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WAIT did I never tell tumblr about the haunted space waterpark hotel
in January 2018, I spent a couple of days in the town of Hutchinson, Kansas for work. I rolled into town and stopped at what appeared, from the outside, to be a normal motel just off the highway.
it was not.
I should add that I did not see a single other guest the entire time I was there, which intensified the whole vibe.
Safe Ship Harbored Graphics! Sorry it took forever!
Original text post: Here
“This is your daily, friendly reminder to use commas instead of periods during the dialogue of your story,” she said with a smile.
“Unless you are following the dialogue with an action and not a dialogue tag.” He took a deep breath and sat back down after making the clarifying statement.
“However,” she added, shifting in her seat, “it’s appropriate to use a comma if there’s action in the middle of a sentence.”
“True.” She glanced at the others. “You can also end with a period if you include an action between two separate statements.”
Things I didn’t know
“And–” she waved a pen as though to underline her statement–“if you’re interrupting a sentence with an action, you need to type two hyphens to make an en-dash.”
You guys have no idea how many students in my advanced fiction workshop didn’t know any of this when writing their stories.
Okay, but someone please explain question marks when followed by a dialogue tag. How do?
“The speech tag is still part of the previous sentence,” she explained, ‘so it isn’t capitalised.“
“What do you mean?” he asked. “But there’s a full stop as part of the question mark!”
She nodded gravely. “I know!” she said. “A lot of people find this confusing. But the speech tag belongs to the line of dialogue, it’s still part of the sentence, so it’s wrong to capitalise it.”
She reblogged the post again, because she had recently read far too many potentially enjoyable stories marred by poor dialogue punctuation.
I’ve only seen this post in screenshots till now..
NOICE. Can’t wait to use this
“There are two more ways"—she pointed to the blackboard—“to punctuate interruptions. One is with the em dashes outside the quotations marks to indicate continuous speech. The action occurs at the same time as speech. The other—” she sipped from a glass of water “—is em dashes within the quotation marks to indicate interrupted speech.”
Thank you, because having more than one way to interrupt dialogue is not confusing at all lol (I’ve only seen em dashes inside quotations, the other way hurts my brain—I prefer commas).
REBLOGGING THIS POST TO HELP W MY CREATIVE WRITING COURSE.
i ALWAYS FORGET THIS STUFF 😭
Thing with peer pressure is it never comes from people my age. I’m a late teen and Jan heinous time ig been pressured to drink or use weed supplements it’s been from my parents or my aunt. But apparently I have to worry about peer pressure from my friends???
sometimes the real peers are just the ones who share your dna, not your locker number.
In school I must focus on my special interest or: get nothing done
Thing with peer pressure is it never comes from people my age. I’m a late teen and Jan heinous time ig been pressured to drink or use weed supplements it’s been from my parents or my aunt. But apparently I have to worry about peer pressure from my friends???
Woah ladies... slow down..
I might draw Aaron as “okokokok” but uh for now it’s just Aphmau
Revolving my alt cuz this art is insanely cuuuteee
hi i hope you don't mind me asking! who are some of the artists that inspire your work and if any art movements too, which ones? i absolutely adore your work and wanna dive into the artists that inspire you because you fill me with so much inspiration 💫
Duilio Cambellotti
Paul Jouve
Norbertine Bresslern-Roth
J. C. Leyendecker
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
John Bauer
Harry Clarke
Nico Marlet
Mike Mignola
Carl Otto Czeschka
Alphonse Mucha
Klaus Haapaniemi
Sanna Annukka
Takato Yamamoto
Ivan Bilibin
Gennady Pavlishin
Evgeni Rachev
Ludvig Hohlwein
Tove Jansson
Just to name a few that have influenced me a lot and continue to live in my head permanently! Sorry about the long post, I thought it'd be helpful if I included examples.
My favorite art movement is art nouveau, I like poster art and antique fairytale illustrations a lot, and in terms of art history I'm most interested in renaissance, early baroque and gloomy 19th century romanticism.
My dogs snoring and it’s sooo cute 🥺
paws you with my mindpaw
experts are calling it very powerful
Not even a boop at that point that’s a BAP
Haha guess who
Eeeeee I love the shadinggggg
this years north pole leaks are crazy it says im not even on the naughty or nice list im on the doomed list
You know who also is? *runs away, refusing to elaborate*
shorthands for dumbassery that i have grown to love deeply
"how dare you say we piss on the poor" in response to someone misinterpreting your post
"_ isnt gonna fuck you" for suck up behavior
"woah. should we tell everyone? should we throw a party?" for who the fuck cares
"and what if the world was made of pudding" for when would this ever matter.
