RyisWriting

Just writing, trying to connect with humanity. Book lover with too many hobbies.

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Weekly Reading Recap: July 5-12

I have a wide range of books this week, but as you read through I just wanted to note that Chain of Thorns, the last book I discuss, is a SPOILER FILLED REVIEW. Proceed with your own caution! Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook – Matt Diniman  (Dungeon Crawler Carl book 3) No spoilers I honestly have been on and off reading this for the past like two weeks and it is mainly because this literally is…

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Thunder Inside

Prompt: “Caught in the rain” The dim lighting of the library was starting to strain Eliza’s eyesight. The words in her notebook swimming together, and she finally rubbed her eyes, flipping her notebook closed. Across from her, Weston was scanning through most likely ten different open tabs on his computer trying to sort out between research he had already cited versus which ones he “would go…

Thunder Inside

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WORDS TO DESCRIBE BODY LANGUAGE & POSTURE!! <3

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Let's keep the party going! Check out my new blog post here! :)

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Writing advice from someone who's read way too much fanfiction!!

─ .✦ If your villain monologues for more than two paragraphs, your hero should've escaped by now or at least checked their phone. Real people don't wait politely for evil speeches to finish. They interrupt, get bored and say things like "okay but can you get to the point I have dinner plans."

─ .✦ Stop having your characters look in mirrors to describe themselves. Your protagonist doesn't wake up and think "I looked at my reflection and saw my shoulder-length auburn hair and piercing green eyes." They think "ugh I look like death" and move on. Find literally ANY other way.

─ .✦ If every sentence in your action scene is the same length it reads like a grocery list with violence. Short punchy sentences for fast moments. Longer flowing ones when they catch their breath and realize oh god that hurt. Variety is your friend and so is rhythm.

─ .✦ Your character can cry without it being beautiful. Let them be UGLY. Let their face get blotchy and their nose run and their eyes puff up. Let them hiccup and gasp and wipe snot on their sleeve. Crying IS GROSS!

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a writer’s struggle

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Reasons your Protagonist ist Insufferable!!

౨ৎ Special in every way except interesting

౨ৎ Everyone else is wrong, they're always right "

౨ৎ Sassy" means "verbally abusive to helpful people"

౨ৎ Treats service workers like NPCs

౨ৎ Main personality trait is "not like other girls/guys"

౨ৎ Never apologizes, never grows, never wrong

౨ৎ Conveniently skilled at whatever the plot needs

౨ৎ "Flawed" but the flaw is "cares too much"

౨ৎ Rude to everyone but it's framed as charming

౨ৎ Other characters stop being competent when protagonist arrives

౨ৎ Tragic backstory but no actual trauma responses

౨ৎ Mean to their friends for no reason

౨ৎ Everything they do works out perfectly

౨ৎ They monologue about their own character development

౨ৎ Love interest's only personality trait is loving them

౨ৎ Every authority figure is wrong and stupid

౨ৎ They never face real consequences

౨ৎ "Witty banter" is just them being a jerk

౨ৎ They're 16 but somehow smarter than every adult

౨ৎ Designed by committee to be "likeable"

౨ৎ Has strong opinions on things they know nothing about

౨ৎ Other characters find their obvious flaws endearing

౨ৎ They have a "dark side" that never actually affects anything

[ivyvolturra-poetry]

everyone says

they understand me

like it’s a kindness

but understanding

is just a summary

of the loudest parts

no one notices

the quieter contradictions

the opinions i held

for less than a day

the version of me

that existed

between two decisions

i am mostly made

of things that didn’t last

and somehow

that’s the part

no one ever sees

[tenderwatches]

sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

[an0neemouse]

Hey, I know you're discouraged, but listen. Don't be so hard on yourself. You're amazing and creating something only you can make. That's pretty fucking cool if you ask me.

[writingdose]

writers and artists are the most powerful people, because they have the power and the freedom to create whatever their hearts desire

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Advice for writing someone who can't cook!!

𖤝 they don't just "forget" to add ingredients. they follow the recipe EXACTLY and it still comes out wrong. like, they measured everything, they did the steps, and somehow it's inedible. the recipe said "salt to taste" and they panicked because what does that MEAN? how much is taste? they added a tablespoon. it was wrong.

𖤝 they have irrational fears of kitchen equipment. your character who can't cook is TERRIFIED of the garbage disposal, doesn't trust the oven (what if it just explodes?), thinks the pressure cooker is a bomb, and has definitely cut themselves on a can lid and now treats all cans like enemies.

𖤝 they don't know when things are "done." the recipe says "cook until golden brown" but what SHADE of golden? there are like 87 shades! they've gone from raw to CHARCOAL with no middle ground. they've cut into chicken 6 times to check if it's done. they've served soup that was somehow both boiling and cold in the same bowl.

𖤝 their grocery shopping is chaos. they buy ingredients for a recipe and then have NO IDEA what to do with the leftovers. they have 47 half-used jars of spices they bought once and never touched again. they thought they were buying cilantro but it was parsley. they don't know the difference and they're too embarrassed to ask at this point.

𖤝 they have ONE dish they can make and they're weird about it. your character who can't cook has exactly one thing they can make successfully (maybe it's boxed mac and cheese, maybe it's scrambled eggs, maybe it's toast) and they will make it PERFECTLY and be SO PROUD and mention it constantly. "I'm not a chef but my [one thing] is pretty good actually."

𖤝 they've caused at least one kitchen fire. not a big one! probably! but they've definitely made smoke. they didn't know you're not supposed to microwave metal. they thought the toaster could handle a Pop-Tart (it could not). they left the stove on and went to check their phone "real quick" and that was 45 minutes ago and now there's smoke.

