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"You were born royal, but you will die a peasant."

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WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF: SCARED

Do you ever find yourself over-using the word “scared” to describe characters in your writing? Try using these words instead:

terrified

horrified

worried

spooked

afraid

paranoid

anxious

aghast

hesitant

panicked / panicky

concerned

nervous

startled

petrified

scarred

traumatized

frightened

fearful

shocked

shaken

[apatheticskeleton]

i can NOT stop thinking about when c.s. lewis introduced a character by saying “his name, unfortunately, was Eustace Scrubb” like BRUH no need to do him dirty like that 😭😭 you GAVE him that name. tf

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You forgot he immediately followed it with “and he almost deserved it.”

[wordfather]

story starters

(i got a lot of asks for these, so here ya go) (…i really tried to be serious for the entire post but)

I screwed up.

There are three things you need to know before you read this.

How do I tell a well-structured story when life is absolute chaos?

I know what you came here for.

He was an unfortunate lad.

It came in the mail.

A lot can happen during a lifetime.

This is the story of how I died. Don’t worry, though! I came back.

Once upon a time… there was humanity.

It all started at the end.

You ever seen those commercials where people screw up the simplest of tasks in the most idiotic fashion ever? Yeah, that’s basically what happened here.

“Why are we here?”

Let me just be perfectly clear that this was not my fault.

This isn’t a good story.

You’re here, that’s good. Now we can start.

“You should’ve stopped when you still could.”

It was a trap.

It was a normal day, as long as you ignore the fact that it wasn’t.

They didn’t warn you, my dear reader?

Something’s trying to kill me.

I’m not a particularly good story teller, but I’ll try my best.

*record scratch* *freeze frame* Yep, that’s me. No, not the vague figure you’re imagining now from the zero amount of information I’ve given you, and no, I’m not the heroic yet relatable main-character you’d expect either. I’m the one that’s currently, and quite poetically, hiding in the corner of a chicken den. Yeah, that’s the one.

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Actual Writing Tip #945

Don’t know what POV to write your latest chapter in?

Go through your options and ask yourself, “What would this character bring to the chapter if they narrated it?”

The answer can be anything–a perspective the readers might disagree with and you want to show their thought processes, a funny one liner, someone you haven’t had a chapter from in a while, a reaction you want to write, a confession you know is going to happen later.

Pick your favorite or the most meaningful, and there you go!

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5 Questions You Need to be Able to Answer About your POV Character(s)

Why is this person a POV character? What does this POV add to the story? What makes their POV unique?

Why is this the only POV we can see X, Y, Z through? 

Does their narrative voice impact how they interpret what they’re seeing? How? What influencing factors give them this perspective and why is it relevant to pushing the plot forward?

Is this POV redundant or repetitive? Are pieces from this POV repeated in an almost identical manner elsewhere? Would it be simpler to indicate their thought process through social cues and dialogue rather than giving them their own POV?

Why are they the best choice to be the storyteller? Would another character be better suited to telling the story? 

Note: Your POV character should not necessarily be the most interesting character in your story. eg. Nick Carroway from The Great Gatsby was a fucking bondsman, but because he was new to the society he was introduced to, the only one capable of seeing the ‘true’ Gatsby, and the only one who could remain reasonably level-headed throughout the novel - not getting sucked into the superficial lifestyle like the others - he was the only character who could tell the story in a way that was digestible for readers.

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site that you can type in the definition of a word and get the word

site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition 

site that gives you words that rhyme with a word

site that gives you synonyms and antonyms

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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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Turn Common Conventions on Their Head

Long Lost Siblings

This is a commonly used plot twist in all forms of media. The protagonist who thought they had no one else in the world discovers they have a long lost sibling who they must now go searching for. Here’s some ideas I’ve had about how to give this a fresh new look:

1. It doesn’t have to be that big of a deal. I mean, it would be poor writing for your character not to be shocked about having a sibling unless a proper explanation is given, but they don’t have to actively seek them out. Perhaps they decide that their mission is too dangerous to get them involved, or maybe they don’t feel worthy of knowing their sibling because of their sins (YuYu Hakusho anyone?). Or maybe they do meet and the sibling decides not to come with them, essentially you’re making the statement that blood doesn’t have to thicker than water, that intentionally made bonds are stronger than those your expected to have.

2. They were the lucky one’s. Usually, if one of the children were abandoned, they are the ones to experience the hardships of life, but what if it was the other way around? Imagine your character goes through your story angry at their family for abandoning them, only to discover that their parents were horrible abusers, and in an act to save them their older sibling hid them away so they didn’t have to suffer. 

3. The Prophecy. Picture this: Your character is part of a famous bloodline who passes magical powers to one child every time, and as such their family made a pact to only ever have one child to prevent competition, as if the child was killed the powers would move to the next worthy child. The protagonist was unfortunately a twin and the family decided that one of them had to die. The mother, who married into the family couldn’t stand that fact and so ran away with the child, leaving the other to continue the legacy. 

4. An Unhappy end. I tend to see that stories which use this trope tend to have medieval fantasy settings. Mortality rates during this time were pretty low so even though it is revealed that they have a sibling, it doesn’t necessary mean that they’re still alive. Combine this with the idea above and have one sibling hunting for their twin in order to kill them and obtain the magic powers and you have a story of the corruption of power and how it can even stain something so pure as a love for a sibling.

