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[andrewminyardslawyer]

PSA for those writing coffee shop AUs, bakery AUs, etc.

I have worked in the food service industry for 20 years and I just wanted to make an informational list of common mistakes or misconceptions I see in writing about said industry. Not trying to be a jerk, just thought I would try to make a helpful list! I will add more if I think of any and please feel free to ask any questions you may have!

- it's cookie dough, not cookie batter. Doughs are for thicker stuff, typically something you can pick up in your hand (cookies, bread). Batters are more liquid and pourable (cakes, brownies, muffins)

- one person cannot make all the products from scratch and bake everything themselves unless they are a very slow business. Most of the time someone has a specific thing they do weather it's focused on specific products or split up like one person does the batters/doughs, one person preps and bakes, one person decorates. Sometimes one person does multiple things but generally not every single thing every day by themselves

- Front of House = people interacting with customers like barista, waiter, person at the register. Back of House = people making the food (line cook, baker, etc), dish washer (the worst job in the world, I salute all dishwashers everywhere)

- if they're doing stuff like bagels, doughnuts, breakfast pastries, cinnamon rolls, bread, etc they are there EARLY. Depending on the product some people start working at 2 in the morning. I saw a published book that had someone making dozens and dozens of cinnamon rolls from scratch in like one hour. Not possible even though I wish it was

- frosting, icing, and glaze are all different things. Frosting is the thicker stuff you see on cakes and cupcakes. Icing is typically for cookies, especially the decorated cut out sugar cookies. Glaze is thin, like what you get on doughnuts

- 99% of people who work in the food service industry will immediately go home and shower. I've seen lots stories where the character gets done at work and goes out. You are covered in various substances with powdered sugar in places you didn't know it could get, a shower before Literally Anything is a must

[dwaynepride]

Two-part Drabble Game

I decided to make another two-part drabble game because the last one was a lot of fun to make and write.

Pick a character, a situation, and a sentence, and I’ll make a drabble out of it.

Situations:

1 - Roommates AU 2 - Stuck indoors on a rainy day 3 - The aftermath of a bad fight 4 - At a bar 5 - Home after the hospital 6 - In bed at 2am, blissfully drowsy 7 - The anniversary of something 8 - After working for six hours straight 9 - Settling in for a cozy night together 10 - After a near-death experience 11 - Soulmates AU 12 - Finally home after a hard day 13 - Someone does something stupid 14 - Stuck together for a long period of time 15 - Someone is jealous/hurt 16 - After their first date 17 - One is recovering from a wound/illness 18 - Someone’s birthday 19 - Comforting the other 20 - Both are drunk and happy 21 - Spending a holiday together 22 - Jealous 23 - Miserable/in a bad mood 24 - Right before a passionate/first kiss 25 - Being somewhere you’re not supposed to be 26 - A very cheesy date 27 - Seeing each other for the first time in a while 28 - Love confession 29 - Breaking up 30 - One person is scolding the other 31 - Lost in the middle of nowhere 32 - Date night gone wrong

Sentences:

1 - “You didn’t have to scare me like that.” 2 - “I just want to let you know that I love you. A lot. Never forget that.” 3 - “I can’t believe you, sometimes.” 4 - “A cup of coffee would be nice.” 5 - “You’re one of the most important things in my life.” 6 - “Do I love you? Yes. Do I like you? That’s still up for debate.” 7 - “You didn’t have to do this, you know.” 8 - “You’re lucky you’re cute, because your taste in music is awful.” 9 - “I wish I never met you.” 10 - “No, I love you too much to let you walk away like this.” 11 - “Need some help?” 12 - “If you’re so bored, I have other ideas on how to pass the time…” 13 - “Tell me what you’re thinking right now.” 14 - “Well geez, if you don’t like what I’m wearing, I can go and change.” 15 - “If you think I don’t feel anything for you, then you’re more stupid than I thought.” 16 - “There’s nothing to be scared of, okay? I’m right here.” 17 - “I like spending time with you.” 18 - “I promise I’ll always be there for you. No matter what. You’re not alone anymore.” 19 - “What? No, I never said that…” 20 - “Don’t tell me what to do.” 21 - “They’re wrong about you.” 22 - “I can make you some tea or something? Read you a story. Lie down in bed.” 23 - “Hey, at least the stars are beautiful tonight, right?” 24 - “I never want you to feel like you’re not good enough.” 25 - “You don’t have to do that. Really.” 26 - “We should go out more often. You’ve been so busy lately. It’s like we never have fun anymore.” 27 - “Sorry. You’re just…really adorable.” 28 - “If I kissed you right now, what would you do?” 29 - “You’re not nearly as smart as you think you are.” 30 - “You smell nice.” 31 - “I won’t let anyone hurt you.” 32 - “As long as you’re happy, I’m happy.” 33 - “It’s too hot.” 34 - “It’s 2am. Go back to sleep.” 35 - “You wanna bet?” 36 - “It’s okay. We’ll figure it out.” 37 - “You’re stuck with me, like it or not.” 38 - “You just feel really good. Soft and warm…” 39 - “I don’t want to leave you just yet. It wouldn’t feel right.” 40 - “It’s just hard for me to forgive you after everything that’s happened.”

