Cloudy Day Are Best

Sometimes I write words well.

[cassandra4415]

Capture

Young girl light like a starling,

Softly of sight for those on the string.

Among kin, a constant fight to survive.

So she sought to keep herself merely alive.

Cage her in, from sin- from pleasure!

A request made at her very own leisure.

To leave the string in utter resignation.

Some navigation, there when it dings.

Caught by chance with loss of sound.

The unknown inbound, no last dance.

Feigning sweet glorious surrender,

Leaving the only one to up-end her.

Giving up the battle of feelings,

To be pragmatic in all her dealings.

No joy of rage, tears of pleasure not.

No one ever caught, just a . . .a cage.

Cage her in, from sin- from pleasure!

A request made at her very own leisure.

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Friday Favourites

{Prompt #228}

She lived by 3 simple rules:

For the right money she’d kill almost anyone.

But never kids.

And definitely no dogs.

{Whats your favourite prompt?}

[dizzytarot]

Chants to Charge Crystals with Intent

I find it easier to charge things with intent if I have something like a chant to focus on, so here you go

For psychic stones

Clear of mind, clear of sight

I can see the future bright

For power and catalyst stones

With your power fuel my spells

Hopes and dreams and wishing well

For emotional healing stones

Take what’s broken, make it whole

Heal all the wounds of my soul

Grow again straight and true

Bring all that’s good to full bloom

For manifestation stones

As the Magician to me reminds

The world is affected by my mind

To my thoughts it responds in kind

I’ll go forward at my best

To north, to south, to east, to west

Let all my hopes be manifest

For plant growth stones

My garden is green

My garden will grow

This I see

This I know

For physical protection stones

In this place I am safe

With this stone I am safe

As I go I am safe

As I am I am safe

For emotional protection and depression dispelling stones

Darkness, sadness, anger, hate

Sorrowful energies be dispelled

Fragile feelings of love and light

Will be protected safe and sound

For self love and healing stones

In my heart and mind I know

The strength to love myself and grow

For grounding stones

Water cleans me

Fire burns in me

Air holds me

Earth supports me

Spirit moves me

And I am free

For luck and success stones

Luck, power, success I find

I can make the future kind

For sleep and good dream stones

Dreams be kind, dreams be sweet

Let me have a gentle sleep

[lost-in-fandoms1999]

Top 10 Favorite Supernatural Episodes

If you want to put your top 10 you can do this as well!

1. Changing Channels, Season 5: Episode 8

2. Fan Fiction, Season 10: Episode 5

3. Swan Song, Season 5: Episode 22

4. Yellow Fever, Season 3: Episode 6

5. The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo, Season 7: Episode 20

6. Hunteri Heroici, Season 8: Episode 8

7. The French Mistake, Season 6: Episode 15

8. Wayward Sisters, Season 13: Episode 10

9. ScoobyNatural, Season 13: Episode 16

10. Moriah, Season 14: Episode 20

@enby-in-fandom @grellaofasgard @assbutt-still-in-hell @miasif @authorsararayne

[cassandra4415]

Why do we always assume the worst,

About each other and call it friends?

Right now, do we both know how it hurts?

Let the roles be switched when it ends.

[writerwhofears]

Hey! When I write I usually wind up making it more dark than intended. How do I add comic relief and/or know when to add it?

As someone who consistently finds their writing darker than intended (or even imagined), I understand the struggle of finding a way to lighten up the mood a little bit. 

When it comes to comedic relief, here are a few ways to incorporate it in your writing:

The comedic relief character or moment:

- A serious character makes a sarcastic comment that is taken literally

 “Yes, you should definitely jump off the bridge.”

 “Well, if you say so–”

 “The hell? No–stop!”

- A literal comment is taken as sarcastic/joking

 “If you hit that button, the entire room will explode”

*rolls eyes* “You mean this button?”

- Characters who blurt out whatever they are thinking 

Could be a curse word coming from a character who never curses

 Blurting out something embarrassing

Word vomit

- Have a character get their words mixed up 

Think of sound-alike words: they say “Cherry” instead of “Ferry” or something. 