And there we go! Hope that helps you all. If you have your own trope you want me to look at please fell free to ask me.

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But I Still Want You

Genre: Fanfiction, romance, angst

Pairing: Reader x BTS Jeon Jungkook

A/N: I do NOT condone a relationship like this! This was inspired by The Truth Untold (feat. Steve Aoki). It’s a beautiful song, but it’s also tragic. Hope you enjoy!

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Sheep Among Wolves

Author: GinForInk (ao3)

Status: completed

Description: Jungkook is a studio intern. Namjoon is another alpha, the famous producer from floor eight. Jungkook’s instincts don’t work around Namjoon, but he never meant to let him know.

Rating: E

Tags: a/b/o dynamics, platonic jikook, smut, alpha/alpha, bottom jungkook, light angst, submission

Read here. 

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Jungkook’s Fics Recommendations PT1

(S) - Smut +18 | (F) - Fluff | Complete Series ✓

Series Pt. 1

Onsra (S) -  one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten by @soul-scenarios

Monster (S) - one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten by @btssmutgalore

Lightweight (S) - one | two by @btssmutgalore

Business (ft Taehyung) (S) - one | two | three  by @btssmutgalore

Lust & Errors (S) - one | two | three | four | five by @imaginethisbts

Out of the Blue (S) - one | two | three by @imaginethisbts

Nervous Proposal (S) - one | two  by @imsarabum  ✓

I Won’t Stop You (S) - one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven | twelve | thirteen | fourteen | fifteen | sixteen | seventeen  | eighteen | nineteen | twenty | twenty-one | twenty-two | twenty-three | twenty-four | twenty-five | twenty-six | twenty-seven | twenty-eight | twenty-nine | thirty by @imsarabum​  ✓

If you’re struggling like I am - one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven | twelve | thirteen | fourteen | fifteen | sixteen | seventeen | eighteen | nineteen | twenty | twenty-one | twenty-two | twenty-three | twenty-four | twenty-five | twenty-six | twenty-seven by @btsruinedmylifeblr  ✓

Hidden stars (ft Suga) (S) - one | two | three | four | five by @jungblue  ✓

Future hearts (ft Jimin) (S) - one | two | three | four | five | six by @jungblue

I hate you I love you (S) - one | two | Drabbles  by @jungblue  ✓

Jealousy Games (ft Jimin) -  one | two | three by @avveh

Room For Dessert (S) - one | two | 2.5 | three | four by @avveh ✓

Ignored warnings (S) - one | two by @avveh​

Deal (S) - one | two | three | 3.5 by @nchu

Nirvana (S) - one | two by @nchu  ✓

Aisles (S) - one | two | three by @war-of-hormoan

The Fitting (S) -  one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | 10.5 Bonus Chapter | eleven | 11.5 Bonus Chapter | twelve | thirteen by @noona-la-la-la

I’m Not a Kid (S) - one | two | three by @drquinzelharleen​  ✓

Anomaly - one | two | three | four | five | six | seven by @craft-rose

Purple Jewels (ft Jimin) - one | two | three | four by @jiminniemouse

Bunny Boy (S) - one | two | three | four | five  by @jiminniemouse  ✓

I Got You On My Mind - one | two | three | four | five | six | seven by @bangtanbombimagines

Lustrous - one | two | three | four | five by @minnochu

Firewall Down - one by @jiminiebaekhyunnieandsuga​

Series Part 2

Series Part 3

OneShots

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Hermes

Greek Gods Series Prologue Poseidon Aphrodite Ares Artemis Interlude Hades Hermes Zeus Ship: CrimeBoss!Taehyung | Assistant!Reader Description: Despite the circumstances you’re under, you’re offered the job of a lifetime to escape your dim life. Warnings: Triggering, Toxic Relationship, Domestic Abuse, Death, Mentioned Suicide, Drug Use, Violence, Dom!Tae, Intercourse, Orgasm Denial, Oral, Dirty Talk, Fingering, Overstimulation, Severe Angst, Cum Eating/Play? Word Count: 16,648 A/N: Finally, a long-awaited piece revealed!

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dating an idol (f/a)

Pairing: Yoongi X Reader

Summary: Yoongi’s been busy and frankly, you miss him.

Parts: One

Genre: Fluff and angst

Warnings: N/A

Notes: Not as old but still old // not requested // i suck at endings but enjoy uwu

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Blue Blood

➭“Prince Jimin was born with blue blood. His coronation is rapidly approaching, but there are two requirements he must fulfil before becoming a king. He must have the skills to fight in battle, and he must have a Queen with blood as blue as his. You, a member of the royal guard, are assigned to teach Jimin the ins and outs of combat. You are not scared of death, of blood, or of battle. What you are scared of however, is falling in love with Jimin, the one man your blood decrees you can never have.”

pairing: jimin x reader genre: royalty au, smut, angst wordcount: 26k

❀ 1 / 9 of my oneshot requests ❀

** warnings: this is angsty!, jimin is a light dom, slow burn, violence, mentions of blood, heavy themes, lots of drama, character death

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