EXTENSIVE SCAR RELATED PROMPTS 

Sweet ways for your otp to show affection.

Reading to them to help the other sleep.

Singing a lullaby / humming a soft tune / counting sheep (or whatever) to the other to sleep .

Cuddling and sleeping in on lazy days .

Staying up with the other who has insomnia ,even though they're tired / feel sleepy.

Back hugs and kissing their neck/ crook of their neck/ shoulder/ cheek .

Nuzzling their tummy .

Stolen kisses . Where they're soft / tender.

Slow kisses.

Kissing top of their head.

Nuzzling their neck.

Kissing their cheeks.

Teasing them . ( eg .Leaning in close for a kiss and kissing their cheeks . Or something)

Inside jokes.

Caressing their hair while they sleep.

Cooking / buying them their favorite meal or snack when they are sad .

Drying/ combing / braiding their hair.

Being goofy just to make them laugh cuz they're down / sad.

Tight hugs and cuddling , enjoying their quiet moments.

Sharing / engaging in each other's hobbies.

Watching them sleep.

Saying / whispering " I love you " at random moments .

Holding their hand and kissing their hand.

Interlocking / interlacing fingers.

Looking into their eyes and getting lost in them .

Sending them a romantic text / message / poem . ( Cliche for some people but still touching nonetheless.)

Kissing their nose .

Kissing their chin .

Caressing / petting their hair, while they cuddle or hug.

Lots of random hugging.

Pulling them into a hug.

Random compliments .

Giving her his clothes to wear.

Buying them stuff they always wanted / like .

Ruffling their hair / bangs .

Smiling at each other like love struck idiots.

Sharing their music playlist with them.

Giggles and laughing while being goofy.

Giggling while showering them with kisses.

All night movie marathon together.

Playing video games together.

Dancing and singing along to their favorite song they both love.

Washing their hair for them.

Being fandom fanatics chatting about their favorite shared fandom .

Kissing or tracing their face.

Caressing their face while they kiss.

Kissing or tracing their tattoo. ( Not common but yeah... I find it sweet * ahem *)

Massaging them when they are tired. ( Probably shoulders or feet )

Kissing their eyelid.

Playing with their fingers .

Kissing their fingers .

Pressing their lips to theirs.

Soft , light caresses .

a hundred kissing prompts

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“ just kiss me. ”

“ i really want to kiss you right now. “

“ forgive me with a kiss? “

“ give me a smooch. “

“ you’re mine. “ “ so come kiss me. “

“ maybe if you kiss me, i’ll do the dishes. “

“ i’m here for business — not pleasure. “

“ so you don’t want me to kiss you? “

“ i could kiss you for hours. “

“ how about a good night kiss? “

“ you may now kiss your fiancée. “

“ we should practice for our wedding day. “

“ you, me, bed, now. “

“ i want our first kiss to be special. “

“ you didn’t kiss me good night last night. “

“ we forgot our good morning kiss. “

“ i forgot to kiss you good morning, so i’m doing it now. “

“ i’ve been wanting to kiss you for a while. “

“ kiss me, i’m miserable. “

“ who was your first kiss? “

“ did you pay the bills? “ “ yes — where’s my kiss? “

“ if you want me to kiss you, all you have to do is ask. “

“ you’re a great kisser. “

“ you’ve never made out with yourself in the mirror? “ “ …what? “

“ can i get another one? “

“ every time you kiss me, i swear i fall even more in love with you. “

“ i haven’t mastered the art of kissing yet. “

“ wanna practice? “

“ you’re a great kisser... is there an award for that? “

“ kiss the pain away. “

“ your lips on mine and i'm home. “

“ is there such a thing as love at first kiss? “

“ if i were to kiss someone, it would be you. “

“ you’re irresistible. ”

“ with your lips on mine there's less bullshit coming out of it, so i guess there's that. “

