Medicine
- A Study In Physical Injury
- Comas
- Medical Facts And Tips For Your Writing Needs
- Broken Bones
- Burns
- Unconsciousness & Head Trauma
- Blood Loss
- Stab Wounds
- Pain & Shock
- All About Mechanical Injuries (Injuries Caused By Violence)
Writing Specific Characters
- Portraying a kleptomaniac.
- Playing a character with cancer.
- How to portray a power driven character.
- Playing the manipulative character.
- Portraying a character with borderline personality disorder.
- Playing a character with Orthorexia Nervosa.
- Writing a character who lost someone important.
- Playing the bullies.
- Portraying the drug dealer.
- Playing a rebellious character.
- How to portray a sociopath.
- How to write characters with PTSD.
- Playing characters with memory loss.
- Playing a pyromaniac.
- How to write a mute character.
- How to write a character with an OCD.
- How to play a stoner.
- Playing a character with an eating disorder.
- Portraying a character who is anti-social.
- Portraying a character who is depressed.
- How to portray someone with dyslexia.
- How to portray a character with bipolar disorder.
- Portraying a character with severe depression.
- How to play a serial killer.
- Writing insane characters.
- Playing a character under the influence of marijuana.
- Tips on writing a drug addict.
- How to write a character with HPD.
- Writing a character with Nymphomania.
- Writing a character with schizophrenia.
- Writing a character with Dissociative Identity Disorder.
- Writing a character with depression.
- Writing a character who suffers from night terrors.
- Writing a character with paranoid personality disorder.
- How to play a victim of rape.
- How to play a mentally ill/insane character.
- Writing a character who self-harms.
- Writing a character who is high on amphetamines.
- How to play the stalker.
- How to portray a character high on cocaine.
- Playing a character with ADHD.
- How to play a sexual assault victim.
- Writing a compulsive gambler.
- Playing a character who is faking a disorder.
- Playing a prisoner.
- Portraying an emotionally detached character.
- How to play a character with social anxiety.
- Portraying a character who is high.
- Portraying characters who have secrets.
- Portraying a recovering alcoholic.
- Portraying a sex addict.
- How to play someone creepy.
- Portraying sexually/emotionally abused characters.
- Playing a character under the influence of drugs.
- Playing a character who struggles with Bulimia.
Illegal Activity
- Examining Mob Mentality
- How Street Gangs Work
- Domestic Abuse
- Torture
- Assault
- Murder
- Terrorism
- Internet Fraud
- Cyberwarfare
- Computer Viruses
- Corporate Crime
- Political Corruption
- Drug Trafficking
- Human Trafficking
- Sex Trafficking
- Illegal Immigration
- Contemporary Slavery
Black Market Prices & Profits
- AK-47 prices on the black market
- Bribes
- Computer Hackers and Online Fraud
- Contract Killing
- Exotic Animals
- Fake Diplomas
- Fake ID Cards, Passports and Other Identity Documents
- Human Smuggling Fees
- Human Traffickers Prices
- Kidney and Organ Trafficking Prices
- Prostitution Prices
- Cocaine Prices
- Ecstasy Pills Prices
- Heroin Prices
- Marijuana Prices
- Meth Prices
- Earnings From Illegal Jobs
- Countries In Order Of Largest To Smallest Risk
Forensics
- arson
- Asphyxia
- Blood Analysis
- Book Review
- Cause & Manner of Death
- Chemistry/Physics
- Computers/Cell Phones/Electronics
- Cool & Odd-Mostly Odd
- Corpse Identification
- Corpse Location
- Crime and Science Radio
- crime lab
- Crime Scene
- Cults and Religions
- DNA
- Document Examination
- Fingerprints/Patterned Evidence
- Firearms Analysis
- Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Art
- Forensic Dentistry
- Forensic History
- Forensic Psychiatry
- General Forensics
- Guest Blogger
- High Tech Forensics
- Interesting Cases
- Interesting Places
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- Misc
- Multiple Murderers
- On This Day
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- Q&A
- serial killers
- Space Program
- Stupid Criminals
- Theft
- Time of Death
- Toxicology
- Trauma
Tag: writing tip
Writing Tips Master Post!
WriterofthePrompts Ultimate Ask Masterlist
I’ve decided to make a masterlist of asks I’ve done to make them easier to find for you guys (and for myself). I split them into categories as best as I could by genre and topic. Also, some asks have some helpful tips in the notes as well to check out (some are marked but not all) and if you have anything to add that you think would help, feel free to reply or reblog with your addition. I’ll try to keep it updated with future asks.
