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January 24, 2015

✐ Daily Weird Prompt ✐

DLC
Write about a character who happens...



✐ Daily Weird Prompt ✐



DLC


Write about a character who happens to be a scientist. The catch? This character is working on a treatment that would allow people to ‘digitize’ their memories. Double catch? A recent accident killed this character’s assistants. Triple catch? The accident caused the memories to be ‘uploaded’ into this character’s mind.



Any work you create based off this prompt belongs to you, no sourcing is necessary though it would be really appreciated! And don’t forget to tagmaxkiri...

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Published on January 24, 2015 17:42

maxkirin:

Hello, writerly friends!
I have recently gotten quite...



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Hello, writerly friends!


I have recently gotten quite a few questions about world-building, so I thought I would begin this mini-series with a point I have been meaning to make for the longest time.


Today, let me tell you about my President Snow headcanon!


✖︎Have a suggestion or world-building question you want me to answer?Leave your suggestions in thecomments!


Also, subscribe to me onYoutubefor more writing advice videosfeaturing my silly face, and if you would like (even more) writing...

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Published on January 24, 2015 17:19

"When I face the desolate impossibility of writing five hundred pages, a sick sense of failure falls..."

“When I face the desolate impossibility of writing five hundred pages, a sick sense of failure falls on me, and I know I can never do it. Then gradually, I write one page and then another. One day’s work is all I can permit myself to contemplate.”

- John Steinbeck
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Published on January 24, 2015 16:56

January 22, 2015

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♥︎ Daily Writer Positivity ♥︎

#243
You will make...



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♥︎ Daily Writer Positivity ♥︎



#243


You will make mistakes, and this is good. failures will teach you more than victories. Get back on your feet, and get writing!



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Published on January 22, 2015 20:07

"Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it."

“Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it.”

- Veronica Roth
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Published on January 22, 2015 19:14

★ Daily Character Question ★

Magical Mistakes
Your Protagonist...



★ Daily Character Question ★



Magical Mistakes


Your Protagonist made a terrible mistake when they were young, and they’ve been regretting it ever since. Write a scene where they realize that this ‘mistake’ actually worked out for the better. How do they react to this? Has this… healed that old scar?



Any work you create based off this prompt belongs to you, no sourcing is necessary though it would be really appreciated! And don’t forget to tagmaxkirin(or tweet @MistreKirin), so that I can check-ou...

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Published on January 22, 2015 18:51

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Alternative Title: No Time For Regrets.
★ Missed the...



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Alternative Title: No Time For Regrets.


★Missed the previous episodes?Check out the playlist!


Welcome to ‘Max Plays’, a gaming segment where I play through a story-focused video game and examine the way that it builds a narrative. I also crack jokes. Sometimes. The game you’re watching today isThe Walking Dead (Season 1)byTelltale Games, a point-and-click adventure game inspired by Robert Kirkman’s comic book of the same name.


In this game our mission is simple:PROTECT CLEM AT ALL COSTS....

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Published on January 22, 2015 18:28

"Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three..."

“Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever.”

- Will Self
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Published on January 22, 2015 18:05

✐ Daily Weird Prompt ✐

Draken Prophet
Write about a character...



✐ Daily Weird Prompt ✐



Draken Prophet


Write about a character who happens to be a magical creature. The catch? This character has been chosen as the ambassador of their race, as they reach out to make an alliance with the humans. Double catch? This story takes place in a modern setting.



Any work you create based off this prompt belongs to you, no sourcing is necessary though it would be really appreciated! And don’t forget to tagmaxkirin(or tweet @MistreKirin), so that I can check-out your stori...

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Published on January 22, 2015 17:41

"A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it for it to rise."

“A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it for it to rise.”

- Chris Baty,No Plot? No Problem!
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Published on January 22, 2015 16:56