workingdownthewordmine
workingdownthewordmine
Turns Out You Have to Write Things
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Written works, lamentations about our insane hobby, and bingo hoarding by the Barely Operating System
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workingdownthewordmine · 1 month ago
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this is a safe space for toxic relationships and unhealthy romance and unhealthy power balances and of course who could forget stockholm syndrome
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workingdownthewordmine · 1 month ago
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Is this ever going to come back in future? We missed sign-up but would gladly look out for it again.
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Welcome to the Avengers-Assemble Kinky Bingo.
╰┈➤ You have to be 18+ to participate. (Yes, we will check your age.)
╰┈➤ Sign-ups/Event runs through the whole month of April
╰┈➤ We reblog posts for this event until the end of September (you have to submit it to the form, smut is explicit content)
╰┈➤ Your work has to include a Marvel character as main character (crossovers allowed)
╰┈➤ No kink shaming and don't be rude, we are here to have fun
╰┈➤ Only new creations are accepted, continuings of series or multi chapters are allowed
╰┈➤ The card will be 3x3, plus three alternate prompts
╰┈➤ You have to add all the kinks in the warnings
╰┈➤ Dark content is allowed, except: Underage, necrophilia, bestiality
╰┈➤ No min nor max wordcount, feel free to write as much as you want to
╰┈➤ Please add @avengers-assemble-bingo and the tag #AAKinky 
╰┈➤ Have fun and be naughty!
(Avengers-Assemble-Bingo will no longer accept sign ups, feel free to write and submit the squares still. Little reminder: Sexual content is Explicit content!)
SIGN UPS
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workingdownthewordmine · 3 months ago
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Bone apple teeth
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workingdownthewordmine · 3 months ago
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hmmm it is once again gay planeposting time <3
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workingdownthewordmine · 3 months ago
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Oh I badly wanna do it...
Fic that appears to be an AU where the characters have a little low stakes meet cute and are having a sweet little romance, only for it to be revealed that no, this is in-universe and they both have amnesia and all the other characters are trying to find them and are losing their fucking shit
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workingdownthewordmine · 3 months ago
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He pulled a hoodie and jeans over his wet skin with a grimace and returned to the living room. He'd never used a fireplace before - his mom's apartment had been heated by an ancient stove - but before long he was lying flat on the thin rug, heat beating on his face. It was less enveloping than the shower had been and he found his ears straining to distinguish the pops and hisses of the logs from sounds of the forest outside.
Tagged by @voiceoffenrisulfr
Tagging @vintagebuckybarnes and @oakleavesandcoffee No pressure! (Sorry for the doubletag - I should not be allowed multiple blogs, Istg)
WIP checkpoint!
reblog this with the last 3 sentences you wrote from your current WIP
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workingdownthewordmine · 4 months ago
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If you can’t think of anything to say about a fic, writers also like to know:
- what time it is
- how long you’ve been reading
- how many chapters you’ve covered in the last 24 hours
- what you were late for because you were reading
- the woeful few hours you have left to sleep
- the emotional outbreaks you’re experiencing
- the inappropriate place you’re having said outbreak
- the general public’s reaction to your outbreak
- how much phone battery you have left
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workingdownthewordmine · 4 months ago
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Drunken Love Confessions
"I like your stupid face. It’s so stupid. It’s so… I like it. Can I touch it?"
"You're all I ever wanted. I'm sorry I can't say it sober."
"I can't wait for the room to stop spinning, so I can focus on your face again."
"I would love to hear those words in any other place than this bathroom, holding your hair back."
"You're cute. And a bit blurry. But definitely always so cute."
"I think I love you." "And I would love to answer you accordingly, but I think I would appreciate it more when you’re actually able to understand my answer."
"Don't tell my sober me that I told you I love you. It was a secret."
"I…I want to give you my heart. It belongs to… to you. How… how can I give it to you? I don’t want it anymore." "Let’s wait until tomorrow with the surgery."
"Oh I'm dreaming of you again. If I wouldn't be dreaming and if you would be really here, then I would tell you I love you."
"I love you. But that's a secret. So I won't tell you about it."
"You're drunk." "Yes. And hopelessly in love with you."
"I'm seeing you twice. Oh, now I can give all my love to even more of you."
"Say that again after two coffees at least and I will be yours."
"You're so adorable. I want to pick you up and never let you down."
"I've always loved you. But I will never tell you."
"This is not a dream, I think. In my dreams we're usually kissing."
"I’m not drunk. Can a drunk person do this?" "You’re not doing anything." "But… I sent you my love. Did you… did you not get it?"
"Can you keep a secret? I am madly in love with you. But psshh."