𖤝 they rely on takeout but feel GUILTY about it. your character orders delivery 6 nights a week and feels like a failure every time. they look at the pile of menus with shame. they know the delivery drivers by name. they've thought about learning to cook to save money but then they remember the Great Spaghetti Incident of last month and order Thai food instead.

[promptcalender]

Random moments to include during a party scene

the two side characters whose tension has been tensioning finally sneaking off together

chaotic, deep, or drunken conversations outside/a room over

drinking games

making eye contact with a potential love interest or an antagonist from across the dance floor

consoling a random heartbroken drunk

being about to leave when their song comes on, they make eyecontact and rush back, energised once again

the sober friend watching the chaos as supervisor (and for blackmail)

saying the wrong thing drunk and desperately trying to backpaddle but being too out of it to properly word it

cops showing up, leading to a chaotic chase scene

[Prompt Calender: April 3rd, World Party Day]

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Awkward Family Dinner Sentence Starters

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "so... how's work? still doing that... thing you do?"

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "we're NOT talking about politics tonight. i don't care who started it."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "mom, please stop asking when i'm getting married. please."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "pass the salt. no, the other salt. the— never mind, i'll get it myself."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "i know you meant well, but maybe don't bring up my divorce at thanksgiving?"

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "your sister got promoted again. isn't that wonderful? what have YOU been up to?"

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "can we have ONE meal without someone crying? just one?"

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "i'm going to the bathroom. if anyone asks about my life choices, i died."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "remember when we all got along? yeah, me neither."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "the chicken's dry. no, it's fine. it's... very dry. i mean, it's fine."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "why did you sit me next to HIM? you KNOW what happened last christmas."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "i'm not drinking. yes, i'm sure. stop asking if i'm pregnant."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "dad's already had three glasses of wine. someone hide the bottle."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "we're all adults here. we can discuss this civilly. ...okay, we're yelling now."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "i brought a salad. yes, i know nobody asked for salad. i BROUGHT IT ANYWAY."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "how long do we have to stay? two hours? i'm timing it."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "grandma, that's... that's actually super racist. can we maybe not?"

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "i'm vegan now. no, it's not a phase. yes, i know where protein comes from."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "you invited my EX?! you invited my ex to FAMILY dinner?!"

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "everyone smile for the photo. pretend we like each other. perfect."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "i have an early morning tomorrow. very early. like 5am early. gotta go."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "when's the last time we actually talked? like really talked, not just... this?"

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "your new partner seems... nice. very... yes. nice."

⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢 "i love you all, but i also need therapy because of you all."

[bbseraph]

ʾʿ ⬞ ∿ underwritten sensitive places , for 𝔰𝔪𝔲𝔱

ᴏᴏꜰ .bb𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑠 -prmpts ﹅﹒

ִ 𓏼 ears ; everyone enjoys being talked through it. but listening and aural reception aren't the only thing ears are good for. earlobes have hundreds of of sensory receptors on the outside. so if your character is looking to pleasure another, write them kissing, licking or nibbling an ear.

ִ 𓏼 inner wrists ; the inner wrist is highly sensitive due to a high amount of nerve endings and the position of major nerves. caressing the skin there can be great for foreplay. for sexual tension, have your character kiss their partner's inner wrist while holding eye contact.

ִ 𓏼 behind knees ; the curve behind the knees is an often neglected area despite the area being very sensitive to any kind of touch, from kissing to kneading to especially biting. many are even ticklish there. this small detail can work well with all kinds of positions, certainly when the character's face is near the other's legs or knees.

ִ 𓏼 scalp ; seriously, who doesn't love a good head massage. everyone knows the feeling when your eyes roll back and your ears start blocking out other noise, it's heaven. and severely underrated in the bedroom. pulling har is the surface. have your character grasp, press, rub their partners head and add to the pleasure.

ִ 𓏼 lower stomach ; the mound between you belly button and public area is surprisingly arousing when triggered. for people of all genders. for females this can stimulate the g spot and nerves from the outside whereas for males this can stimulate blood flow to other pleasure zones nearby. write your character using their mouth here or even pressing down here during sex. for more pleasure, a warm or cold cloth pressed over the area is most definitely an option.

ִ 𓏼 armpits ; if you can get past the taboo, armpits are highly sensitive. you can tell because they are so ticklish. in the same way, intimacy and physical stimulation of the underarms and side of the chest changes the game. if you're tired of vanilla, make your character dedicate some time towards this area. pecks, biting, sucking and licking work well here. like imagine a vampire sinking its teeth into your underarm ... fuck.

ִ 𓏼 achilles tendon ; if you’re looking for erogenous zones that take you away from, naturally, breasts and genitalia and maybe downwards, then a spot worth exploring is this tendon. this stretch of tissue can lead to more heat and intimacy if it's gently toyed with. if your character is on their knees, maybe taking heels off, have them kiss the achilles. that's desperation.

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laughing with them

⁠❥ barely disguised giggles in an otherwise serious situation

⁠❥ collapsing into each other, falling to the ground, crying tears, gasping for air and begging for mercy

⁠❥ soft laughs while teasing each other

⁠❥ raspy chuckles shortly after waking up

⁠❥ into their skin as hands wander

⁠❥ snorting after being surprised by an inside joke

⁠❥ tired huffs late at night

⁠❥ suggestive grins when caught staring

⁠❥ cracking up over something stupid while drunk

⁠❥ accompanied by shrieking while being tickled

[Prompt Calender: March 19th, National Let's Laugh Day]