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writersloveroe · 10 months

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one bed trope dialogue prompts

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•”wait- there’s seriously only one bed?”

•”no i insist, stay in bed with me,”

•”i didn’t mean to end up so close to you that night we were sharing the bed,”

•”it was so awkward- i woke up and we were cuddling like a couple,”

•”i hope you don’t snore,”

•”can you come a little closer? it’s cold in here,”

•”you know your head was resting on my shoulder as you slept right?”

•”you’re a cute sleeper,”

•”i know this is a bit weird, but can you hold me?”

•”stop hogging the covers!”

•”you kicked me seven times while sleeping,”

•”can you talk to me? i can’t sleep,”

•”there must’ve been some mistake there should be two beds,”

•”sharing a bed with you isn’t the worse thing that could happen, right?”

•”i’ll sleep on the couch- fine, i’ll sleep with you on the bed,”

•”you have cute bedhead,”

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skriveting · 11 months

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A bunch of different dialogue prompts #76

"I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist."

"Wipe that smile off your face or I will."

"It's so nice to have a fan!" "Would you stop calling me that?"

"Here, got you some soup." "What for?" "Oh, I just thought maybe you'd like to play around with it- What do you think, dumbass??"

"Get back to me when you can benchpress your ego. Then I'll be impressed."

"I don't want you here." "That's too bad!"

"Where do you think you're going with that thing?"

"It's a little bit more complicated than that, but, that's the gist, yeah."

"Make up your mind already!" "It's like you don't know me at all."

"That's a bit dramatic, don't you think?" "Look at it!!"

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bookished · 1 year

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“This is all your fault.” “I hope so.”

“Is that blood?” “No?” “That’s not a question you’re supposed to answer with another question.”

“You have no power over me.” “You sure about that?”

“Are you clinically insane or incredibly annoying?” “I don’t know, probably both.”

“Right now, I don’t know if I want to kiss you or shove you off a bridge.” “Can I pick?”

“Don’t you have a country to run?” “My favorite person is in the hospital, the country can wait.” “I don’t think it works like that.” “I run the country, so it does.”

“I was going to ask if you wanted to do me on your desk, but I thought I should say hi first.”

“It’s been so long. I’m probably not interested in him anymore.” “I’ve seen his Instagram, you’re definitely still interested.”

“If you’re going to die on me, the least you can do is look good while doing it.”

“I’d agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.”

“Why are you covered in neon body paint?” “Best not to ask.”

“No, it’s really not that complicated. He’s a bad person.”

“The king is missing.”

“How could you do this to me?”

“You’ve got thirty seconds to explain to me what you’re doing here.”

“I know this may be hard to believe, but I’m on your side.”

“Never heard of that being used as a murder weapon before.”

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unboundprompts · 9 months

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Hello! Would you be able to do a few prompts about characters trying to get to know one another? It's a mentor/mentee thing, so platonic.

Thank you !

Prompts for Characters Getting to Know Each Other:

-> mostly conversation starters. hope this helps!

->feel free to edit and adjust as you see fit.

Personal Questions:

"What music are you listening to?" "[name of song or artist]" Mentor wrinkled their nose. "Do you like it?" Mentee couldn't help but laugh. "I'm trying to. It was my mom's favorite."

"What's the meaning behind this tattoo?" Mentor glanced over at Mentee, who was pointing at the sunflower tattoo that snaked up Mentor's forearm. "It's in memory of my best friend."

"Do you have any siblings?" "None that I talk to anymore." "Why not?"

Asking for Favors:

"Can you drive me home?" "Will you braid my hair?" "Can you take me to [place]?" "Do you want to come with me to [place]?" "Do you want to get lunch?" "I accidentally cut myself, will you help bandage it?"

Weird Ice Breaker Questions:

"Okay, you're on a deserted island--" "Seriously?" Mentor rolled their eyes. "What are we, twelve?" "Will you just let me finish the question?" "You're going to ask what three things I would bring, right? Food, water, shelter." Mentee stared at them in disbelief. "That is the most vague answer I have ever gotten." "Well, what would you bring?" Mentee held up three fingers, tapping each as they gave their answer. "A hammock, so I have somewhere to sleep. One of those big buckets of cheese puffs for food. And you, so you can do all the survival stuff." Mentor just shook their head. "You would die immediately." "Good thing I'm not going to a deserted island anytime soon."

#ask box prompts #writing prompts #dialogue prompt #dialogue ideas #writing dialogue #dialogue inspo

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em-dash-press · 1 year

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Make Your Dialogue Stronger: 8 Tips

Sometimes it’s a challenge to write good dialogue. Your character’s conversations might sound stiff or unnatural, but why does that happen?

There are numerous reasons why your dialogue isn’t as strong as you’d like. It might mean you just need more practice, but it could also mean it’s time to try something new.