[spidaerman]

tag your results!

[screnarchive-deactivated2022042]

build-a-blurb ask meme

Reblog and let your followers send in one or multiple emojis from each category for you to write a blurb about.

i want you to write a blurb about two characters...

👄 sharing their first kiss

💔 breaking up

💦 sleeping together for the first time

😬 confessing feelings

🩹 tending to each other's wounds

🗣 having an argument

👋 meeting for the first time

or maybe, i'd rather have you write about...

💍 an engagement

💀 saying goodbye to a dying lover

🙅‍♀️ stopping a lover from sacrificing themselves

👼🏼 revealing a pregnancy

🔪 knife against the throat

⚠️ a love triangle, a character making their final choice

🚪 showing up at the other's door, begging for comfort

please include this dynamic...

☁️ enemies to lovers

🍯 friends to lovers

🧸 exes with feelings

✨ friends with benefits

☕ reluctant allies

🤎 royal x commoner

🍦 lovers to enemies

with a little bit of...

📆 office romance

👀 forced proximity

🤮 fake dating

🔥 slow burn

💘 love at first sight

😭 unrequited love

🛏 only one bed

[deity-prompts]

Enemies-to-Lovers Generator

Dynamic:

Coworkers

Classmates

Use the same mode of public transport

Rivals

Best friends’ ex’s

Neighbours

Roommates

Shop worker and frequent shopper

Teammates

One has hired the other for a freelance job

Why they hate each other:

They don’t, they’re just in denial about being attracted to each other.

A received an honour (promotion, award, etc.) that B believes they themself deserved.

A has habits that really annoy B.

A terrible first impression.

Something specific to their dynamic.

What forces them together:

They make a mutually beneficial agreement.

A wild misunderstanding.

They need to fake date.

A disaster (natural or otherwise).

They make a bet and are eager to settle it.

They team up against someone / something they mutually hate.

A gets injured and B helps them.

A needs help for a project that B is an expert on.

They get trapped in a space together.

They’re involved in the same wedding party.

Dialogue prompt:

“Stop mocking me.” “sToP mOcKiNg mE.”

“You consider us enemies? Really?”

“I know you’re trying to insult me but it doesn’t work if you keep calling me hot.”

“I will never be your friend.”

“I can’t argue with you when I’m this . . .” “What? Turned on?”

“I know I’m smiling but I’m this close to punching you.”

“Look past your hatred and see me for me.”

“Everyone thinks we still hate each other, might as well take advantage of it.”

“Can you ever forgive me?” “I forgave you the second you walked through the door.”

“I know where you live and I own gasoline, remember that.”

Also see:

First date generator

Enemies to lovers masterlist

Prompts masterlist

[waterloou]

Horror Prompts

Something you can choose for yourself or ask followers to send in suggestions!

Setting.

Abandoned farm

Small town

Country house

Woods

Cabin in the woods

Summer camp

Suburbs

Abandoned house

Abandoned factory

Apartment building

Abandoned theme park

Motel

Hotel

Store at night

Alley

Bedroom

an attic

a hospital

an old well

an elevator

a place that feels eerily familiar to you, like you knew it in a dream

an empty/abandoned room

a room you’re not quite sure you’re alone in

an embalming room

a funeral home

body freezers

an empty parking lot

the only other car in the abandoned parking lot

Old Victorian manor

Abandoned prison

Isolated snowy area (think the thing)

Sealed off bus/car

Mountains

Haunted/Abandoned ship

Deserted island

Space station

Airplane

Cliff’s edge

Forest

Abandoned city

Arcade

State fair

Fun house mirrors

(Suggest your own)

Scenario/basic theme/feeling/villain

waking up in a random room with no idea who/where/why/how you got there

A strange, beautiful flower that sprays lots of small spores...that you just so happened to inhale

a knock at the window

The shadow you see out of the corner of your eye

you’re home alone and there’s a knock at the door.

broken glass

You work as a mortician and you think you hear laughing coming from one of the caskets

The fallen woman

The lady of the house

You get a beautiful, handwritten letter from an old school friend, inviting you to come stay at their old, mysterious manor

A road that never ends

A road that takes you every place that you don’t want to go

Being followed

A guide on how to navigate a setting

Revisiting a distant memory

Lonliness

Suffocation

Revenge

Paranormal visitors

Seance

Stranded

Only (allotted amount of time) to escape before (bad thing happens)

Dealing with strange natural phenomena

Bad side effects of time travel

Something isn’t right about (setting). Something is off.