“ you’ve got great lips. ” “ thank you? “

“ kiss me again — but don’t stop this time. “

“ i love it when you kiss me. “

“ your kisses mean the world to me. “

“ i want you to kiss me. for real, this time. “

“ one last kiss is worth being late to work for. “

“ if you kiss me, we’re not getting out of bed today… “

“ you kissed me last night. “ “ and you didn't stop me. “

“ no more kisses! i need to get ready for work. “

“ you’re not much for kisses, are you? “

“ i really want to kiss you. “

“ it’s cute, this thing you’re doing. “ [being nervous over their first kiss]

“ you've never been kissed before? “

“ you’re going to have to guide me through this. “

“ do i just... close my eyes and lean in? “

“ you're just, really cute, and i don't want you to be disappointed... “

“ if you're not ready for a kiss, that's okay. “

“ guess there's some pressure for you too, isn't there? you know, being my first kiss and all... “

“ i want our first kiss to be special. “

“ one day, i'm going to kiss you, and it's going to be magical. “

“ i kissed you. “ “ i know, i... was there. “

“ kiss me again. “

“ you just can't help yourself, can you? “

“ you’re just… you know, i really want our first kiss to be special. “

“ i've always wondered what it would be like to kiss you. “

“ it's just an innocent kiss. “

“ we're friends, right? friends kiss each other all the time. “

“ people kiss each other all the time, doesn't mean there's feelings involved. “

“ i'm sorry for bringing it up. “ “ actually, i would love to kiss you. “

“ you mean, you, and me? kissing? “

“ you've seriously never thought about [us kissing each other]? “ “ maybe once or twice. “

“ you mean us, kissing? “ “ can’t say it never crossed my mind. “

“ let’s just… kiss to see what it’s like. “

“ fuck it. get over here. let’s do it. “

“ it’s just an innocent kiss. it’s not like it means anything. “

“ when you kissed me... it's like my soul got set on fire. “

“ i've heard great things about you. so naturally... i'm a little curious. “

“ it’s not like i’ve thought about kissing you, or anything… “

“ you’re really good at this, you know. “

“ all i want to do is kiss you, all day. every day. “

“ i’ve never kissed anyone before. “

“ you said you’ve never kissed anyone before. i’m planning on changing that. “

“ well, if anybody were to kiss me… i would want that person to be you. “

“ you just can't get enough of me, can you? “

“ and right now... i think you should kiss me. “

“ are you sure you’re ready for this? “ “ i've been ready. “

“ don't make this weird. “ “ but... you haven't been kissed before. “

“ kiss me like you mean it. “

“ kisses aren't necessary. we can stick to hugs and hand holding. “

“ i’ll kiss you right now to prove that i don’t feel anything for you. “

“ you kissed me first. “ “ i definitely didn't. “ “ you were literally all over me. “

“ i’ve been wanting to do that for a while. ”

“ did you just kiss me? “

“ you're full of shit if you think that kiss didn't mean anything. “

“ did we just... kiss? “

“ your kiss already proved it. “

“ shit... i didn't mean to do that. “ you didn't mean to kiss me? “

“ kiss me, and don't let go. “

“ you're not gonna kiss me. “

“ kiss me and you'll find out. “

“ you don't have to kiss me if you don't want to. “

“ and right now, i think you should kiss me. “

“ you shouldn't kiss me right now. “

“ don't speak, just... kiss me. “

“ come kiss me. “

Hit! I'm currently writing enemies to lovers story about two spies falling in love. Do you have any prompts?

Oh yes. As a Spies Are Forever fan, this is right up my alley. Let me know if you want more or something a little different.

Enemies to Lovers Spy Prompts

Prompts

A and B are unknowingly both undercover at the same event trying to find the same person. They both suspect each other as the target.

A and B are both captured by a mutual enemy. They’re forced to work together to escape.

A and B are enemies but form a fondness for each other as they go on more and more missions together. When A gets assigned to kill B, they decide to save them and go on the run together.

A has a target on their back and needs to go into hiding. They turn to the best spy they know, B, who’s retired and just wants to live a normal life.