Now without further ado, the strangest and most wonderful list I’ve ever made.
World Building
- Urban fantasy prompts/creating urban fantasy world (also linked under fantasy)
- Links to help with world building
- Creating a pantheon of gods
- Things to research when writing a historical novel (also linked under Historical)
- Using metaphors in descriptions
- Too much world building?
- Asking questions to develop a magic system
- Wizard school ideas
- Why magic would drain from a world
- Tips for descriptions
- Reasons for civil war
Character Development
- Writing confusion in your character
- Obstacles to character goals: traveling abroad
- Reactions to sadness
- Reactions to a devastating event
- Showing a character’s anxiety towards something
- Showing a character’s secret without revealing it
- Reasons a character would die for another
- Secrets in a character’s past
- Culture shock with loss of rules
- Growth of a trainee witch
- Characters provoking other characters
- Dealing with moving to a completely new place
- Why a 19yo would allow a strange boy to live with her
- Why a character would want a do-over in life
- Showing a character going from good to bad
- Possible good messages when the villains aren’t reformed
- Kid growing up surrounded only by adults
- Quirks for characters
- Showing friendship with reserved characters
- Introducing an antagonist
- Introducing side characters
- When you don’t think your character’s backstory fits
Writing Different Types of Characters
- Writing antiheroes
- The reluctant hero
- Writing a violent character afraid of their mind
- Making an immoral character likeable
- Not a normal girl
- Sympathetic villain
- Making sure your character isn’t just a flirt
- Writing intelligent characters
- When your hero isn’t very heroic
- Confident characters
- Writing an antisocial character
Character Family
- Visiting family for the first time
- Showing closeness in siblings (opposite twins)
- How a joker and a quiet character can become friends
- Daughter of a party organizer prompts
- Parent jobs where the kid needs to keep up appearances
- The mom that left comes back…a vampire
- Including character’s parents
- Why a character would leave another
- Sibling relationships
- character with an abusive father (and how to show fear)
Romance
- Writing a slow paced love story
- love interest vs the ex revamped
- Platonic male x female relationships
- Random places to get married
- Suspense and romance with a “different” male lead
- sad relationship prompts
- Asexuality and romance
- Mutual pining
- Romance with large age differences
- Childhood friends falling in love
- Fluffy unique first kiss
- Ways of showing commitment in characters (vampire edition)
- Friendship to romance
- Small situations for a couple story
- fantasy creature and human fluff
- characters meeting and falling in love during war
- Why best friends might fall in love
- Unlikely soulmates prompts
Sci Fi
- Using dreams as energy
- Time travel prompts (asked for male x female protags)
- Time travel: how saving someone can go wrong
- Reliving memories
- Android characters
- Writing humanoids in post apocalypse
- Consequences of growing a baby in an artificial womb (theoretical)
- The evil AI that characters can’t (shouldn’t) destroy
- Girl and guy get trapped in the same body
- Rich people in post apocalypse
- Discovering you have a doppelgânger
Superheroes
- Teenagers, hormones and their superpowers
- Weird superpowers
- Superhero kids reluctant to be superheroes
Aliens
- beings traveling to Earth
- Why an alien wouldn’t be able to leave Earth
- Reasons an alien would be sent to live on Earth
- Human/alien team surviving on hostile planet together
Fantasy/Paranormal
- Urban fantasy prompts/creating urban fantasy world (also linked under world building)
- gods losing their powers
- creations turning on their creators
- How elemental powers might work
- Why NOT to destroy the world when it’s your goal
- Mistreated genies
- Tropes of a fantasy (also linked under Writing Motivation/Tips)
- Male character ideas in a fantasy
- Immortal woman prompts
- Beauty and the Beast revamp
- How Death and a teenage girl become adventure teammates
- Powers for magical beings writing down history
- Girl meets demon from forest behind her house
- Reverse fairytale prompts
- Revamped fairytale prompts 2
- Manatees being confused by mermaids
- a princess befriends a baby dragon
- Making a character believe in a cure for a curse
- Egyptian gods living among us
- A love between the sun and the moon
- What fantasy creatures do on Halloween
- Human and fantasy creature become pen pals
Creatures
Magic and Witches
- witch x wizard romance
- witch prompts
- Witch being protective over a human-turned-doll
- magical boarding school
- Ideas for curses
- A young witch exploring the boundaries of her powers
- Traps a wizard could set for a thief
Angels and Demons
- Angels and demons
- Angel as a human on earth
- Jobs for angels and demons who fall in love
- Physical impacts on a demon who keeps dying and coming back
- Demons hunter prompts
Vampires
- Human meets vampire 1
- Human meets vampire 2
- How to hide your vampirism from your family
- Royal vampires
- Vampire hunter gets bitten by a vampire
- Reasons a locked up vampire would go after your character
- Why a vampire and vampire hunter would work together
- Vampire x werewolf forbidden love
Ghosts
- Helpful ghost prankster prompts 1
- Helpful ghost prankster prompts 2
- Human and ghost solving mysteries together
- 1776 woman with supernatural abilities prompts
- A medium whose friend is in a coma
- Medium question Pt. 2: their fatal flaws
Battle Scenes
Smile (writing references)
(So I was doing research for myself, but I thought that it might be useful.)