"and sharks are smooth both ways" for a group of people heatedly arguing with 1 guy who is fucking with them all
".. but its about a witch in the alps finding her lost cat" for someone trying to sanitize something to the point of absurdity
this is prime proof that this ENTIRE WEBSITE is autistic because nowhere else would a no tags post that's just an informative list about slang get this much traction.
anyway more addittions
“30-50 feral hogs” for someone using Very Specific Scenarios to justify holding back larger policy changes
“what were YOU doing at the devils sacrament” for how do you know that without being a part of it.
“anyone in this thread smoke weed” for the shit you people are saying is so off topic this might as well be a general discussion forum
“dogs are boys and cats are girls” for ooh ur mindset did not grow past 4th grade, huh
“color theory in a childrens hospital” for bending over backwards to not agree that YEA, that thing Came Off Weird
“you are a tar pit” for someone finding any reason to respond with outrage.
“is the __ in the room with us right now?” for I Don’t Think That’s Real.
“bean soup? im allergic to beans!” for ik this doesn’t work for you, but that’s not a flaw. not everything can be for you.
“people irl: hey man hows it going” for this will Never Matter irl
🍂 🍃 Hello and welcome to our fifth annual Flufftober 🍂 🍃
Wow, we’re so excited to be back for our mini-anniversary and even more excited to have you here with us!
As has become our tradition: let’s fill the month of October with as much fluff as possible 🥰 since it's our mini-anniversary, we have a little surprise for you aside from the main list of 31 prompts and the alt prompts you're used to...😏
As with all our events, our standard blog rules apply, and you'll find answers to most questions on our FAQ post.
Below the cut, you'll find the necessary posting info and all the prompts in writing. If you have any more questions, please feel free to send us an ask.
Prompt Extras
Once again, we're offering you the option of Prompt Extras. You're more than welcome to replace prompts from the original list if they don't work for you for whatever reason - no explanation needed.
Aside from last year's fan favorites, we once again have a challenge for you: five rather romantic prompts - but make them platonic!
But wait, there's more...
As a little treat for our mini-anniversary, your Modmins got together and voted on their favorite prompts from previous years. We present:
Remember, you can use the Prompt Extras however you like:
to replace a prompt from the original list
to create even more content aside from the original prompts
mixed together to enhance one or more of the other prompts
Whichever way you use them, have fun and go wild 💚
We hope you like these prompts, and now
Happy Creating 🥳
Things I plan to do (for balance but of course)
Welcome to the 6th year of Angstober! We're delighted to unveil the prompts for this year of angsty, spooky fun.
What is Angstober?
Angstober is a yearly October challenge with 31 angst-themed prompts to inspire you to create. The challenge is open to all sorts of creative work - writing, art, edits, whatever you want - in whatever medium you want. Original work or fanworks? Whatever you feel inspired for!
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How do I take part?
Tag your works with #angstober or #angstober2025 and the day of the prompt (e.g., #day 01) to share on tumblr. Feel free to @ us directly in the post as well! To share your work on AO3, add it to the Angstober 2025 collection.
You can post your works whenever - early or late - and use as many or as few prompts as you feel inspired for! We'll do our best to reblog as many works to the @angstober blog as we can.
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Are there any other rules or limitations?
No. We do not limit what you can create. Angst can include some darker topics. We do ask you tag your work appropriately.
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This year we have alternate prompts!
Not feeling a prompt? Wanting to do more? Switch it for one of our alternate prompts.
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Is there a banner to post my work with?
Of course.
Things I plan to do
Break out the parasols and cloclwork and brush up on your etiquette, it's Steampowered September here at the Prompt Foundry!
If you love the Victorian era and creative anachronism, follow blogs like @steampunktendencies, or enjoy the work of @gailcarriger or @thebibliosphere, then this is the prompt event for you!
Feel free to combine different days' prompts with each other, or combine them with other events! Use your OCs, your favorite characters from media, your own experiences, whatever tickles your fancy.
If you use this list, please tag me here @thepromptfoundry, I’d love to see your writing and art!
Respond to as many prompts as you want or as interest you, don’t worry about missing or skipping any. Remember, this is supposed to be fun!
If you have any questions or musings, check our FAQ, and if you don't find your answer, shoot me an ask.
Plain text list below the cut:
Stuff I plan to do