Oneliners

“Someone’s coming- kiss me”

“Scared I’m going to show you up?”

“Maybe I keep saving your life because I can’t imagine mine without you”

“If I die on a mission, I die. No one would care” “I would care!”

“You can’t just go off the grid without telling anyone!” “Don’t act like you care” “Of course I care! I’ve cared about you forever!”

“You idiot, why did you let them do this to you?” “I told them I wouldn’t give up any information. I always keep my word”

“You’re staring” “What can I say? You look good in a suit”

Also see:

Enemies to lovers masterlist

Prompts masterlist

Funny dialogue prompts. ( AKA crackhead stuff I've heard from those around me)

There's so much sexual tension between you two that it's enough to power the city for generations. So shut up and confess already. You love, A

Is that a lion driving a truck?! Shut up, dude, you're just high.

You wanna fight asshole?! I have enough titties to beat you !

I'm not cute! I'm hot and sexy. At least that's how I try to be but he still doesn't stop calling me cute!!

What letter comes before A? I swear it's on the tip of my tongue...

You know, sometimes I'm so sexy,it scares me .

You're as stupid as Einstein! Einstein was a genius,you fool.

Of course, I love you baby. But not as much as food.

Have you ever been horny for food?

I never said I hated A, I mean he's so cute I wanna bury him in my backyard .

I want a hug! But don't touch me.

Are you a boob person or a butt person? I prefer the bones .

Truth or dare ? I prefer the lies.

One a scale of one - to - ten, how high are you? I don't know man, but this rock just gave me a prophecy.

Is that a... Fish in your pocket ?

You forgot the ice cream again?! See? This is exactly why we divorced!! We're siblings,you drunk ass!

I'm not drunk ! I'm moderately functioning!

Mom,is there any way I can disown [ name] ?. No, honey,you can't disown your own sibling.

If you're gonna die then at least give me your WiFi password.

“Maybe you’re not so bad after all,” and other Rivals-to-Lovers prompts

“I can’t believe I’m on a team with you.”

“I just want to punch them in their annoying stupid beautiful face- uh, I mean stupid face!”

“So do you want to talk about-”

“Nope. Didn’t happen. We never speak about it.”

“But we-”

“I have no clue what you’re taking about.”

“Is that all you’ve got?”

“I’m touched that I can make you so angry; for a moment I thought you might’ve been emotionless.”

“Don’t get too comfortable.”

“I thought you hated them.”

“I do.”

“Then why...?”

“We all have to make exceptions, sometimes.”

“Maybe you’re not so bad after all.”

“Oh, no, I definitely am.”

“You’re cute when you’re angry.”

“And I’m not going easy on you this time.”

“Can I stay with you? Just for a little while?”

“Me?”

“Yes, you.”

“I thought I’d be the last person you’d want around while you’re down.”

Yeah... well I just didn’t want to be alone.”

+ romantic starters (that aren’t really romantic)

“ you captured my heart like the bandit you swore you’d protect me from. “

“ how do i push you out when your soul is so closely intertwined with mine? “

“ it’s true what they say, you know. love can last forever. “

“ love is not capable of surviving in an environment that welcomes its destruction. “

“ but for love, you need to learn to let go. yes, there’s always a risk, but you need to be ready for that. “

“ love is eternal. it doesn’t just go away. “

“ you broke my heart. “ “ and you broke my spirit. “

“ i will always love you. “ “ even when i don’t deserve it? “

“ this love, is it really worth it? “ “ it will always be worth it. “

“ love is an open game. and cheaters never fail. “

“ you think love is eternal. it’s not. thank god it’s not. “ 

“ love’s a pretty fragile line, you know. so you better tread lightly. “

“ does your heart really ignite when you’re with me? does it come alive? “ 

“ you bend and you break until someone decides it’s not worth it anymore. “ 

“ love isn’t the antidote. it’s what got you sick in the first place. “

“ even the wicked witch found love. “

“ love is either a blessing, or a curse. “

“ not everyone is capable of being loved. “ “ that doesn’t make them any less important. “