"I fell in love with you." "No, you fell down the stairs. You should really learn to hold your liquor."
"You're so perfect. How can anyone be so perfect? Maybe you're just a dream."
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workingdownthewordmine · 4 months ago
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Encouragment for writers that I know seems discouraging at first but I promise it’s motivational-
• Those emotional scenes you’ve planned will never be as good on page as they are in your head. To YOU. Your audience, however, is eating it up. Just because you can’t articulate the emotion of a scene to your satisfaction doesn’t mean it’s not impacting the reader. 
• Sometimes a sentence, a paragraph, or even a whole scene will not be salvagable. Either it wasn’t necessary to the story to begin with, or you can put it to the side and re-write it later, but for now it’s gotta go. It doesn’t make you a bad writer to have to trim, it makes you a good writer to know to trim.
• There are several stories just like yours. And that’s okay, there’s no story in existence of completely original concepts. What makes your story “original” is that it’s yours. No one else can write your story the way you can.
• You have writing weaknesses. Everyone does. But don’t accept your writing weaknesses as unchanging facts about yourself. Don’t be content with being crap at description, dialogue, world building, etc. Writers that are comfortable being crap at things won’t improve, and that’s not you. It’s going to burn, but work that muscle. I promise you’ll like the outcome.
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workingdownthewordmine · 4 months ago
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M O O D
Mood
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workingdownthewordmine · 5 months ago
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if you want to get better at writing then you need to get obsessed with a freaky little character and write about them a billion times
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workingdownthewordmine · 5 months ago
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“this fic will have only ten chapters” and other lies writers tell themselves
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workingdownthewordmine · 5 months ago
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Ma'am please bestow upon me your amazing smut writing ways! 😩Your smut scenes are always top tier and I'm so jealous! I feel like all of my smut writing ends up turning out sounding the same.
Awwwh Lau 🥹🥹 Thank you babe, that’s so sweet of you - you’re so kind to me ♥️
And I was going to joke that I have no idea how I do it (and that is true to an extent - lots of it just happens in the moment!) but real talk, writing smut is one of the things I find MOST difficult in writing. It’s so time consuming to get it right, or it is for me anyway!
But here’s how I try and approach it… apologies I’m chatty and this got a bit long but I hope it’s useful to you and others!
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Alex’s Guide To Writing Smut
Understand the context
1. What’s the vibe? Why are they having sex?
Is it angry/angsty/longing/needy/soft/sweet/something else I can’t think of right now? How are the characters arriving into the smut, because it totally shapes how you think about the tone of the scene and how the actual act will play out. Angry rough fucking is not the same as soft, we just woke up and I need you again sex. And that doesn’t need a tonne of exposition to set out in the story but you, the author, need to know where it’s coming from.
2. What’s their relationship?
Like above, sex between people who have been together for ages is different from sex with someone new(ish). Of course you can still surprise each other in a long term relationship but new relationships are all about discovery. And this affects how they communicate during the act itself, and how comfortable they might be together (as well as in voicing likes and dislikes). Also, a one night stand won’t be the same as a pairing who are a couple, and not all of those are born equal - is it a one night of fun or is that we only have one night, because we shouldn’t/can’t do this, but I love you? Those bring very different energies!
Creating scenes that feel ‘real’
4. Limbs logistics
This is the stuff that takes me the longest because I’m a weirdo and I like to be able to properly picture who and what’s where at any given moment! Do think about whether it’s physically possible for his hand to be there if it was just somewhere entirely different. And don’t be afraid to have a little fun with it if your setting allows a bit of real life challenges. Getting stuck or whatever and giggling about it is so human and relatable and will add realism.
3. Use ALL the senses.
Obviously this is an important tip for writing generally but if you want to build a sensory picture and create intimacy it’s extra important in smut writing. Smut writing isn’t just describing where all the limbs and appendages go - if you want it to be immersive you need to go beyond that and explore how the characters FEEL and what else they are experiencing:
- Smells in particular are especially evocative and unique. They stir up emotions and or create a sense of safety.
- Think about how you describe the different kinds of touches (again, all relates to knowing your context). Not just stimulation touch but how they hold each other, breath on skin etc. Are they gentle or rough. And most importantly, how does it feel - both touching and being touched.
- Don’t forget about taste - you don’t have to major on it if it gives you the ick but it’s part of the sexual experience so don’t forget to consider how it might be useful to include.
- Sound allows you to convey emotion with and without dialogue. How does their voice sound? When you’re pressed together can you actually feel the sound? You can use this to show progress too as they get closer to climax. (That feels so wrong to write in a non-smut scene context!)