Absolute gore fest

Juxtaposition

Mad doctor/scientist villain

Dolls

Killer clowns

(Create your own)

Thank you to @s-s-southsideserpentine and @annibunnysworld for helping out!

[horrificmemes]

Send me a creepy scenario/location and character(s) and I’ll write a drabble for it.

It can be as vague as “Vacant motel, middle of the night” or a detailed plot. Maybe even a scenario straight out of a horror movie!

[juicywritinghoard]

new writing game: send me two random aus you like and i will combine them + either tell you what i would write or write you a short snippet of it

[hearthouses]

send me a pairing or moresome + a kink or sex act

Inspired by the kinksame/kinkshame meme: send me a prompt and I’ll take 30 minutes to write you a small smutty ficlet!

[literaryvein-reblogs]

yet another list of "beautiful" words

to try to include in your next poem/story

Book-bosomed - coined by Sir Walter Scott; means "carrying a book at all times." If you love books, certainly you've been book-bosomed at times in your life.

Caliginous - misty, dark

Dithyramb - a usually short poem in an inspired wild irregular strain. This word comes from the Greek word dithyrambos which was the name for a wild and irregular poem honoring Dionysus, the god of wine, who was often lauded throughout the year during festivals at which poems of this style were read.

Embonpoint - plumpness of person; stoutness

Farinaceous - having a mealy texture or surface

Farouche - marked by shyness and lack of social graces

Florilegium - a volume of writings; an anthology. The word was borrowed into English from a New Latin word that comes from Latin florilegus meaning "culling flowers." Think of a florilegium as a bouquet of writings, specially selected and arranged for your enjoyment.

Goety - black magic or witchcraft in which the assistance of evil spirits is invoked

Lachrymist - one given to weeping

Lamia - a female demon; vampire

Osseous - bony

Phantasmagoria - a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage

Stygian - extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding

Tenebrous - shut off from the light

Theurgy - the art or technique of compelling or persuading a god or beneficent or supernatural power to do or refrain from doing something

If any of these words make their way into your next poem/story, please tag me, or leave a link in the replies. I would love to read them!

beautiful words list pt. 1 / pt. 2 / pt. 3

[novelbear]

introvert x extrovert things for your otp 🧸

a prompt list by @novelbear ᵔᴥᵔ

extrovert knowing all the cool places to eat/have fun in town and loves showing introvert everything on dates

^ in turn, introvert loves to show extrovert all the best movies, books, or other cute little hobbies (like bracelet making, baking)

introvert listening to extrovert ramble about literally anything with the biggest smile on their face

"why don't we go out for lunch?" "we went out this morning.." "to check the mail??"

extrovert coming home to find introvert all bundled up in blankets on the couch and can't help but attack them with kisses

introvert introducing extrovert into the world of journaling

"how could you keep up with so many groupchats?" "i'm only in three." "only?"

extrovert watching introvert get closer with their friend circle and feeling so proud/happy

extrovert buying the introvert a set of headphones so they can zone out when needed

^ "oh my god no, why are you crying? i thought this would help, i'm sorry." "i love you. so much."

introvert going to an event with extrovert and ending up having more fun than they do

^ "i told you that you'd have a great time." [playfully] "shut up."

extrovert taking on certain responsibilities that introvert might dread more often (like the grocery shopping for example)

"didn't you order fries with that?" "yeah, but it's fine." "i can say something-" "don't you dare."

extrovert secretly reading a book/watching a movie that they know introvert has been obsessed with so that they can engage in a meaningful conversation about it later

[luna-azzurra]

If you write a loving partner, let them feel jealousy.

If you write a distant friend, let them share a secret.

If you write a supportive parent, let them make a mistake.

If you write a caring sibling, let them have a disagreement.

If you write a close-knit family, let them have a falling out.