“ there’s people out there who would kill for love. some who would live for it, too. “

“ the second you start chasing, you’ve already lost. “

“ you can’t turn your back on someone you love, no matter how much you want to. “

“ you know romeo and juliet, don’t you? they were said to be true love. “ “ and look what happened. “

“ love’s destructive. it forces its away into your bloodstream, barricading your soul until there’s nothing left. “

“ i don’t wish to fall for anyone. “ then what do you wish for? “ “ i wish to fall in love with myself. “

“ love isn’t always the solution. “ “ but it’s part of the equation. “ 

“ my love for you inspires me to do bad things. really bad things. things that no human should ever speak of. “ 

“ that’s how strong their love was. it could practically overcome anything. until the day it couldn’t. “

“ you can’t just stop loving someone. especially not when they’re all you think about when you’re alone. “

“ love does last forever. just not in the way you think it does. “ 

“ my heart is forever indisposed. “

“ i fucking despise the feeling of being in love. “

“ you brought me back to life. “ “ and you tore mine away from me. “

Questions to help develop your otp. Pt2

How would they prefer to spend time when out and about?

What signal do they give when they need some space ?

In which setting do they best play off each other ?

What is a moment when each character is vulnerable?

How does each character react to the other being vulnerable?

How do they communicate reciprocated feelings?

What do they disagree on and how did they deal with differing opinions ?

What sort of things do they get into fights over ?

How do they reconcile after arguments ?

How do they each show affection?

At what time do they usually/ mostly have their conversations ?

How honest are they with each other?

How open are they about their current feelings ?

How do they compromise?

In what ways are they in tune with the other's feelings?

How do they show sympathy?

In what ways do they pressure the other or consciously avoid applying pressure?

What topics are the most painful to each other ?

What topics always leads to a fight ?

Is one character too sensitive about something?

What do they want to be resolved the most ?

How do they hold each other accountable?

How do they react in times when they can't cheer the other up ?

What are their plans for the future ?

What plans have they built together ?

If any, what's the biggest threat to their relationship? Are they aware it exists ?

Do they want to have children? If so, how many? Do they agree about this? What gender do they most want ?

Have they discussed the future? Why or why not ?

Where would their dream be located?

Where do they think they'll be in the future together?

How does each want their dream home to be like?

How do they behave or act when they're upset or angry with each other ?

How would each character want to better themselves for the other ?

What would each character appreciate the other doing for them ?

What little things remind them of each other ?

How do they think the other is unique ?

What negative traits do they see in the other and how do they deal with it ?

What might they like to change about the other?

What would each be willing to change in him/ herself for the other and what wouldn't they change?

How did each character come to trust the other ?

What are their shared background experiences ?

What are the differences in their backgrounds ?

What was one moment when one side was weak and the other had to be strong for both ?

When are they jealous for the other ?

When have they let the other down ?

When have they betrayed each other ?

What are the most difficult situations they've faced together so far? How did they overcome them ?

What are their best memories together? What are their worst ?

What's one moment one character felt proud of the other?

What were their first impressions?

When did they realize they were attracted to the other and how did they deal with it?

When was the first temptation to kiss?

When they actually kiss ?

At what point did they realize they might be in love ?

At what point in the story do they most depend on the other?

What are their mannerisms when walking side by side ?

How do they sit when they talk?

How do they respond to physical closeness?

How do they each act ( physically)when confronted with conflicts?

What secrets does each character have? and what secrets would they hate for anyone to discover?

sexual tension prompts

loving reminder that "my muse" is the person reblogging the meme and "your muse" is your muse! if you want to reverse these, add a +, like so: [ PIN ] + and the roles will switch! these prompts are inspired by THIS MEME! they're designed for all muses, regardless of whether they've interacted before or not!

[ PIN ] : your muse pins my muse against a wall.

