October 2011
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Prompt idea by wotsarahsaid:
Write an over-the-top or cliché story beginning with this sentence:
“Sarah looked into his eyes hopefully. Robert leaned towards her…”
Feel free to change the names or tense.
*shrugs* Sometimes if you write really cliché things, it helps you avoid using those clichés in your other writing.
We’ve had similar prompts to this before, but...
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September 2011
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Prompt idea by Today’s Spark:
Discuss and explore the events leading up to The Great Meerkat Revolution.
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Prompt idea by ghost:
Write about someone who is the third wheel, but write if from the point of view of one of the “included” people.
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Prompt idea by mackenzieraereads:
Write a story about someone decorating for a party that doesn’t end up happening. Use third person narration.
God MacKenzie way to write the most depressing prompt ever!
:)
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
Yellow and White by teafast
The Pathetic Life of Sabrina Harlem by Sophie Leigh
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Prompt by aleatoricisms.
You are in a limbo between worlds. There are three doors standing in front of you. Inside each of the doors, there is someone waiting for you that will give you a message. In order to leave the void you are in, you need to go through all three doors. Write about your experiences.
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pavorst-deactivated20120105 asked: Dear YW!, I'm a closet scribbler with writing aspirations. I've got no experience in anything except for a love for words. At the moment I'm trying to compile fragments of things I've written to be published. I don't know, though. See, there's this uncertainty of writing not being enough of a career. Do you think that writing, in and of itself, is a feasible career...
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aplbite-deactivated20130105 asked: What's your opinion on using contractions in fictional writing? I try to avoid it whenever possible (other than in dialogue that is), using "could not" rather than "couldn't" etc., but sometimes it seems unavoidable. Sometimes not using contractions makes the writing too formal or disrupts the flow of the sentence, or at least that's the problem I run into. What...
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Prompt idea by purple-polkadotted-platypus:
Write a story about a mutated animal (or group of animals).
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By Thursday at 3:30, I have to:
Read and review 9 stories: 4 for my Honors Fiction class, 5 for UNC’s literary magazine that I’ve started working for. (So when people write to me on Tumblr and ask if I can give them feedback, this is why I point them towards the critiquers—I wish I could read them all, I just don’t have time!).
Finish my next installment of my own story for Honors Fic. So far I have 4...
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Shared or Stolen?
This is a good article for those of you who have written in asking what the copyright status of your work is once you put it on Tumblr.
There’s a lot of gratuitous swearing, but the content is well written and informative.
jayarrarr:
Disclaimer: This post is for general information and is intended in no fucking way whatsoever to be legal advice, and should not be construed as such, ever,...
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thatdudefromnewyork asked: I'm in senior year in high school, and I'm taking a Writing Seminar course that's supposed to sort of mimic a college english course, which basically has us commenting on and reviewing each other's work. Of course, we're only allowed to write non-fiction, and I've only ever written fiction. I don't really think that any of my experiences are interesting enough to...
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Prompt idea by justcallmemajor:
Write about a pug that can talk. What do they say? How does their voice sound? What is life like for a talking pug?
wordsinthemiddle asked: I have a bit of advice for truerhino: editing. What most people don't realize is that half of writing is *re-writing.* Write your first rough draft without caring about how "good" it is, then give it to a friend or a teacher. Preferably someone with a good grasp on storytelling and grammar. They'll help you clean up the actual craft of your writing. Be willing to take some...
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littleroommag asked: Is there any way you can get some of your followers to send work to my new magazine, Little Room? I'm a student at Ohio University looking for any work that could fit into a new literary magazine to be published this November. Details are on my blog. This would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! - Nate
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the-silence-will-fall asked: It's a great tip. But with me, I can start writing a romance and end up having my character being raped by aliens and come back to the romance hahaha
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emergencycocktail asked: How about for those such as myself. I am really, really good at thinking up story concepts and ideas. I can sculpt complex characters and a fantastic plot and be really, really happy with the concept, but when it comes to actually writing the story...I fall short. I don't know how to make anything work. Any advice?
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miseriathome asked: I used to have a goal to write a novel, but I had so much trouble with it. What i did was I formed a timeline of my characters' lives throughout the story and wrote a ton of short stories along that timeline, which can be separate or incorporated together.
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curvesthewords asked: What's an example of a goal you set? I'm having the same problem--I'm writing my first short story for a class (the draft is due tomorrow, eek!) & I spent all this time figuring out the details & now I want to write about something else.
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the-silence-will-fall asked: my problem about writing long stories, is that I end up wanting to write something else hahaha
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brokenmasterpeices asked: Okay. So here's my dilemma. I love to write, I'm incredibly happy with the short stories I've written, however, every time I try to write something longer, I have this one thing holding me back; I don't know what I want to write. I don't know what message I want my story to give. I don't have this issue with short stories, for some reason. I guess when I go into it...
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wordsinthemiddle asked: How long can the submissions be? Is there a maximum or minimum length?
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Prompt idea by whatfreshperfection:
Write a story about someone doing a self-portrait drawing or painting - why are they doing it? For school? For fun? As a gift? How are they going about it? Are they having difficulties or is it easy for them? What kind of things do they think about as they work - are they having some serious self-reflection, or is it more of a lighthearted exercise?
Read...
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GOT MY WELCOME EMAIL!!!
When I saw it I gasped so loud that my roommate in the next room asked if I was okay, and then as I lobbed up the stairs screaming (I saw the email on my phone) my other roommates all came out of their rooms to ask if everything was all right.
I am totally overwhelmed by how much content is on here, but the site is SO beautiful!! If you’re on already, friend me! ChaserWizard98.
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Best. Roommate. Ever. →
My own roommate sent this to me, and not only is this HILARIOUS (tears are streaming down my face right now), there’s a part about reading, which makes it relevant to y’all.
Here’s one quote of many hysterical ones:
Email me! I’ll hook yo ass up with Facebook links, background checks, credit reports, phone numbers, resumes, references, awards, sexual history, pictures of...
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