 Calling a rifle a “boom stick” or something: this can happen if your character speaks a different language, or is from a different place, or fumbles with their words a lot

- Insert an inappropriate response that makes the reader giggle 

Someone proposes, and a character starts choking on their wine 

The villain threatens to kill them, and the hero holds up a hand and yawns

 Speeding away from a bank robbery when a character pokes their head from the back seat and announces, “Wait, we’re missing Tony!”

 Anything to create that, “You’ve got to be kidding me!” moment

- Introduce a blunt character to a sensitive topic or person

“Your face is blazing red.”

*Clamping hands on face* “W-what? Oh, sorry, I just…” 

“Did you confess your love to him?”

*Eyes opening wide, going even redder*

*Enter romantic interest, having heard everything* “Sorry, what?”

- Likewise, have a sensitive character navigate around a blunt topic

“Listen. When someone asks you how they look… you can’t just say they look like a bloated toad.”

*looking confused* “So I’m expected to lie?”

*Swallowing hard* “You’re, uh… no, not lie exactly… just be nicer?”

- Create a massive misunderstanding between characters

 “I thought you said you were pregnant!”

 “I wasn’t talking about me!

- When a character is oblivious to the obvious

“So… explain to me again just what happened.”

*pulling hair out of head* “Did you not just see the explosion?!”

“So that’s what that was!”

 - The unexpected comment from the smart aleck character 

I always think of El Dorado when Tulio and Miguel are adrift at sea with no supplies and no land in sight:

“Tulio, did you ever imagine it would end like this?”

“The horse is a surprise.”

Utilize humourous language:

This can be in the form of:

Puns

Funny Words

 An unexpected metaphor or simile 

Misused Idioms

 Click here for more ideas!

 Oh, and here.

Make the situation funny:

You know how this one goes… 

When to use comedy:

To release the tension in your writing

If you want to lighten up your writing (if you personally feel like its too dark, depressing, gory, or some of your readers feel it necessary)

To remind readers that there is a light at the end of the tunnel

To give the reader some relief 

When comedy hurts: Click here

If you’re writing about a serious/heavy topic (illness, injury, abuse, rape, assault, life flashing before the eyes, etc.), inserting comedy can take away from the gravity/seriousness  of the situation

Comedy can undermine the credibility of a character, making them appear less threatening. If you want a villain who gives nightmares, leave the comedy out

Comedy can also make your character look like a jerk. If you have someone in the hospital, and you want your character to come across as kind and considerate, you don’t want the first thing comes out of the character’s mouth to be some horrible, brash joke. You’ll want to match the dialogue with the tone.

 If your reader cares about a character, humiliating them won’t make the character laugh. It will make them cry.

 “If you have a genuinely serious or emotional scene, don’t make that scene into a joke–treat it with the gravity it deserves”

Comedy during a sincere high stakes/dramatic scene will take away from the moment. Readers will not like the interruption, especially if emotionally invested. 

See the above link for more ideas!

 And this link as well: Tips for Writing Dark Stories, Settings, Characters

I also want to put out there that darkness is not bad! Sometimes darkness makes a novel or writing snippet more powerful. Sometimes the heaviness needs to be felt. 

Hope this helps, and thank you for the ask!

[cassandra4415]

The Explained Death of a Birthday

She tries to send me on birthday errands alone,

And yes I know I'm grown.

But as this request stemmed from a fight,

My "bad mood" making her speak her plight.

Could I be so bold to say our moods clashed?

No. Absurd! Her mood has nothing to be hashed.

Don't make her feel bad.

I'll just work through my "sad".

She's just my mother.

Entirely my mother!

But if she is my mother, why would I not want to spend my birthday with her?

I'm here because of her.

So she will do no wrong.

Let it all fall to me.

[oneofthosecrazycatladies]

[wordsnstuff]

Writing Prompt

It’s 3 AM. An official phone alert wakes you up. It says “DO NOT LOOK AT THE MOON”. You have hundreds of notifications. Hundreds of random numbers are sending “It’s a beautiful night tonight. Look outside.”

