Various Writing Tips

Asks open- veteran- rancher- firefighter/paramedic- writer- ❤️🤍💙

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How would you say “You weren’t even close,” as a villain? I’m working on a series where the protagonist is the villain and I am stumped. Message me or comment your thoughts.

[remanence-of-love]

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Should I start doing AITA posts on here for my literal awful job?

yes!!

do it on your main, not your writing page.

Voting ended onDec 7, 2025

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Me: *Reading my drafts and getting invested on the story just to realize there’s a cliffhanger*

Me: “Damn, i wonder what happens next. I hope the author updates so-“

Me: *realizes im the author and im the one who has to write what’s next.*

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real

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care to provide me with any random prompt, and i'll try my best to use it! i can never decide on one so.....surprise me! :) -🐼

“And for once, the darkness was comforting.”

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Are you a water is wet believer? (no judgement either way but i thirst for knowledge)

Water is wet. Case closed.

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I keep seeing people making fun of using growled, hissed, roared, snarled etc in writing and it’s like.

have you never heard someone speak with the gravel in their voice when they get angry? Because that’s what a growl is.

Have you never heard someone sharply whisper something through the thin space of their teeth? Or when your mother sharply told you to stop it in public as a kid when you were acting up/being too loud? Because that’s what a hiss is.

Have you never heard a man get so blackout angry that their voice BOOMS through the house? Because that’s what a roar is.

Have you never seen someone bare their teeth while talking to accentuate their frustration or anger while speaking with a vicious tone? Because that’s what snarling is.

It’s not meant to be a literal animal noise. For the love of god, not every description is literal. I get some people are genuinely confused, but also some of these people are genuinely unimaginative as fuck.

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Are you a water is wet believer? (no judgement only thirst for knowledge)

water is absolutely wet. no argument.

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“Because when something happens, she’s the person I want to tell. The most basic indicator of love.”

— Every Day, David Levithan

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“I’m not everything I want to be, but l’m more than I was, and l’m still learning.”

— Charlotte Eriksson, Everything Changed When I Forgave Myself

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As a medic and firefighter, I wonder if you could help me with a story quandary. Does fire ever burn people sort of patchy, or usually in a solid block? I've got a character escaping a burning building (at whatever stage of burningness best serves my story!), he's momentarily pinned in place when something falls on his hand, and that's when the fire starts getting up close and personal until he can wrench himself free. I'd love to find the sweet spot where he has a long and agonising recovery and significant cosmetic scarring, but at the end of it isn't so badly disabled that he can't return to his fun crime fighting career 😂 I've been picturing that he might have a few patches of full thickness burns requiring grafts, with mostly bad second degree in between, so it covers a large overall area in the early days but long term settles into just a few bad spots. Is this feasibly how fire behaves? Many thanks 😊

hi! thanks for the ask and i do apologize for how long it’s taken to respond. yes, fire can behave like this. the severity of the burn would depend on the heat of the fire, proximity, and amount of time exposed. using the rule of 9s, i’ve had patients with burns over 3% of their body surface area and patients with 98% burns over their body surface area. the question is if they’re superficial (1st degree,) partial thickness (2nd degree,) or full thickness (3rd degree.) you absolutely can and will have splotchy burned areas. you could have full thickness burns over 40% of your body and partial thickness over 10% or really any pattern you want to give your character. it just has to make sense. i would just consult the chart i’ll add explaining the rule of 9s to make your story the most accurate.

as for recovery, i have some notes. superficial burns are like sunburns, painful to touch and hot to touch. it’s difficult to regulate body heat, because the skin is damaged and that’s the skins job. partial thickness burns are painful. so painful. they’ll be red and blistered, maybe have exposed flesh, oozing and bleeding. the skin may melt or pull away from the body. but the fire hasn’t burned the nerve endings yet, so the patient can still feel everything. full thickness burns don’t hurt. the nerve ending have been so damaged that the patient doesn’t feel pain. they still won’t be able to regulate temperature. infection rate is high. you have to literally scrape off the dead and dying flesh to prevent infection and give your patient the best chance of recovery. the patient will still be burning for a while after being removed from the danger and in a hospital bed. the smell is horrific and you may see parts of bones, muscle, and connective tissues. removing their clothes usually pulls off flesh as well because they’ve melted together. all of these patients need to be kept warm, dry, and covered in sterile dressing. if you think you can stomach it i highly recommend looking up pictures of before and after of recovery for all of these patients.

i hope this helps you some. sorry it’s gross.

🤍you,

LK

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seeking out physical affection

comparing hand-sizes to hold their hand against the other's and then just holding hands

leaning against the other one in close spaces

acting like they're cold to have an excuse to cuddle or share clothes or blankets

brushing a strand of hair away

grabbing each other's hands in crowds or when crossing the street to "be safe"

turning their cheek to get the other one to give them a peck

brushing their arm against the other's, hoping the other would finally catch their arm and hold it close

fixing the other's hairstyle to let their hands run through their partner's hair

draping the arm around their shoulder while sitting next to each other

lightly tickling the other one, almost hoping it gets retaliated

reaching out with their hand without saying anything, wanting the other one to grab it

linking arms when walking around together

trying to get the other to dance with them

bumping shoulders into each other

wrapping arms around the other's neck when standing behind them

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I'm tired of picking up the pieces of the things I didn't break,

Like the heart of my brothers and my sister and my mother,

Their silent sharpness causes my own soul to quiver and quake.

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How to show emotions

Part VI

How to show bitterness

tightness around their eyes

pinched mouth

sour expression on their face

crossed arms

snorting angrily

turning their eyes upward

shaking their head

How to show hysteria

fast breathing

chest heaving

trembling of their hands

weak knees, giving in

tears flowing down their face uncontrollably

laughing while crying

not being able to stand still

How to show awe

tension leaving their body

shoulders dropping

standing still

opening mouth

slack jaw

not being able to speak correctly

slowed down breathing

wide eyes open

softening their gaze

staring unabashingly

How to show shame

vacant stare

looking down

turning their head away

cannot look at another person

putting their head into their hands

shaking their head

How to show being flustered

blushing

looking down

nervous smile

sharp intake of breath

quickening of breath

blinking rapidly

breaking eye contact

trying to busy their hands

playing with their hair

fidgeting with their fingers

opening mouth without speaking

Part I + Part II + Part III

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short & impactful

"Stay."

"Just go."

"I hate you."

"Because I love you."

"Don't leave me."

"Leave me alone."

"I need space."

"Don't go."

"Talk to me."

"I want only you."

"You need to move on."

"Please, speak to me."

"This will end now."

"I want to forget you."

"Hate me."

"Why?"

"Lie to me."

"I can't do this."

"Tell me."

"I'm just afraid."

"Please, leave."

"You can't leave me."

"I need you."

"Don't do this."

"Just stop."

"It's over."

"Tell me the truth."

"I can't lose you."

"We're done."

"Please."

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yall send me submissions and i’ll post them to boost your ideas and blogs🤍

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Kinda Edgy Prompt

"Please just promise me that, when you forget me, you'll be happier for it."

"I wish I could."