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[socialliterature]

Use these prompts for your original fiction, your fanfic, rp starters, tag games, ask games, or whatever else you want. You can reblog and add to the post, screenshot it, link it, or anything you can think of. Or just save them up for a rainy day! If you want to publish something using one, feel free: no attribution required.

I also try to share games, memes, commentary, advice, and encouragement that I think works well for writers (and other artists). I can give you writing advice, too, but I don't think the way I write always works that well for other people (and I don't post my writing here, so I understand if you don't trust my advice). But feel free to tag me in posts you think would fit here!

You can also send me any ideas you have that don't work as prompts because there's too much stuff or not enough. I enjoy turning those into workable prompts!

[quietwingsinthesky]

love when ocs grab you by the shoulders and tell you something essential to their lore without you getting a say in it

[freak-phone]

I get asked a lot for tips with coloring black people, so i put together a little tutorial! (and bumps my kofi if you found this helpful)

[mizuthe-cat]

awesome how you can just have ocs and they live in your brain forever and torment you

[gluedwithgold]

I love random and seemingly meaningless character facts.

Like yes! Tell me your oc’s opinions on corn bread! Or carrot cake!

Tell me if they like freezing cold or boiling hot showers! And do they shower in the morning or before bed?

Do they trip going up the stairs or fall down stairs? Or do they opt for the elevator every time?

Are they a rage baiter or the rage baited?

Do they know where every letter in the alphabet is or do they have to sing the song to themself really fast?

I have in depth answers for all of these questions for every of I have. Idk I feel like these kid of questions with no obvious relevance makes characters more appealing.

[officialprydonchapter-deactivat]

How do you write healthy parent-child relationships?

[dragon-in-a-fez]

this might be more response than you want, but interesting (and kinda depressing when you think about it) fact: there’ve been a bunch of research studies where parents have been asked what they think makes a healthy parent-child relationship, and they tend to like…not answer the actual question because they think they’re being asked what good parenting is, which is not the same. so they talk about things like helping kids with homework and making sure they eat well. children, on the other hand, usually respond to the same question with stuff that’s literally just the definition of healthy relationships generally. affection, honesty, respect, spending time together, sharing interests. and the real kicker is, objectively, we know that’s the kind of stuff that actually has a much better impact not only on whether or not the relationship is strong and positive but also the kid’s overall happiness and psychological health.

so, if you want to write a character who’s really intent on being a Good Parent you’d have them putting massive effort into making their kid Grow Up Right, worrying about shit like if they have The Right Friends and they’re spending Enough Time Outside. but if you want to write a good relationship, just make parent and kid laugh together and respect boundaries and be emotionally supportive, like you would when writing a solid pair of friends or romantic couple.

[officialprydonchapter-deactivat]

No that was actually really helpful and I’m glad you took the time to give a serious response

[halo-lll-odst]

i think more robots should be disabled actually. robots whose bodies keep falling apart and need much more consistent repairs. robots whose bodily upkeep is hard and laborious and exhausting. robots who physically cant do things without help from another individual. robots who are imperfect and dont fit the bill of a flawless machine. i want more of this waiter please bring me more disabled robots

[ferrous-princess]

Ok, so, a realistically depicted robot, in my opinion, would HAVE to be disabled. Anyone with any robotic/mechanical parts could tell you that.

So, backing up, many people say that they suddenly "feel their age" around 30 because their body, if they keep using it like they're 20, will stop healing faster than they can hurt it. Many chronically ill folks deal with this slowed recovery starting at a much earlier age, and more dramatically. When we die of 'old age' that's in large part due to your healing factor being slowed down so much, the act of being alive wears you down faster than your body can heal.

Robots can not heal.

Sure, they can have parts replaced, but all mechanical parts are installed with an expected number of uses and hours of operation, not even accounting for any traumatic damage.

These legs are rated for three years of use, or 20,000 miles of walking. I'm one year and 3,000 miles over, and can no longer hit my top speed, and tend to veer left if I'm not careful.

These eyes were supposed to be good for 5 years, but the bright lights of the desert and the frequent sand storm mean that after two years in, some of the sensors are burnt out, and the lenses are scratched and difficult to replace, and the same thing is just going to happen to the next pair, so is it really worth it?

My oil tank is cracked, and until I get a new one, I need to drink a new bottle every morning instead of every two months, and I can't bend over forward without spilling some.

This heart has 3 million beats in it. At 60 bpm, that will last me over 11 years. At 120 bpm, it won't last six, until I need a new one.

My CPU was made to last for 5 years with average use. At 3 years, I can think at 65% of the speed I started with. How slow do I have to be before it's worth it to replace that? Every robot is built dying in a way that a healthy able bodied person cannot fully understand. The idea that every part of your body is ticking down, that taking a rest day only delays the inevitable, that once something is broken, it stays that way until you can get it fixed.

Sure, some cars are brand new, owned by someone with a garage and nearly infinite money to pour into upkeep. Some of them are old beaters that are just trying their best to get their 20-something owners to class and back, desperately hoping that it can hold its timing belt together until they can afford to replace it, but please drive slow until then?

Do you think that old beater car might also be worried about the day it becomes cheaper to replace than maintain? That "being bale to afford it" might refer to a new car, not a new belt?

Who among us know the fear that me might be easier to replace than to maintain?

[marithlizard]

Yes, this makes perfect sense. And robots would also share a fear that I think many disabled humans live with - what happens when the company that makes the technology keeping you functional goes out of business? Or decides to stop making the parts you need because it's not profitable enough?

[frownyalfred]

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POV you’re every fanfic writer with a WIP

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[spiribia]

as a writer you will have a specific deck of vocab words you like using a lot and when you read other peoples' work you will see a very clear spread of different vocab words on their end. this is why you need to read, to collect other writers' words like it's a card game

[promptsforthestrugglingauthor]

Writing Prompt #4052

"You're a hero. You saved me—I don't know what I would've done without you. I don't think I'd be here."

"I didn't do anything half as amazing as that. All I did was be a friend."

[recurring-polynya]

me (crazy eyes, covered in blood): I NEED to finish writing my fanfic. so I can start writing a different fanfic.

[luna-azzurra]

The two wolves inside every writer: "this is genuinely the best thing i have ever written. i am gifted. i am changed. this paragraph alone justifies my entire existence on this planet." and then five minutes later, same paragraph: "who wrote this. who allowed this. this reads like a golden retriever trying to describe grief. i need to lie down and reconsider everything." both wolves are always wrong. the paragraph is fine. you need a snack.

[uncannycandy]

we need more unapologetically evil, fun, and unhinged black characters in media

[nondelphic]

writing is just sitting in front of a computer and making up problems for imaginary people while ignoring your own. fun and casual hobby.

[goodluckclove]

Are You A Writer? Are you working on a current project and thinking it's too good and cohesive?

Comment on this post with the name and general premise of your WIP and I will send you an ask with an artistically shitty prompt just for you and your project!

Offer expires when I either get bored, overwhelmed, or forget that I decided to do this.

[peachesbloominspring]

Sometimes there are days when you look at anything you write and you think ‘no, that won’t work, never’. And it won’t. It’s just not the day. Go grab a cup of coffee, take a nice bath, relax and think about something else. Return to your story next day, next week, next month, year. It’s not because of you, it’s because your brain is too overloaded with the stuff and you need time to rest. Writing is also an activity and it’s okay to be tired from it.

[ashen-crest]

I can do it. I can write a chapter. I am capable of putting sentences together. I know what a comma is. I am Aware of the Character.