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river | 25 | us | she/her | writer-in-training | currently reading: Imposters by Scott Westerfield | currently writing: taking a break

[fauxriver]

Hey!

I’m River, and this is my first ~writing blog~ so I apologize if you get a follow from me; I’m just trying to get this thing up and running for now. 

That being said; consider this a full-fledged invite to come and talk to me xx

[delicatewhumps]

aftermath… whumpee looking in the mirror and just silently staring. running a hand over their buzzed hair, maybe, or tracing the bruises or bandages or stitches on their face.

[write-it-motherfuckers]

Person A: “….I don’t think you’re meant to be this excited about being kidnapped.”

Person B: “Hey, if it means more time away from home, I’m down for pretty much anything!”

[carriosity]

how do you listen to music

spotify

apple music

youtube

amazon music

tidal

napster

physical copy (CD, record, etc)

digital copy (purchased or illegally downloaded)

other (please share in the tags)

show results

Voting ended onOct 17, 2023

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

feeling called out today

credit: _ADWills

[whumpd-up-kicks]

Someone whose hair is usually neatly done having their hair all ruffled after they've been roughed up or beaten?

Yeah, that's hot as SHIT

[promptsforyourwhumpfic]

Whump Prompt #1086

Anon asked:

Need me some prompts for a really happy-go-lucky character who hides their traumas behind a witty remark and a cocky smile

Happy go-lucky is a trope I’ve modelled an OC on so:

Nothing appears to phase the character at first: even when it really should. 

When the Worst Stuff is revealed about their past, everyone is sat in horrified shock except your character, who passes the whole thing off as a funny story. The character shrugs and says ‘and I’m still alive so… I’ll drink to that.’

The ‘it is what it is’ mentality. Someone is mean to them? They’ve heard worse. They’re injured? ‘Not as bad as the last time.’ They’ve just witnessed something horrific? ‘Eh, at least no-one died in my arms this time.’

They’ve learnt to craft their backstory into something more humorous to reduce the impact it has on other people. 

“Hahah, well actually I’ve dealt with this before. It’s a funny story really, I was nearly executed for…”

Maybe one day they can’t hold it in anymore. That One Thing is enough to push them over the edge. Maybe they drink, maybe they do something else self destructive and it all comes out. There’s no cocky smile, there’s no joke; your character is being 100% real and It’s jarring for the caretakers… but also a relief that the trauma is finally being addressed. 

[creativepromptsforwriting]

How to start writing fanfiction

A small guide to writing fanfiction.

Why write fanfiction? (as a fan)

you like the characters and the stories and you want to expand their adventures

you want to fix the canon

you want to be part of a fandom and contribute to it

you want to keep the characters and their stories alive, even if they no longer formally exist

Why write fanfiction? (as a writer)

it's good writing practice

it makes you more confident in your writing

you can learn how to take critic and how to implement it

you can learn how to write different characters and situations

you can find your own writing style in a familiar setting

it helps you gain an audience

Familiar source material

your readers will know the story and the characters, so you don't have to repeat the plot or introduce the characters again

find new ways to present the characters to the reader

but avoid making them OOC (out of character)

Format

it doesn't have to be high-class editing, but try to stick to a format that looks clean and most importantly: that is easy to read

otherwise people who are interested in your story in the first place, can become turned off by the formatting

especially your dialogue should be easy to detect

use a beta reader who can help you with grammar, etc.

How to attract an audience

use tags: they help the reader to find your story, to see if they like it, and if there is something they might not feel comfortable with

if there is something in there that can be harmful to some readers, please let them know beforehand (you can do it in the notes, if you don't want to spoil)

try to update regularly

interact with other people in your fandom

Different kinds of fanfic

Multi-chapter

One-shot

Snippet

Imagines

Self-Insert

Drabble

AU

Crossover between fandoms

Canon

Fix-it

Fanfiction sites

Just a few places where you can post your work:

Archive of our own (AO3)

Fanfiction.net

Tumblr

Wattpad

deviantArt (mostly fanart, but also some fanfiction)

Twitter/Instagram (for smaller works)

For the readers:

Please like and comment!

Fanfic authors write for fun, but it can become less fun if it seems like no one is interested. So if you like something - tell them!

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[whump-town]

Every so often I remember the only reason Foyet didn’t kill Hotch was so that he would be alive to watch everyone he loves die and that, yeah, the next victim would have Jack after Haley but would it have really stopped there? How much longer until he went after Reid and Garcia? Prentiss and Morgan? JJ and Rossi? Foyet said he would take everything...

[fauxriver]

oh hey its that time of year again to start thinking about my new plot for nano

[writingprompts365]

Hey! I am new in writing and I am stuck in how to choose right topic or format 👉👈will you give me some tips ?

If you aren’t sure what to write about, follow your interests! And make some lists! It is best if you write the lists out on separate pieces of paper so you can look at them all at the same time.