Tag responses with #wordsnstuff

[teacup13-deactivated20200319]

I may deserve someone else, but I always wanted you.

[queen-of-the-merry-men]

Adoption Sentence Starters

“I want to adopt with you.”

“So you don’t have any real kids?” “Wouldn’t call the ones I have imaginary.”

“This is your birth mother/father.”

“The bond between a mother/father and child is far stronger than genetics.”

“I think I wanna give you my baby.”

“You’re adopted?”

“Would you like to be a part of our family?”

“I couldn’t give you what you needed. So I found people who could.”

“You might not be my son/daughter… but you’ll always be my baby.”

“I want to find my birth parents.”

“I don’t want to find my birth parents.”

“You’re my mom/dad. No DNA test could change that.”

“Aren’t they a little old to be adopted?”

“Thank you for raising my baby.”

“Thank you for giving me my daughter/son.”

“Family’s more complicated than who’s blood and who’s not.”

“Are you ready to meet your son/daughter?”

“This was a lot harder than I expected but so worth it.”

“Giving you up was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”

“Becoming your mom/dad was the best thing that ever happened to me.”

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Prompt #373

She has never wanted to hear someone say they love her less.

[dailyau]

“I wanted to hate you because you took away most of my memories of my lover and I thought you had killed them but it turns out that you had actually faked your death and blocked out those memories to protect me so forgive me but what the fuck.” AU

- (@  yellowmagicalgirl)

[writerswritecompany]

Editing Tip via Joanne Harris on Twitter

[sapphicshira]

Sometimes I am quiet around you. Not because I’m sad, No. I’m afraid. I’m afraid that if I start to talk, I won’t be able to stop, and I’m afraid that I’ll say all of the things I’m not supposed to say and reveal all of the things that I promised I wouldn’t. Because I’m not supposed to feel this way, and you are not supposed to know. I sit in silence, giving you a closed-lip smile every so often to reassure you that I’m alright. I know you worry. I just can’t open my mouth or I may tell you how beautiful you look tonight. I just can’t open my mouth, or I may tell you that you invade my every thought throughout the day. I just can’t open my mouth, or I may tell you that I love you, love you more than you think I do. So I smile, mouth closed. And I go home, and I sob into the sheets of paper, because you are the subject of everything I write, despite how desperately I try to stop it - to stop all of this. Your name floods my mind and flows out with the ink, and it is out of my control.

I can’t stop it. 

(via sinfulessentials)

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Prompt #368

They told her there are only two options: getting married or going to war. She still chose the third one.

[smspoetry]

i dye my hair purple and i put a needle through my nose. i fix the computer that has sat broken for a week and i make everyone pancakes and coffee. i, of course, don’t have any. there’s way too much to be done. it’s 10 in the morning and i haven’t been to sleep yet but i decide to go running. now, i have never been a runner but i decide to start today because i finally have the energy. also, everyone has been telling me that exercise will make me feel better. i come home and i put blue lipstick on my lips. it makes me feel like the universe. so, i decide to get a tattoo instead of buying groceries. i deep clean my house though and you wouldn’t believe just how filthy it is behind the stove. i call everyone in my family - just to chat. i’ve been ignoring their calls for weeks now but today i feel like talking. i ramble so fast and i have such an excitement in my voice that certain words are spoken while i’m breathing in deep to catch my breath - it’s a lot like this sentence. i pick up smoking again. it’s better than an ativan habit, i rationalize to those that scold me when they see that orange glow at the end of my lips. i wish it were ativan. i want to shave my head. i hold the clippers in my hand but decide to write instead. i reward myself with a bottle of wine. it doesn’t mix well with my medication but i don’t care. now, i’m crying. i’m lonely. i have no one. i decide to go out with a friend. 30 minutes in, i want to go home. why did i do this? take me home. i don’t want to be here. i don’t say this, of course. i fall silent. they ask me if i’m okay and i yell. i come home and i don’t try to kill myself. but, i do pray and wish to whatever and whoever is listening that they take me in my sleep. but, no one thinks that i need help. they applaud me for finally being productive and living life to the fullest instead.

smspoetry (bipolar)