5. Choice of positions/ sexual acts
My personal preference is starting with foreplay cos I enjoy writing the build up, but sometimes (back to context again!) that doesn’t make sense for your pairing. Deciding what they actually do during the smut scene totally depends on all the stuff in the section above. For example, are they short on time? Do they have all night? Is it the only night they might ever have and so they want to do everything you can think of? All of these will affect what kind of sex they have and the kind of energy they bring to it.
I rarely sit down and plot this out (but I’m not a plotter anyway so that’s just me) - I write what feels right in the moment because I’ve focussed my effort on knowing WHY these two particular people are having sex. Allow the context to guide what feels natural and have fun with it.
6. Dialogue
I used to write with hardly dialogue during smut because it made me uncomfortable trying to squeeze it in, but I’ve got better at it as I’ve written more. So I think you have to do what feels right for you, as the writer. But also, once again, you need to know what your characters would do. Are they talkers? Is one of them noisy but the other is the silent type? Does one have a filthy mouth that makes the other weak and they like to use that against them? Do you want to include a praise kink or someone who gets off on being humiliated (don’t forget AFTER CARE!). All of that affects what kind of dialogue you might have.
Personally I still tend to keep it quite limited (writing Emmett and the whole ‘having to be quiet’ is my fav kink of the moment!). Instead, I focus more on the senses side of things, and let them get a bit lost in the pleasure inside their own heads. And instead of external dialogue, I often opt for more internal chat about how the other person and what they’re doing makes them feel. And how they feel is influenced by, you guessed it, the context!
What to do when it all feels a bit too ‘samey’
So to Lauren’s original ask about scenes feeling overly similar - especially when you’re working with the same set of characters in a long running series. I have this all the time, especially with my Lockdown series because those two are just feral for each other! To tackle getting stuck in a rut, here’s what I think about:
Surprise, surprise, it’s all about CONTEXT again!
Ok yes, you only have so many sexual acts and positions to work with. And not everyone wants to write all the kinks in the land, I know I don’t! But what is different every time is why your couple is having sex - what’s led to/inspired that moment and how are they coming into the scene. So I refer you back to the very first section - understand the scenario and mood you’re trying to create. You can stack the different acts however you like but the energy and emphasis and emotion your characters bring to that should inherently make it feel different each time.
If you want a real life example, check out the smut scenes in this mini series - they fuck in every chapter but each time the context and how the characters come into the scene is different, so (I hope!) the smut reads differently.
And finally
Do not underestimate the power of a little humour! Real life sex can be funny. It’s intimate and, lots of the time, with someone you are (or want to be) very close to. They are moments of physical and emotional connection. Let the people be people. Don’t make it all perfect all the time. Life isn’t like that! 🤍
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Other useful resources
How to write smut by @youneedsomeprompts
Smut terminology study
Useful smut language/sound descriptors
Really good guide to smut terms
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Awesomely cute dividers by @firefly-graphics
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workingdownthewordmine · 5 months ago
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Welcome to Avengers Assemble Bingo.
A bingo created for our beloved Avengers and friends, for beloved Marvel characters and also for the underestimated characters.
While we will have the bingo running all the time, there will be some small events, too.
Admins: @holylulusworld and @buck-star
Rules and sign up below the cut.
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Rules:
Be respectful and nice.
If you’re under 18+, please do NOT ask for an NSFW card. You’re still allowed to sign up for a SFW card.
Only one card at a time, if you finish it, you can sign up for a new card. The card will be 3x3.
If you want any squares to be changed, let us know.
Only new works are allowed, continues of series, collections are fine.
Feel free to interpret the prompts however you want.
Work can be used to fill other bingos, as long as they allow it as well.
Add warnings to your work.
Dark work is allowed, as long as it’s tagged accordingly. (No underage smut, incest,…)
Feel free to do crossovers, collaborations or whatever your heart desires.
Please add the #AvengersAssembleBingo and @avengers-assemble-bingo and add your card number to your post.
Work that’s allowed:
Fanfiction (at least 300 Words)
Mood boards (at least six pictures)
Drawings
Gif Sets (at least two gif’s)
Sign up | Submission Form Square | Submission Form
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workingdownthewordmine · 5 months ago
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FEBUWHUMP 2025 PROMPT LIST
this year's prompts were chosen through an open suggestion poll (in which we received over 4,000 prompts) and a subsequent vote, where 5,019 votes were submitted. the top 28 make up the core prompts, and the febuwhump mod's favourites that remain have become the alternates. the first prompt in the 28, "vocal chords", was our number one prompt of the vote, with 1,625 total votes.
i am so insanely excited to see what you all create with these prompts, and i hope they're inspiring enough to trigger a whole month's worth of creativity for you!