Adjectives for Smile
radiant; broad; beautiful; sexy; lovely; rustic; uneasy; gracious; seductive; warm; disarming; regretful; winning; surprised; bitter; reminiscent; whimsical; boyish; girlish; wreathed; metallic; faint; apologetic; affectionate; sweet; amiable; solitary; pitying; ridiculous; quizzical; spicy; special; contagious; fawning amused; icy; wistful; courteous; crafty withering; beaming; dazzling; ravished; enormous uncontrolled; sickly; sly; devilish; maternal; eager naked; frank; joyous; complacent; brilliant answering; forced; angry; sympathetic wanton; contemptuous; deadly; sad; simulated; audible; illumined; parting; approving; ironical; mocking; sudden; indulgent; welcoming; irradiating; agreeable; restrained; watery; rare; playful; superior; arch; perpetual; innocent; sparkling; big; somber; polished; responding; irrepressible; religious; peculiar; convenient; everlasting; tolerant; vapid; priceless; vague; racked; complicated; smart; polite; murderous; disdainful sunny; indomitable; sinister; diabolical; complaisant; dim; patient; haughty; endless; rapid; passing; benign; lurid; crooked; placid; hot; grave; malicious; incredulous; timid; bland; provocative peerless; vivacious; mellow; wan; new quiet; calm; abrupt; loving; sagacious; cautious; buoyant; greasy; sardonic; conciliatory; sidelong; nasty; dawning; grim; ironical; false; meaning; sustaining; saucy; atoning; cynical; prodigal; charming; natural indifferent; tolerant; wry; little; visible mournful; naughty; weary; patronizing; languid deprecating; fitful; humorous; sarcastic; mutual; idiotic; frigid; hospitable; doubtful; ingratiating counterfeit; curious; mischievous; childlike exultant; saturnine; speculative; pensive immutable; condescending; pert; impish roguish; ghastly; rueful; hollow; unctuous inane; joyless; wild; satirical; reassuring slow; hideous; flattering; listless; parting fleeting; engaging; severe; immortal; insipid; moonshine; fascinating; facile; beatific; restless; scornful; blossomed; wondering; moony; senile; ambrosial; covert; airy; incisive; faded; shy; social; angelic; envious; debonair; bashful; artificial; waking; antiseptic; mischievous; paternal; dubious; malevolent; roguish; hungry; pale ready; clear; thoughtless; gentle; infectious conscious; timorous; haughty; frequent backward; enamored; obnoxious; pallid derisive; beguiling; excited; brittle; smarmy; conceited; sneering; wide; rascally; timid; meek; reluctant; courageous; nervous; kind; involuntary; smothered; ardent; brave; beaming; glowing; incandescent; inviting; fake; phony; imploring; practiced; delightful; endearing; cheerful.
Verbs for Smile
achieve—; answer with—; bestow—; cloud—; conceal—; crinkle into—; extinguish—; extract—; flash—; grant—; illuminate with —; induce—; loosen—; manage—; mock— permit—; provoke—; quench—; repress— rouse—; share—; shed—; suppress— throw—; toss—; wear—; wreathe in— wrinkle into—; —abashes; —basks; — confronts; —contorts; —creases; —crinkles; —deludes; —departs; —disconcerts; —disparages; —fades; —flashes; —flickers; —hides; —hovers; —lightens; —lingers; — mantles; —plays; —reassures; —renders; —reveals; —twitches.