Check out these tips to make your dialogue stronger and become a better writer with each story.

1. Skip the Small Talk

When you walk into the same room as someone, like at work or in the morning at school, you likely engage in small talk.

How are you?

Good, how are you?

I’m fine for a Monday morning.

It’s an instinct we’re all trained to have, but it makes for extremely boring conversations in books. Unless your small-talk scene occurs in a moment of extreme tension (like if neither character trusts the other or someone’s listening in on their conversation), you can likely skip that part of the dialogue.

2. Say It Out Loud

Sometimes it’s helpful to say your words out loud while you write. Dialogue or no dialogue, you’re more likely to catch awkward moments or stiff phrasing. Unless you prefer to write in a library, try this with your story. You may recognize unintentional repetition or repeated sentence structures that make your dialogue unnatural.

3. Remember Your Character’s Motivations

Think about the last real-world conversation you had with someone. The last one I had was pleasant and laid-back, but my motivation during it was finding out what was secretly bothering my friend. I wanted to help them feel better.

Your characters will have motivations in their dialogue too. If a scene feels off, it might be because what they’re saying doesn’t have any intention behind it. Think about what your characters want as their ultimate goal and how that conversation is helping them get there.

Layering their motivations into conversations with tension, word choice, and even body language could eliminate whatever feels unnatural about some of your dialogue.

4. Find the Scene’s Emotional Tether

Dialogue is also how writers address a scene’s emotional ties. If two characters just went through something scary, the dialogue lets them vent their panic and potentially find comfort in the trust they share. Consider what you want your readers to feel from the scene and what your characters are feeling. Express it with what they say to make their conversation more grounded in reality.

5. Read the Scene Aloud

If you’ve already written the scene, you can still read it out loud. It’s even better if you have a friend or beta reader around to read a second character’s lines. When you hear what the characters are saying, the word choices or dialogue breaks that aren’t working will become extremely clear.

6. Copy and Paste the Dialogue

Sometimes you can’t read things out loud. Sometimes you may not want to.

Luckily, AI can help with that.

I’ve used a few AI-powered websites to read my stories back to me in voices that sound real. Unlike other text-to-speech readers, human-sounding voices are easier to pay attention to.

Some of my favorites are sites like these:

NaturalReaders

TTSReader

Synthesys

Some sites will read more than others before requiring a paid membership. Use a few to listen through your stories and pick out whatever isn’t working.

7. Give Yourself a Break

It’s tempting to push yourself through a story until it’s finished. Writers often feel like they aren’t real authors unless the stories flow from their fingertips constantly.

Remember that you’re human. When you’re writing you’re using at least eight parts of your brain, plus you’re building new neural connections. That’s tons of work for your brain. When you hit parts of your story that feel weaker or clunky—dialogue or not—it could be because your mind needs to rest.

Don’t underestimate the power of giving yourself a break. Walk away from your story for a few hours or even a few days. Nourish your mental health with a few positive affirmations, some fresh air, and healthy foods. You’ll return to your story with renewed energy that makes it easier to refine your dialogue.

8. Get Messy to Get Better

We’ve all been there. You’re writing a scene or story that means something deeply personal, so you want to get it just right. The desire to strive for perfection is admirable, but it might be holding you back.

Write those incomplete sentences. Embrace your clunky dialogue. Make your characters say things they don’t mean or argue or goof around in happier moments.

If you never make mistakes, you’ll never learn how to improve. Get messy and have fun doing it. You’ll always have time to polish things or add more to scenes when you’re editing later.

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Dialogue can be challenging, but that means it’s also an opportunity to grow. Try these tricks to get better at creating conversations, even if you consider yourself a long-term, practiced writer.

#writing #writing dialogue #dialogue inspo #writeblr #writing tips #writing advice #dialogue tips #how to write dialogue #tips for writing dialogue

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thatguyatthetypewriter · 1 year

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Random Prompt n°41

"I gave up listening to your whole monologue roughly half an hour ago."

"I've been talking for only two minutes-"

#random prompt #writing prompt #hero x villain #enemies to bffs #enemies to lovers #rivals to lovers #dialogue inspiration #dialogue inspo #otp dialogue #dialogue prompt #writing ideas

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musicsavedmylife16 · 1 year

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Dialogue prompts:

“No, sir. I am not underestimating the kidnappers. YOU are underestimating my grandmother”

“They have a bad habit of killing off the new guy”

“How the hell did she find lipstick in the apocalypse? We’re in the middle of nowhere!”

“Holy shit. You are... Wow”

“Paint me crimson for the ceremony”

“Did any of these assholes mess with you?”

“Call me the Crown Prince of collateral damage”

“How do you fail to drown a child?”