[ HANDS ] : our muses' hands touch. (anything from grazing past or the hand holding content we all deserve.)

[ GAZE ] : your muse watches my muse from across a crowded room.

[ GUIDE ] : in order to guide my muse, your muse presses a hand against the small of their back.

[ INVITE ] : your muse asks mine into a private room with nobody else present.

[ TOUCH ] : our muses touching one another discreetly but intimately in a public setting.

[ LICK ] : your muse licks something from their thumb or lips in front of my muse.

[ SLEEVES ] : your muse rolls up their sleeves to reveal their forearms.

[ SMIRK ] : while interacting with my muse, your muse can't resist a smirk.

[ NECKLACE ] : your muse fastens a necklace around my muse's neck.

[ CLOSE ] : our muses are in a position which leads to your muse stepping intimately closer to my muse.

[ UNBUTTON ] : due to heat or stress or other reasons, your muse unbuttons the top of their shirt to reveal their neckline.

[ DANCE ] : our muses dance together in close quarters.

[ DEFEND ] : your muse intervenes between my muse and a source of unwanted attention.

[ TEXT ] : your muse texts intimate content to my muse.

[ PHONE ] : while on the phone with my muse, your muse flirts teasingly during the call.

[ BEHIND ] : unexpectedly, your muse arrives close to my mind from behind, taking them by surprise.

[ WET ] : our muses find one another in a torrential downpour of rain, both soaking wet.

[ LEAN ] : your muse leans tantalisingly close to my muse to retrieve something or catch their attention.

[ LOOK ] : your muse initiates intense eye contact with my muse.

[ ALONE ] : our muses find one another alone in an isolated setting.

[ ASK ] : your muse asks my muse if they're single.

[ WHISPER ] : your muse leans close to my muse's ear in order to whisper something to them.

[ BRUSH ] : your muse reaches forward to brush a strand of my muse's hair from their eyes.

[ STEADY ] : your muse steadies my muse by placing their hands on their waist when my muse almost falls against them.

[ SMILE ] : your muse begins to grin at something my muse is saying, like a big unstoppable grin.

[ PULL ] : your muse pulls my muse into their side as they're walking together.

150 Random Writing Prompts

There’s some fluff, some smut, some angst, and some funny prompts all mashed up from a bunch of prompt lists I’ve found. Absolutely none of these prompts came from me, I just threw a bunch of ones I liked together. 

“Come over here and make me.”

“Wait a minute. Are you jealous?”

“I almost lost you.”

“Wanna bet?”

“Don’t you ever do that again!”

“Kiss me.”

“It could be worse.”

“Looks like we’ll be trapped for a while…”

“You need to wake up because I can’t do this without you.”

“I’ve seen the way you look at me when you think I don’t notice.”

“Just once.”

“I think I’m in love with you and I’m terrified.”

“If you keep looking at me like that we won’t make it to a bed.”

“You heard me. Take. It. Off.”

“Wanna dance?”

“You fainted…straight into my arms. You know, if you wanted my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes.”

“You did all of this for me?”

“I swear it was an accident.”

“YOU DID WHAT?!”

“If you die, I’m gonna kill you.”

“I fucking hate you”

“He’s dead, again.”

“It’s hard to get used to…” “what is?” “Being someone that someone cares for…”

“The first time you smiled it felt like the universe aligned.”

“It hurts…” “what?” “Loving someone who doesn’t love you…”

“Let me do this, please.”

you’re not as funny as you think you are

i’m just getting comfy

just because you can doesn’t mean you should

how don’t you know the difference between your left and right?

thank you for being in my life

text me when you’re home

you are such a nerd

why are you so cold?

stop laughing at me

you were put on this earth to give me a headache

you’re ticklish

can we go home yet?

you are a terrible influence

one of us is clearly smarter than the other

you need some sleep

how have you survived this long by yourself?

are you just quoting song lyrics?

i’m only here for the dog

sleep is for the weak

that was you?

