery, go-to ice cream flavour, choice of popcorn

Writing little notes on post-its and leaving them in random pages of their textbook, so that they will get a little endorphin boost when studying

[yvesdot]

LIPOGR(A)M

She’s gone, I think, but, well, he’s not very interesting. I refuse to spend time with him; he’s just one big bore. Should I feel upset over it? He’s not my friend, you know, never. He’s hers. Since high school. She pities him so much–she went to prom with him, or something. I went by myself; sort of with her… but not–you know. Friends. She didn’t tell people we were going together, though; she told them she went with him. Over with now, of course, for some lengths of time, but you never forget your first prom. Your only prom. I don’t, is my point. I don’t forget it. I’ll hold grudges like you wouldn’t believe. Let her go wherever, with whoever, see if I notice. I’m not rude to her–I just don’t open my mouth when she’s in the room. This is the first I’ve thought of it since–well.

I don’t think I’m so upset over her friend, you know. He didn’t intend to get involved, but then he turned into this–thing; the point of my letting go. But it’s not on him, in the end. Or me. You know, it’s not something I feel I should tell you, if she won’t. The things we used to do. I thought in the end it would be the two of us, beyond the girls or the boys of high school, in some kind of… post-world. Everything gone before us; some kind of consciousness we held. Who else would we need? They were wrong; the things they pushed on us were wrong. The lip glosses, the high-heeled shoes. I thought she understood–but she went with him to prom, you know, so since then you’re the only other one I’ve met.

— (Short story written without the letter “a.”)

[novelbear]

“say you won’t let go” - some touch starved scenarios

prompt list by @novelbear

heart pounding whenever the other does so much as to hold onto their wrist while guiding them through a crowd

one just casually sitting down on the other's lap and they start internally freaking the hell out

hesitantly tugging the other's fabric of their shirt or sleeve, testing the waters

^^ the other notices so they pull them into a hug, smiling as they just watch them melt

"wait, don't go, please.."

"is this okay?" "it's more than okay."

already barely holding it together as they're getting their hand held but then they feel that reassuring squeeze and they just can't

wearing the others' clothes so that it can at least feel like they're hugging them, even for just a moment

feeling so lonely that they have to call their lover/friend, just to get a sense and reminder that they're still there

^ trying and failing to hold back their tears as they do so

"can i have one more hug?" "aw, babe you don't have to ask, c'mere..."

when the other holds onto their waist briefly as they're passing by and it just send chills down their spine

breaking down mid-hug because they just needed this so much

their breath hitching whenever the other gets a little closer

^ feeling crushed when that action is taken as a sign of discomfort, and they watch them slowly back off

holding onto a stuffed animal/pillow, imagining that it's their lover in their embrace instead

one leaning their head onto the other's shoulder suddenly and they just freeze

"i wasn't sure how much longer i could have taken this..."

[youneedsomeprompts]

How to write a kiss scene

requested by: anon request: How do I write a good kiss scene? As how do I describe it? What details or words would make it good?

What goes into the writing of a kiss scene?

details to incorporate:

the sensations in their stomach, their chest, and their knees

the way their breathing changes shortly before the kiss

the feeling of the other's hands

the texture of the other's clothing

the moment they realise they've reached the point of no return

the feeling they're left with after the kiss

words to use...

... to describe the kiss:

tentative

tender

hesitant

quick

soft

gentle

delicate

languid

feathery

familiar

exploring

hungry

heated

fiery

frantic

impatient

sloppy

messy

aggressive

... to describe how they feel about the kiss:

nervous

excited

giddy

anxious

apprehensive

ambiguous

surprised

reassured

certain

confident

relieved

eager

greedy

... to show what the lips do:

exploring each other

brushing over each other

locking

devouring

touching

sealing

pressing against each other

capturing

lapping

tasting

crushing together

travelling (the other's body)

trailing (down to the other's chin)

grinning into the kiss

caressing

lingering

... to show how their body reacts:

feeling warm all over

buzzing

humming

pumping/palpitating heart

clenching lungs

joy bubbling up

tingly stomach

warm chest

burning cheeks

sweaty palms

blood rushing through their veins

... to describe what their hands are doing:

tangling in their lover's hair

wrapping their arms around their lover's neck

intertwining their fingers with their lover

resting on their lover's hips

pressing into their lover's shoulder blades

cupping their lover's cheeks

touching their lover's chin

curling their arm around their lover's waist

resting on their lover's shoulders

grabbing their lover's collar

sneaking up under their lover's shirt

brushing over their lover's bare skin

lightly squeezing their lover's butt

focus on:

the sensations instead of what's physically happening. (the protagonists might very well not know themselves what is happening exactly, but they feel very precisely)

I hope this helps <3

[writing-prompt-s]

The wizard in your party only knows one spell. It's effective, but even the assassin feels bad about it.

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Shout-out to all the stories that didn't make it out of the shower with us in time to be actually written down.