[thecomfywriter]

List of Fidgets / Mannerisms

For all the fidgety characters or characters with specific tells, quirks, or body language. You can use this list as creatively as you please! Sometimes, people have little body language tells when they’re lying, or they’re nervous, or flirty, or sometimes just speaking in general. Anyway— without further ado… the list:

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Biting inner cheek

Biting lip

Biting tongue

Bouncing a leg up and down

Clicking a pen repeatedly

Collarbone thrumming

Combing through hair

Cracking knuckles or other joints

Drumming fingers on a surface

Fiddling with clothes (buttons, zippers, jackets, pockets, long sleeves, even the corners of clothing)

Fiddling with hair (twirling, pulling, running fingers through it)

Finger flicking

Finger fluttering

Finger tapping / thrumming against a surface

Humming or making soft noises

Jittering extremities (fingers, hands, legs, feet)

Kissing teeth (when your tongue runs along your teeth, sometimes making a slight squealing noise)

Licking lips

Moving tongue around mouth

Nail biting

Pen tricks (around the finger, tapping, thrumming, tossing)

Picking at nails or skin

Playing with jewellery (pulling on chains / necklaces, pushing up brackets, twirling rings around fingers, removing and putting them back on, etc.)

Popping gum

Puffing out cheeks

Pulling face down with hands

Resting tongue under teeth (I personally do this one— I prefer resting my tongue in the grooves under my canines whenever I’m thinking)

Rocking back and forth

Rolling out ankles

Rolling out neck (like a little 360 of the head around the neck; a head rotation)

Rotating wrists

Rubbing chin / jaw

Rubbing collarbones

Rubbing hands / arms

Rubbing neck / nape of the neck

Rubbing temples

Scratching (head, arms, etc.)

Scrunching nose

Shaking a leg while sitting

Smiling / smirking a lot (while speaking, resting face, etc.)

Spinning objects (like a fidget spinner)

Sticking out tongue

Stretching arms upwards (can be a general stretch or a clasp around the wrist and then stretch)

Stroking hair, a beard or mustache

Swaying

Talking with only one side of the mouth (character might have an asymmetrical face if they do this, fyi)

Tapping feet

Toe tapping

Tossing, turning, or fiddling in hand (keys, paper, bags/purses, bottles, etc. I’ve picked up leaves off the ground to fiddle with them sometimes)

Twirling hair

Twisting fingers or hands together

Typing or tapping on a phone or other device

Unconsciously doodling on paper

Whistling

Wiggling eyebrows

Winking (🥲 apparently I wink a lot when I speak. It gives off the wrong message a lot of the time WHOOPS but yeah, pro tip if you have an accidentally flirty character. Speaking from experience 😔)

Wringing hands

Yawning or stretching excessively

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Hopefully that helps when writing fidgety characters! It’s the way I do a good 80% of the things on this list lmao. Okay anyways— cheers! Happy Writing!

[creativepromptsforwriting]

hi! do you have some ideas for secret dating in friend group? 💟

Hi :)

Secret dating in friend group

Their friends decided that they want to get them together, not knowing they've already done it themselves.

Lying to your best friends is hard. Especially when they know you so well.

They both had different reasons for why they didn't want their friends to find out about them.

Being on a secret date when suddenly all their friends show up. They have to act fast to not get busted.

When asked by their friends, they straight up denied any romance between them.

To counteract their friends' suspicions they now act like they don't even like each other one bit. Not even as friends.

They have quite elaborate plans to keep their relationship a secret in their friend group, not knowing that everyone is well aware of it.

I hope you like them!

- Jana

[creativepromptsforwriting]

50 Cute Date Ideas

taking a rain walk

going to a library and showing each other their favourite books

visiting a waterpark together

taking a walk through a park or a forest and admiring the colors

going to the zoo and pointing out the coolest animals

playing disk golf together

doing a scavenger hunt for cute little trinkets

visiting a museum about something you know nothing about

going to a bookshop and selecting books for each other

having a picknick with lots of seasonal food

visiting a brewery and doing a tasting

going to a café with an amazing tea selection

watching movies together while it storms outside

visiting a park and playing basketball or football together

going on a bicycle tour and finding new places

making pottery together and carving in their initials as a memento for the cute date

playing board games in a small café

going thrift shopping together or checking out a flea market

getting trash bags and cleaning up a public place together

going on a night hike and enjoying the dark and silent world with just each other as company