Adverbs for Smile
delightedly; approvingly; shrewdly; affectionately; reluctantly; ecstatically; whimsically; tolerantly; radiantly; indulgently; benevolently; tremulously;grimly; sympathetically; blandly; beamingly; wanly; auspiciously; impudently; disarmingly; mischievously; magnanimously; unctuously; contemptuously; lewdly, winsomely; wryly; languidly; artificially; automatically; apathetically; benignly; facetiously; superficially; demurely; guilelessly; angelically; affably; ambiguously; coyly; cynically; cunningly; exultantly; exaggeratedly; cryptically; ruefully; benevolently.
Body Language Master List
So a few years ago, I decided to combine every body language reference into one big master list.
And now I’m going to share it with you guys!
It’s incomplete, and always growing, but it’s still helpful nonetheless.
Enjoy!
Resources For Describing Emotion
Emotions
- Without Making Your Character Feel Too Self Aware
- Showing Emotion Without Telling About It
- Emotions Associated With Body Language
- Telling Readers What The Character Doesn’t Want To Show
- Hiding Emotions
- Expressing Cardinal Emotions: Masculine vs. Feminine
- Writing Extreme Emotion Without Melodrama
Specific Emotions
- Conveying Shock
- Conveying Embarrassment
- Conveying Disappointment
- Conveying Love/Attraction
- Conveying Annoyance
- Conveying Relief
- Conveying Uncertainty
- Conveying Impatience
- Conveying Shame
- Conveying Resentment
- Conveying Panic
- Conveying Guilt
- Conveying Desperation
- Conveying Sarcasm & Verbal Disrespect
- Conveying Confusion
- Conveying Stubbornness
- Conveying Frustration
- Conveying Indifference
- Conveying Indignation
- Conveying Confidence & Pride
- Conveying Smugness
- Conveying Enthusiasm
- Conveying Curiosity
- Conveying Hopefulness
- Conveying Unease
- Conveying Reluctance
- Conveying Worry
- Conveying Humility & Meekness
- Conveying Happiness & Joy
- Conveying Amusement
- Conveying Disgust
- Conveying Resignation
- Conveying Jealousy
- Conveying Anticipation
- Conveying Contentment
- Conveying Defeat
- Conveying Excitement
- Conveying Fear
- Conveying Hatred
- Conveying Hurt
- Conveying Being Overwhelmed
- Conveying Sadness & Grief
- Conveying Satisfaction
- Conveying Somberness
- Conveying Sympathy & Empathy
- Conveying Wariness
- Conveying Defensiveness
- Conveying Desire
- Conveying Doubt
- Conveying Energy
- Conveying Exhaustion
- Conveying Hunger
- Conveying Loneliness
- Conveying Physical Pain
Emotional Wounds
- A Role Model Who Disappoints
- A Sibling’s Betrayal
- A Speech Impediment
- Becoming a Caregiver at an Early Age
- Being Bullied
- Being Fired or Laid Off
- Being Held Captive
- Being Mugged
- Being Publicly Humiliated
- Being Raised by Neglectful Parents
- Being Raised by Overprotective Parents
- Being So Beautiful It’s All People See
- Being the Victim of a Vicious Rumor
- Being Stalked
- Being Trapped in a Collapsed Building
- Being Unfairly Blamed For The Death of Another
- Childhood Sexual Abuse (by a family member or known person)
- Discovering One’s Parent is a Monster
- Discovering One’s Sibling was Abused
- Experiencing a Miscarriage or Stillbirth
- Failing At School
- Failing To Do The Right Thing
- Financial Ruin Due To A Spouse’s Irresponsibility
- Finding Out One’s Child Was Abused
- Finding Out One Was Adopted
- Getting Lost In a Natural Environment
- Growing Up In A Cult
- Growing Up in a Dangerous Neighborhood
- Growing Up In Foster Care
- Growing Up In The Public Eye
- Growing Up In The Shadow of a Successful Sibling
- Growing Up with a Sibling Who Has a Chronic Disability or Illness
- Having Parents Who Favored One Child Over Another
- Having To Kill Another Person To Survive
- Infertility
- Infidelity (emotional or physical)
- Losing a Limb
- Losing a Loved One To A Random Act of Violence
- Making a Very Public Mistake
- Overly Critical or Strict Parents
- Physical Disfigurement
- Rejection By One’s Peers
- Telling The Truth But Not Being Believed
- The Death of a Child On One’s Watch
- Victimization via Identity Theft
- Watching A Loved One Die
- Wrongful Imprisonment
- Spending Time In Jail
- Suffering From a Learning Disability
Motivation
- Achieving Spiritual Enlightenment
- Avoiding Certain Death
- Avoiding Financial Ruin
- Beating a Diagnosis or Condition
- Being Acknowledged and Appreciated by Family
- Being a Leader of Others
- Being the Best At Something
- Caring for an Aging Parent
- Carrying on a Legacy
- Catching The Bad Guy or Girl