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“What? I have never-”

“I do not have an answer for you.”

“In my defense, I really wanted to.”

“At least I didn’t break any laws.”

“What did you do this time?”

“How do we get out?”

“I don’t hate you.”

“Don’t call me that.”

“Just marry me already.”

“Did I stutter?”

“Did I just say that out loud?”

“H-How long have you been standing there?”

“I’ve never felt this way before and I’m terrified to be honest.”

“Is that what you call an apology?”

“Is there anything you want to tell me?”

“Somebody’s in love!”

“Can I hold your hand?”

“There is no way this much stupid can fit inside one person.”

“I’m never leaving…I promise.”

“Uh, am I interrupting?”

“I like you, like like you like you.”

“Be my Valentine?”

“Can I kiss you?”

“God, I love you.”

“You’re so fucking cute.”

“Stop being a fucking prick.”

“Do you want me to stay?”

“You’re my everything.”

“I love seeing you smile.”

“i’ve been thinking about you all day.”

“ i can’t get enough of you.”

“i like being close to you. you’re warm.”

“i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know.”

“is this okay?”

“this is a one time thing.”

“you know where to find me.”

“you’re really good at that.”

“here’s my hotel room number.”

“don’t be shy now, sit on my face.”

“Wanna join?”

“Stop doing that”

“YOU SENT ME PICTURES OF YOU NAKED WHILE I WAS IN A WORK MEETING!”

“If I ask you to kiss me in front of all these people, will you do it?”

“Don’t go on that date.” “Why?” “You know why.” “Say it.”

“ i think i might be in some kind of love with you.”

“say you want me, and i’m yours.”

“you need a place to stay for the night”

“i want to taste you”

“i love it when you talk dirty

“if you interrupt me one more time— so help me god”

“if we weren’t in public right now i’d have my head between your legs”

“i don’t know what to do” “then let me teach you”

“i forgot my towel”

“this feels dirty” “that’s because it is”

“don’t cover you’re face, i want to see you”

“are you sure about this?”

“ive never wanted to fuck someone as badly as i want to fuck you rn”

“do you want help with that?”

“im going to fuck you until you forget that assholes name”

“bend over the desk love”

“is that my shirt?”

“my mother adores you.”

“is that a drawing of me?”

“i didn’t mean to say that but yeah, i love you.”

“i’ve never seen anyone look so cute and ridiculous at the same time.”

“stop looking at me like that!”

“i didn’t know you could sing.”

“you weren’t supposed to hear that!”

“you wrote me a song?”

“i’m not scared but if you are, you can hold my hand.”

“this isn’t adrenaline, i want to spend my life with you.”

“do you think of me when you touch yourself?”

“Take my jacket, it’s cold”

“My friends get annoyed by how much I talk about you sometimes”

“I’m not going anywhere”

“fuck you.” - “when?”

“no one’s ever made me feel like this.”

“here, let me help you.”

“we’re quite literally fugitives of the state.” - “so no pizza?”

“you’re insane.” - “people keep telling me that.”

“you’re pretty.” - “you’re drunk.”

“i told you i’d come home to you.”

“i’ll keep you safe.”

“i’ll spend a thousand lifetimes coming back to you.”

“i didn’t think it was possible to love someone this much.”

“please never stop smiling.”

“Touch yourself for me.”

“Shut up and take your pants off.”

“Wanna see what I’m wearing underneath all this?”

“Do you know how beautiful you are? It’s truly distracting.”

“How are you this perfect?”

“I’ve waited so long for this.”

“Would you just shut up and kiss me already?”

“Tell me what you want.”

“Could he make you feel as good as i do?”

“Are you trying to turn me on or are you really just that oblivious?”

“Just let me finish this/this level and I swear ill go down on you until you cum at least three times.”

“I haven’t even touched you and you’re already this wet.”

“Were you just masturbating?” “U-uh..no, I was just..” “Want some help?”

“Tell me again.”

“I really want to kiss you right now.” “Then do it.”