as an extra added challenge, some creators will be undertaking another, smaller goal, of including apples in each of their prompt fills as an ode to the wildly popular prompt suggestion of "apples" that didn't make it through to the poll. this is totally optional, but is a good extra challenge if you'd like to take part in it!
if you have any questions, please check out the faq before sending an ask, or skim the blog's previously asked questions to see if your question has already been answered.
please note: notifying the blog of completionist status will happen through a google form released towards the end of febuwhump, and if you are interested in joining the febuwhmp discord server, the link will be available to do so for one week towards the end of january.
full write-up of prompts and rules under the cut:
FEBUWHUMP 2025 PROMPTS:
DAY 1: vocal chords
DAY 2: holding back tears
DAY 3: pinned down
DAY 4: hivemind
DAY 5: not trusting reality
DAY 6: forced to stay awake
DAY 7: alternate timeline self
DAY 8: bleeding out
DAY 9: necromancy
DAY 10: magic exhaustion
DAY 11: demonic possession
DAY 12: used as practice
DAY 13: “i don’t trust anyone else”
DAY 14: becoming the monster
DAY 15: icarus
DAY 16: eaten alive
DAY 17: power instability
DAY 18: living weapon
DAY 19: death wish
DAY 20: “i did good right?”
DAY 21: put on display
DAY 22: “grab the little one”
DAY 23: gunshot wound
DAY 24: forced to beg
DAY 25: bound and gagged
DAY 26: concealing an injury
DAY 27: post-victory collapse
DAY 28: recovery
ALTERNATE PROMPTS:
is there a specific day’s prompt you don’t want to fill? here are ten alternatives you can switch them out for!
ALT 1: major character death
ALT 2: blowtorch
ALT 3: pick who dies
ALT 4: body swap
ALT 5: die a hero
ALT 6: emergency surgery
ALT 7: body horror
ALT 8: on the run
ALT 9: in another life
ALT 10: feeding tube
RULES:
soft rules:
prompts should be answered in the form of whump
creators can produce any kind of media they want
you don't have to complete all the prompts to take part
you can use the prompts after the event ends
you can complete them in tandem with any other event
you can post to any platform you want, however this blog will only be sharing links and prompt fills posted to tumblr
if you want to be featured on the hall of fame, you must inform this blog by the 3rd of march that you have completed all of the days using the provided form
if you have questions, consult the faq before asking
hard rules:
to be a completionist, you must complete all 28 prompts, in order, in whatever medium you want, before the end of the event
(specifically for being featured on the blog)
when uploading febuwhump content to tumblr, please use the tags:
febuwhump (or febuwhump2025)
the relevant day's tag e.g. febuwhumpday1, febuwhumpday2...
nsfw (if relevant)
any important trigger warnings
you can also tag the blog: @febuwhump
I cannot guarantee your work will be archived on the blog. a random selection of properly tagged works will be reblogged every day of february.
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workingdownthewordmine · 5 months ago
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So, I've been in pluralblr for the last while and I read it as plural system, not like body, and I'm using that as a prompt.
sex pollen but it lies dormant in their system until they come across the person they’ve been harboring unspoken feelings for. THEN it activates, needing that chemical reaction, and it fills them so completely with desire that they’re unrecognizable to you
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workingdownthewordmine · 5 months ago
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@voiceoffenrisulfr Just gonna leave these here.
this is a very hyperspecific ask but could yoy make some wild west prompts for writing??
my ocs are a bartender, sherrif, cowboy, teacher ,,
and the bartender and the cowboy are dating btw.
I don't know a lot about the wild west. I can only think about Der Schuh des Manitu, a German classic in the wild west genre of movies, iykyk, so hopefully I can come up with some prompts than can help you. But as a reminder, if you would like prompts about specific characters, it's helpful to give me a bit more info about them, like their gender for example.
Wild West Prompts
When the teacher disappears one day, the bartender and the cowboy uncover a web of lies and corruption involving the sheriff.
They try to keep their relationship a secret, but the rest of the town is hell-bent on playing matchmaker for their beloved bartender.
The sherrif believes the cowboy to be behind a series of robberies and the bartender needs to clear their lover's name.
A mysterious illness hits the town, making the bar empty and the teacher responsible for the children of the sick parents.
When the bartender's saloon suddenly becomes a hot-spot for a rival gang, the sheriff and the cowboy work together to get them out of town.
It's the talk of the town when the cowboy arrives at the saloon with a second horse and is seen giving the bartender riding lessons.
The discovery of gold deposits plunges the neighbouring towns into chaos. The sheriff relies on his confidants to keep the peace.
Hope you can create something with them!
- Jana
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