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✶ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶The Ghost ShipPick one of your...

✶DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶

The Ghost Ship

Pick one of your secondary characters:

Write a scene where this character experiences a recurring nightmare that they’ve had for decades. What are they afraid of? What could this dream possibly represent?

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"Alone. Yes, that’s the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn’t hold a..."

“Alone. Yes, that’s the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn’t hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.”

- Stephen King, Salem’s Lot

"What you do today is important, because you are exchanging a day of your life for it."

“What you do today is important, because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.”

- Unknown

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT ✐THE FABLED TONBERRYWrite a story from...

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT✐

THE FABLED TONBERRY

Write a story from the point of view of a powerful and ancient creature. The catch? They have the power to kill and destroy anything at will. Double catch? This creature looks harmless and… actually kind of cute.

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"Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear...."

“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say ‘My heart is broken.’”

- C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

⚘ DAILY STORY SEED ⚘Child of ChaosWrite about a character who...

⚘ DAILY STORY SEED⚘

Child of Chaos

Write about a character who has grown up in a savage world, a place in total chaos. Explore the past, present, and future, of a character who has never experienced peace and quiet. What has this cruel place done to this character? Are they even… human anymore?

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This week’s artsy reminder will feature my flower crown— so yOU BETTER BE READY TO MAKE...

This week’s artsy reminder will feature my flower crown— so yOU BETTER BE READY TO MAKE SOME ART TODAY.

"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor."

“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

- English Proverb

Hello there. I know there are a lot of asks and posts about 'how to start a new story', but those are not actually much of a help to me when I am left staring at a blank page. I only need one sentence and everything else will flow, but what is that damned

Hello there, writerly friend~ ♥︎

Oh, trust me, I have plenty of advice to give on this!

Overcoming the First Sentence
Overcoming the First Sentence, Again
Overcoming the First Sentence, Redux

I have talked about this A LOT in the past, and with good reason. The first sentence is probably the most overwhelming part of starting a new story, but the links above will hopefully answer all of your questions!

Additionally, here are a few general pointers for those of you in a hurry (though make sure to ch...

"If it pleases you and you can write at all, it’s gonna please somebody else."

“If it pleases you and you can write at all, it’s gonna please somebody else.”

- Charlaine Harris