First, make a list of things that interest you and catch your attention. It can be things you know really well and are passionate about (ex. your hobbies) or things you don’t know much about but they pique your interest.

Second, make a list of your favorite stories. They can be books, movies, tv shows, video games, fairytales, family legends, plays, poems, fanfiction, anything. For each item, briefly describe what about the story appeals to you so strongly.

Third, make a list of your favorite characters. They do not need to necessarily come from your list of favorite stories. For each character, briefly describe what it is that makes them interesting and appealing to you.

Once you have these three lists, lay them out in front of you and see if there are any repeated themes or commonalities that pop up. These commonalities are going to be the things that you are passionate about and have a deep interest in, which means you will have a lot to say about them and you will enjoy spending time exploring them.

After you have done that, make a list of “what if” situations by using items from your lists or mixing and matching them. Don’t worry if the ideas are too absurd or too serious. You are just trying to spark some ideas which can always lead to other ideas.

As for what format you want to write in, it really depends on what resonates with you and the story you want to tell. If you have absolutely no idea what to choose, try starting with whatever format you consume the most stories in since that will be what is most familiar to you. But don’t be afraid to change things in the middle of a project as many times as needed. If something doesn’t seem to be working, try something else.

Remember, there are no rules. Write whatever and however you feel like writing. Have fun, experiment, and explore!

I hope this helps get you started! And if you have any questions about anything, I have a writing advice blog @writingadvice365 where you can ask plus lots of other helpful resources on there. =)

[skiesgrewdarker]

hey reblog this and tell me your go-to starbucks orders! (i may or may not be looking for new ideas)

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Summer Vibes ☀️

running around barefoot

the smell of sunscreen

dancing through the night

fresh fruits

ice cold cocktails

starry nights and stargazing

endless freckles

night swimming

long picnics with friends

the warmth on your naked skin

long car rides with the windows down

spending the whole day at the beach

watching pink sunsets together

catching waves

heart-shaped sunglasses

camp fire evenings

picking up cute sea shells

staying up till sunrise

music festivals with local bands

skinny dipping

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[wordsnstuff]

Pros and Cons of Different Points Of View

Objective Point Of View

“With the objective point of view, the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story’s action and dialogue. The narrator never discloses anything about what the characters think or feel, remaining a detached observer.”

Pros

Adds a potentially useful suspense to the events of the story, as the reader cannot predict as easily what will happen next based on the characters’ internal thoughts.

More direct with the events and description of elements of the story, such as setting and the rate at which time passes in the story, which can be muddled in stories in points of view like third person, where these details can be overshadowed by descriptions of thoughts, feelings, backstory, etc.

Descriptions can come across more fluidly and make the actual images and scenes visualize more easily in the readers head. It is the closest point of view to a movie, as films don’t typically focus on what the audience is explicitly being told, but what they see and what they can deduce from the images in front of them.

Cons

This point of view can be more difficult to relate to as readers, due to the story being told and described in a more detached way, rather than being pulled into the story in a way that makes them feel like a character themselves.

You have to really utilize subtext and context with this perspective. You can’t convey the story’s tone through any of the characters’ thoughts or feelings, so you have to rely completely on the pure course of events to tell the story and grip the reader emotionally.

This makes it really hard to connect to the characters and understand their motivations unless the reader is looking really deep into the context and reading between the lines.

Third Person Point Of View

“Here the narrator does not participate in the action of the story as one of the characters, but lets us know exactly how the characters feel. We learn about the characters through this outside voice.”

Pros

This is pretty much exactly like first person narration, but with different pronouns. Instead of “I walked to the store” it’s “he walked to the store” and eliminates the reader’s potential skepticism of the narrator’s reliability while still telling the story in the same words.

You have the potential to divulge more about what other characters are thinking or doing at any point in time because you’re not technically limited to one character.

It’s a pleasing way of telling a story. It doesn’t take too much analysis for the reader to imagine how the perspective could be tainted by emotion in some way. It doesn’t require too much brain power to read. It flows nicely.

Cons

This isn’t as much a con as it is a warning. Your characters need to be rounded and diverse if you’re going to write a story in third person. If they all share the same characteristics and motivations and emotions, your story will fall flat super fast.

Third person has a viewpoint character, typically. If you want to be able to tell whatever you want about whomever you want, then you need an omniscient point of view. Third person usually focuses on a main character and occasionally shares about other characters when it serves the story.

Second Person Point Of View

“Second person is a point of view (how a story is told) where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word ‘you.’ The author could be talking to the audience, which we could tell by the use of ‘you,’ ‘you’re,’ and ‘your.‘”

Pros

Your reader feels what you write so much more intensely, because you’re referring to them specifically. It’s a reader insert point of view. You’re speaking directly to them. 