- Coming To Grips With Mental Illness
- Discovering One’s True Self
- Escaping a Dangerous Life one Doesn’t Want
- Escaping a Killer
- Escaping a Widespread Disaster
- Escaping Confinement
- Escaping Homelessness
- Escaping Invaders
- Finding Friendship or Companionship
- Finding a Lifelong Partner
- Having a Child
- Helping a Loved One See They Are Hurting Themselves and Others
- Obtaining Shelter From The Elements
- Overcoming Abuse and Learning To Trust
- Overcoming Addiction
- Protecting One’s Home or Property
- Pursuing Justice For Oneself or Others
- Realizing a Dream
- Reconciling with an Estranged Family Member
- Rescuing a Loved One From a Captor
- Restoring A Name or Reputation
- Righting a Deep Wrong
- Seeking Out One’s Biological Roots
- Stopping an Event From Happening
- Trying Again When One Has Previously Failed
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Ambient sounds for writers
Find the right place to write your novel…
Nature
Places
Garden with pond and waterfall
Study room from victorian house with rain
Fictional places
Chloe’s room (Life is Strange)
Blackwell dorm (Life is Strange)
Two Whales Diner (Life is Strange)
Star Wars apartment (Star Wars)
Star Wars penthouse (Star Wars)
Tatooine (Star Wars)
Coruscant with rain (Star Wars)
Yoda’s hut with rain ( Star Wars)
Luke’s home (Star Wars)
Death Star hangar (Star wars)
Blade Runner city (Blade Runner)
Askaban prison (Harry Potter)
Hogwarts library with rain (Harry Potter)
Ravenclaw tower (Harry Potter)
Hufflepuff common room (Harry Potter)
Slytherin common room (Harry Potter)
Gryffindor common room (Harry Potter)
Hagrid’s hut (Harry Potter)
Hobbit-hole house (The Hobbit)
Founding Fathers Garden (Bioshock)
Things
Transportation
Historical
Titanic first class dining room
Sci-fi
Futuristic apartment with typing
Post-apocalyptic
Horror
World
Trips, rides and walkings
Beautiful
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Hey @aprillikesthings I don’t know how you feel about ambient noise, but sometimes it’s soothing to me to focus elsewhere. If your brain works like that, here’s some stuff.
Thanks!!
Characters & Relationships We Need to Write About More
- Healthy, strong sibling bonds
- Two supportive, active parents
- Men who are open with emotions of all kind
- Women who have no weak spots for romantic love
- Hardened characters who (professionally) care for kids, animals, or the elderly and are sweet with them
- Pansexual and lesbian characters in sci fi
- Intense newly-formed friendships
- Lust at first sight, reluctantly (& eventually) in love
- MCs who aren’t naturally or easily athletic
- Lazy do-gooders
- Unlikely cat people
- Someone who’s known for being a good singer/musician but would rather pursue math or science
- Men who are rough but aren’t condescending to women
- Non-humans who live in a human world and have a cultural identity crisis
- Characters that willfully go to a therapist
- Women with careers AND a rich, full family/social life
- Dedicated teachers
- A character that got a degree in business/finances/tech to have a secure job and save up for a lifelong dream
- A woman who lives in an isolated area/home alone and prefers it that way
- Divorced parents and step-parents that care about each other and work hard to be a loving support network for the kids involved
- Sex workers that are not angels or demons, but complex characters like everyone else
- Stay at home dads
- Recovering alcoholics/addicts that have been clean for years and help other trying to get clean
- A deadbeat, unemployed female character
- Rough characters who are also bookworms
- Kids who are just as emotionally intelligent as the adults
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site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition
THAT FIRST SITE IS EVERY WRITER’S DREAM DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I’VE TRIED WRITING SOMETHING AND THOUGHT GOD DAMN IS THERE A SPECIFIC WORD FOR WHAT I’M USING TWO SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE AND JUST GETTING A BUNCH OF SHIT GOOGLE RESULTS
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Hispanic= Spanish speaking
Latino= From latinamerica
A peruvian is latino and hispanic, a Colombian is latino and hispanic.
Someone from Brazil is latino but not hispanic
Someone from spain is hispanic but not latino
I completely thought those were synonyms, thank
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