singing karaoke together

going inline skating and trying not to fall too often

swimming in a lake together

visiting some old castles/churches/etc. they’ve always wanted to check out

going to a fair and playing games and going on the Ferris wheel

picking apples together

taking a painting class and gifting each other the painting they made

going to a concert of their favourite band

playing paintball as a team or against each other

going to the movies and buying their favourite treats

watching the sunrise or sunset together

cooking for each other and judging each other’s food like they’re on Top Chef

going on hayrides

visiting an escape room and trying to solve the puzzles

going camping nearby and enjoying the time without distractions

visiting an amusement park and going on all the fun rides

going to a restaurant they’ve never been to and trying new food together

trying to learn a new skill together

doing a movie marathon with childhood favourites

checking out all the wonderful plants in the botanical garden

visiting an old cemetery and making up stories for the different graves

going to a trampoline park together

watching a drag show together

renting a paddleboat and seeing how far they can go

checking out lost places together

doing a photo shoot at a cool location

taking dance lessons together

going on a guided city tour even if both grew up there

doing a pub crawl and trying different drinks

volunteering together for something that’s important to both of them

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[literaryvein-reblogs]

words to use instead of ________

"Mad"

aggravated, angry, annoyed, boiling, cross, enraged, exasperated, fuming, furious, heated, incensed, indignant, irate, irritable, livid, offended, outraged, riled, steamed, storming, upset

"Nice"

amiable, charming, cordial, courteous, delightful, favorable, friendly, genial, gentle, gracious, helpful. inviting, kind, lovely, obliging, peaceful, peachy, pleasant, polite, swell, sympathetic, tender, welcoming, well-mannered, winning

"Pretty"

alluring, appealing, attractive, beautiful, charming, cute, delightful, desirable, elegant, eye-catching, fair, fascinating, gorgeous, graceful, intriguing, lovely, pleasing, striking, stunning, sweet

"Said"

alleged, argued, asked, asserted, babbled, bellowed, bragged, commented, complained, cried, declined, demanded, denied, encouraged, expressed, giggled, growled, inquired, moaned, nagged, rebuked, rebutted, replied, rejected, retorted, roared, scolded, shrieked, shrugged, stated, taunted, vowed, warned, whined, whispered, yelled

"Went"

avoid, bolt, bound, depart, exit, escape, flee, fly, hike, hop, jaunt, jolt, journey, leap, leave, lurch, march, mosey, move, pace, parade, pass, progress, retreat, saunter, scoot, skip, split, step, stride, stroll, tour, travel, vanish

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[thelazuliwitch]

Just want to add to this, because all of these are wonderful synonyms, but too all you baby writers out there, please please please remember that many, if not alll of these have special meanings and before plugging them into spice up your writing know what they mean.

Outraged and annoyed are very different, and also mean something other than mad. As do bellowed and said.

Here is an example:

The man strode into the bar, dressed in a disheveled suit and a scowl on his face, not exactly a pretty one either. I read his expression swiftly, the ire in his eyes, the slump in his posture. He beckoned me foward with the flick of his finger.

“A scotch. Whatever’s best. Neat.” He demanded all of this with a curt voice, and not turning to look at me. I put down the glass I was drying and went to fetch him his drink.

“Yes,” I said. I wanted him to leave and get home as fast as possible. A man not willing to play nice is one thing sober, but even a little alcohol could turn these murky waters to something mercurial.

Here is an example (modified):

The man strode into the bar, dressed in a disheveled suit and a scowl on his face, not exactly a beautiful one either. I read his expression swiftly, the ire in his eyes, the slump in his posture. He beckoned me foward with the flick of his finger.

“A scotch. Whatever’s best. Neat.” He demanded all of this with a curt voice, and not turning to look at me. I put down the glass I was drying and lurched to fetch him his drink.

“Yes,” I whined. I wanted him to leave and get home as fast as possible. A man not willing to play welcoming is one thing sober, but even a little alcohol could turn these murky waters to something mercurial.

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You see how the slight change of word changes the story slightly. Making sure you understand the word is so important and also understanding that some of these words shouldn’t be replaced with a synonym (looking at you said), it’s an invisible word (like a character’s name is) and isn’t really glanced at. But if it feels repetitive than instead of replacing ‘said’ with another word that means it. Go for an action.

So:

“A scotch. Whatever’s best. Neat.” He demanded all of this with a curt voice, and not turning to look at me. I put down the glass I was drying and went to fetch him his drink.

Could be even more impactful as:

“A scotch. Whatever’s best. Neat.” He didn’t look at me with his curt voice and demanding tone, just stared in the reflection of himself in the mirror behind the wooden shelves stacked with bottles of liquor. I put down the glass I was drying and went to fetch him his drink.

I remember being young and having the magic Spellbook called the thesaurus and plugging in any synonym I could, but every grimoire as rules and every spell as a catch. The same goes for words, and getting caught up in not knowing how to use them can make some pretty wacky stories.