“I don’t care what you do just fuck me.”

“Stop distracting me.”

This is an ultimate masterlist of many resources that could be helpful for writers. I apologize in advance for any not working links. Check out the ultimate writing resource masterlist here (x) and my “novel” tag here (x).

✑ PLANNING

Outlining & Organizing

For the Architects: The Planning Process

Rough Drafts

How do you plan a novel?

Plot Development: Climax, Resolution, and Your Main Character

Plotting and Planing

I Have An Idea for a Novel! Now What?

Choosing the Best Outline Method

How to Write a Novel: The Snowflake Method

Effectively Outlining Your Plot

Conflict and Character within Story Structure

Outlining Your Plot

Ideas, Plots & Using the Premise Sheets

✑ INSPIRATION

Finding story ideas

Choosing ideas and endings

When a plot isn’t strong enough to make a whole story

Writing a story that’s doomed to suck

How to Finish What You Start: A Five-Step Plan for Writers

Finishing Your Novel

Finish Your Novel

How to Finish Your Novel when You Want to Quit

How To Push Past The Bullshit And Write That Goddamn Novel: A Very Simple No-Fuckery Writing Plan

✑ PLOT

In General

25 Turns, Pivots and Twists to Complicate Your Story

The ABCs (and Ds and Es) of Plot Development

Originality Is Overrated

How to Create a Plot Outline in Eight Easy Steps

Finding Plot: Idea Nets

The Story Goal: Your Key to Creating a Solid Plot Structure

Make your reader root for your main character

Creating Conflict and Sustaining Suspense

Tips for Creating a Compelling Plot

The Thirty-six (plus one) Dramatic Situations

Adding Subplots to a Novel

Weaving Subplots into a Novel

7 Ways to Add Subplots to Your Novel

Crafting a Successful Romance Subplot

How to Improve your Writing: Subplots and Subtext

Understanding the Role of Subplots

How to Use Subtext in your Writing

The Secret Life of Subtext

How to Use Subtext

Beginning

Creating a Process: Getting Your Ideas onto Paper (And into a Story)

Why First Chapters?

Starting with a Bang

In the Beginning

The Beginning of your Novel that isn’t the Beginning of your Novel

A Beginning from the Middle

Starting with a Bang

First Chapters: What To Include @ The Beginning Writer

23 Clichés to Avoid When Beginning Your Story

Start Writing Now

Done Planning. What Now?

Continuing Your Long-Format Story

How to Start a Novel 

100 best first lines from novels

The First Sentence of a Book Report

How To Write A Killer First Sentence To Open Your Book

How to Write the First Sentence of a Book

The Most Important Sentence: How to Write a Killer Opening

Hook Your Reader from the First Sentence: How to Write Great Beginnings

Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing and the Red Hering

Narrative Elements: Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing and Suspense

Foreshadowing Key Details

Writing Fiction: Foreshadowing

The Literary Device of Foreshadowing

All About Foreshadowing in Fiction

Foreshadowing

Flashbacks and Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing — How and Why to Use It In Your Writing

Setting

Four Ways to Bring Settings to Life

Write a Setting for a Book

Writing Dynamic Settings

How To Make Your Setting a Character

Guide for Setting

5 Tips for Writing Better Settings

Building a Novel’s Setting

Ending

A Novel Ending

How to End Your Novel

How to End Your Novel 2

How to End a Novel With a Punch

How to End a Novel

How to Finish a Novel

How to Write The Ending of Your Novel

Keys to Great Endings

3 Things That End A Story Well

Ending a Novel: Five Things to Avoid

Endings that Ruin Your Novel

Closing Time: The Ending

✑ CHARACTER

Names

Behind the Name

Surname Meanings and Origins

Surname Meanings and Origins - A Free Dictionary of Surnames

Common US Surnames & Their Meanings

Last Name Meanings & Origins

Name Generators

Name Playground

Different Types of Characters

Ways To Describe a Personality

Character Traits Meme

Types of Characters

Types of Characters in Fiction

Seven Common Character Types

Six Types of Courageous Characters

Creating Fictional Characters (Masterlist)

Building Fictional Characters

Fiction Writer’s Character Chart

Character Building Workshop

Tips for Characterization

Fiction Writer’s Character Chart

Advantages, Disadvantages and Skills 

Males

Strong Male Characters

The History and Nature of Man Friendships

Friendship for Guys (No Tears!)