Action and romance are really good genres for this, I imagine, because those are stories where readers often put themselves in the place of the protagonist anyway, so second person would amplify that to your advantage.

There works so well when it’s done correctly, and if you take the time to practice with it and master the pacing and what really makes a reader tick in second person point of view, it will grab that reader and pull them very, very quickly.

Cons

You usually have to be really really vague about descriptions. If your reader doesn’t have blonde hair and hazel eyes, but your character does, this will really put a damper on their experience because every time you describe how their blonde hair blows in the wind, they’ll detach from the story.

Sometimes your reader may feel confused because second person is a very hard point of view to read about at first. It takes some time to get used to. A lot of fanfiction (mainly reader-insert) is second person point of view and I’ll be the (not) first to say that it took so time to adjust to, at least for me.

First Person Point Of View

“In the first person point of view, the narrator does participate in the action of the story. When reading stories in the first person, we need to realize that what the narrator is recounting might not be the objective truth. We should question the trustworthiness of the accounting.”

Pros

Is not limited to the point of view of the main character, as displayed in books such as The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

A certain connection between the reader and the character can create a sense of authenticity and intimacy between the reader and the story as a whole.

The themes and motives behind the story can become easier to decode, as they are disclosed in a more clear and direct manner.

The character can be easier to understand and relate to, as everything is being told by them, with their bias and interpretation included.

It puts the reader inside of the story rather than having them watch from the outside. The intimate details and description can make put them in a position to experience the story from inside and therefore make the story mirror their reality in a way.

Cons

It may become difficult for the reader to differentiate who is speaking to them in the story, as many sentences will begin with “I” or “we” and create a repetitive narration and lose the reader alone the way.

The reader may become bored with hearing the story from only one’s perspective. The style in which the story is told {the adjectives, the themes, the personality} may not vary enough to keep them entertained. 

Imagery can be difficult to pull off in this point of view because the writer may get into the habit of telling the reader what is happening instead of showing them through smooth interjections of descriptive vocabulary. 

The writer may experience a dependence on dialogue to try to compensate for lack of description of events, and the reader may lose track of story details that may become imperative to events later in the scene/story.

This makes it a lot easier to pull an “unreliable narrator”, as first person is only the perspective of a person, rather than the story told from a purely factual position.

Omniscient & Limited Omniscient Points of View

“A narrator who knows everything about all the characters is all knowing, or omniscient. A narrator whose knowledge is limited to one character, either major or minor, has a limited omniscient point of view.”

Pros

This makes it really easy to include details about many characters that you wouldn’t be able to from the perspective of a single person.

You are writing as yourself. You are the author, you have all the information to give the reader, and you get to give it in the least convoluted way you could ever desire, and in your own words. In any other point of view, you are pretending to be somebody else, even in third person, so this allows you to really demonstrate your unique voice as a writer and express your own style.

You can write fast paced scenes without the reader questioning what an individual character is feeling all the time. You can slip in whatever information you want at whatever point you wish and it just sounds natural to the reader.

Cons

Plot twists are ten times more difficult because there’s no reason why anything would be a surprise. Your reader technically has access to all information and foreshadowing required to predict what will happen next, so if you’re planning a big surprise, prepare for a challenge delivering it.

Keeping the focus on one subject is more important when you’re writing for younger, less experienced readers. You have to have a protagonist and a linear story for them to follow, which can be tricky with omniscient point of view. It’s important to keep your audience in mind if you’re going to choose any point of view, but especially this one.

These pros and cons are subjective, depending on what you are intending to convey in your story. Please consider this with a grain of salt and take the detail and unique qualities of your own work into account when using this resource. Not all pros and cons in this piece will apply the same to every story, and that is something to keep in mind. I hope this will be useful to you all. Cheers! 

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[write-it-motherfuckers]

Person A: “Don’t you care?!”

Person B: “I can’t afford to.”

[i-write-it-all23]

Prompt #5

OK, guys.  This is for the whump community.  

So, what if, after a beating, the Whumper offers Whumpee a warm bath.  Whumpee knows it’s some kind of trick, but they can’t resist the offer of the soothing water.  Whumpee is bleeding heavily from several gaping wounds but can’t wait to be clean.  Whumper undresses Whumpee, then shoves the poor thing in the cloudy water.  Little did Whumpee know, that the tub is full of an incredible amount of salt.  It stings their wounds and they can’t help but scream.  Whumper holds them down in the tub so they can’t escape, smiling as Whumpee yelps and breaks down, panicked.

[justabitofwhump]

Delicious!

[catsi]

salt & vinegar chips are snacks for fucking masochists. literally the entire flavour of the goddamn chip is “acetic acid, which will hurt your tongue, and then just salt on top of that to hurt it worse”. it’s brutal. this chip is designed to hurt you

[maxknightley]

yeah and it kicks ass

[catsi]

hell yeah this chick fucking gets it