‘I Love You, Man’ and the rules of male friendship

Male Friendship

Understanding Male Friendship

Straight male friendship, now with more cuddling

Character Development

P.O.V. And Background

Writing a Character: Questionnaire

10 Days of Character Building

Getting to Know Your Characters

Character Development Exercises

✑ STYLE

Chapters

How Many Chapters is the Right Amount of Chapters?

The Arbitrary Nature of the Chapter

How Long is a Chapter?

How Long Should Novel Chapters Be?

Chapter & Novel Lengths 

Section vs. Scene Breaks

Dialogue 

The Passion of Dialogue

25 Things You Should Know About Dialogue

Dialogue Writing Tips

Punctuation Dialogue

How to Write Believable Dialogue

Writing Dialogue: The Music of Speech

Writing Scenes with Many Characters

It’s Not What They Say …

Top 10 Tips for Writing Dialogue

Speaking of Dialogue

Dialogue Tips

Interrupted Dialogue

Two Tips for Interrupted Dialogue

Show, Don’t Tell (Description)

“Tell” Makes a Great Placeholder

The Literary Merit of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Bad Creative Writing Advice

The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do

DailyWritingTips: Show, Don’t Tell

GrammarGirl: Show, Don’t Tell

Writing Style: What Is It?

Detail Enhances Your Fiction

Using Sensory Details

Description in Fiction

Using Concrete Detail

Depth Through Perception

Showing Emotions & Feelings

Character Description

Describing Your Characters (by inkfish7 on DeviantArt)

Help with Character Development

Creating Characters that Jump Off the Page

Omitting Character Description

Introducing Your Character(s): DON’T

Character Crafting

Writer’s Relief Blog: “Character Development In Stories And Novels”

Article: How Do You Think Up Your Characters?

5 Character Points You May Be Ignoring

List of colors, hair types and hairstyles

List of words to use in a character’s description 

200 words to describe hair

How to describe hair

Words used to describe the state of people’s hair

How to describe your haircut

Hair color sharts

Four Ways to Reveal Backstory

Words Used to Describe Clothes

Flashbacks

Using Flashbacks in Writing

Flashbacks by All Write

Using Flashback in Fiction

Fatal Backstory

Flashbacks as opening gambit

Don’t Begin at the Beginning

Flashbacks in Books

TVTropes: Flashback

Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear: Flashback Techniques in Fiction

3 Tips for Writing Successful Flashbacks

The 5 Rules of Writing Effective Flashbacks

How to Handle Flashbacks In Writing

Flashbacks and Foreshadowing

Reddit Forum: Is a flashback in the first chapter a good idea?

Forum Discussing Flackbacks

P.O.V

You, Me, and XE - Points of View

What’s Your Point of View?

Establishing the Right Point of View: How to Avoid “Stepping Out of Character”

How to Start Writing in the Third Person

The Opposite Gender P.O.V.

LANGUAGE

 How To Say Said

200 Words Instead of Said

Words to Use Instead of Said

A List of Words to Use Instead of Said

Alternatives to “Walk”

60 Synonyms for “Walk”

✑ USEFUL WEBSITES/LINKS

Grammar Monster

Google Scholar

GodChecker

Tip Of My Tounge

Speech Tags

Pixar Story Rules

Written? Kitten!

TED Talks

DarkCopy

Family Echo

Some Words About Word Count

How Long Should My Novel Be?

The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test

Writer’s “Cheat Sheets”

Last but not least, the most helpful tool for any writer out there is Google!