“You have tricked me, burned down my house, threatened my livelihood, and almost killed me a few times. But despite all that, you’re still my best friend”

“I’ve never had a mummy before”

#writing #writing stuff #writing prompts #writing ideas #writing inspo #writing inspiration #dialogue prompts #dialogue starters #dialogue inspo #dialogue inspiration #dialogue ideas #character dialogue #story inspiration #story inspo #story ideas #story prompts #story starters

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galaxicalswriting · 11 days

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How does it make you feel, that you are regarded as a pestilence upon this land? Your name is spoken with detestation and to compare someone to you is an insult. This isn’t the legacy you wanted, is it? But it’s the legacy you’ve earned.

#/nbh #vent-adjacent #vibeposting #writeblr #writers on tumblr #writing #my writing #writblr #writerblr #writing prompt #dialogue prompt #dialogue inspo #dialogue inspiration

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lyralit · 2 years

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Sickness

making soup even when you can't cook

tucking them in real snug

checking their fever every half hour

"don't you dare get out of bed."

swapping their bandages

warm fingers on cold skin

"you've been pushing yourself all week with this. sit for a moment."

"you've been doing all that in this condition?"

"let me make you soup."

cuddling even when they can get sick

"let me do this for you while I still can."

"I'm not leaving you now."

"can you go to the vending machine?"

"it's clawing at me...I can feel it..."

"you look awful pale."

them waiting while you're asleep for days but stepping out the moment you wake up

"oh no, not that show." "it's the only one they play in here."

rivals but one takes care of the other when they're sick

yelling at someone and leaving them hanging on a bad note; they're deathly ill and you don't know it. until.

We're Just Partners but the second one is sick the other is screaming at the doctor in desperation

#sickness prompts #lyralit #creative writing #writerblr #writers #writblr #writers block #writing #writing prompts #writing ideas #lovely person <3 #dialogue prompts #dialogue inspo #dialogue box #dialogue prompt #writing inspiration #writing prompt

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peachieprompts · 7 months

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Dialogue Prompt #274

“Don’t you have any morals?”

“Honestly? No, not really.”

#peachieprompts #writing prompt #dialogue prompt #prompt #creative writing #writers on tumblr #writeblr #writer #writing dialogue #dialogue inspo #dialogue snippet #dialogue ideas #imagine #imagine your oc #oc prompt #fanfic #fanfic prompt

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writersloveroe · 10 months

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enemies to lovers: denial

for when you enemies to lovers otp has hit the denial stage

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•”(name?) how could like them of all people?”

•”dating (name) would be like dating a wall,”

•”just imagining a love life with them makes me sick,”

•”i can’t even imagine dating them,”

•”i wasn’t staring at them i was staring at um- the wall!”

•”whenever i get around them i feel all hot and- no i’m not crushing on them!”

•”you must be out of your mind if you think me and them could ever be a thing,”

•”okay maybe they aren’t as bad as i made them out to be- but i still dislike them,”

•”please, if anything (name) has a crush on me,”

•”can you believe someone mistook (name) for my partner? how stupid,”

•”i want to give them the benefit of the doubt, but they always make me want to rip my hair out,”

•”i guess they look good in that (dress/suit), but that doesn’t mean anything. i can compliment people without crushing on them,”

•”they’re such a horrible person to be around i couldn’t imagine being their partner,”

•”i hate that i get butterflies in my stomach whenever i’m around them,”

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skriveting · 2 years

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A bunch of different dialogue prompts #72

"Are you seeing this too or am I having a stroke?"

"Stop doing that, you're freaking me out!"

"This cake reeks of resentment and bitterness." "When we get to the party I'm going to need you to stop talking like that."

"Hang on, hang on, I have the perfect playlist for this scenario-" "Now is not the time!!!"

"Are those... bite marks?"

"The only thing about you that never disappoints, is your ability to disappoint."

"You're incredible." "Aw, thanks!" "Not a compliment, babe."

"I thought you didn't believe in fate." "Until I met you, I didn't."

"Get that thing away from me!"

"I want to get better, I just don't know how..." "That's bullshit."

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solarianvoidthearoace · 9 months

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Worst. Pun. Ever.

Character C: And why did you stay up so late last night?

Character A, innocently, casually: I was doing a piece of work

Character B – who has been called “piece of work” by Character C more than once – walks in

Character C: *mortifying realisation followed by bitchface supreme*

#dialogue ideas #original dialogue #dialogue prompt #character dialogue #dialoge prompt #dialoge inspiration #dialogue inspiration #writing dialogue #dialogue inspo #silly dialogue #bad pun #imagine your ship #imagine your otp #character a and b

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unboundprompts · 9 months

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Random Prompt #19

“I’ve been thinking about what you said.”

“And?”

“And I decided I didn’t like it.”

#random prompt #writing prompts #dialogue prompt #short prompt #character dialogue #dialogue inspo #writing dialogue #random dialogue

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star-ry-art · 7 months

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A: I don’t like B.

C: you don’t like anyone.

A: that’s not true, I like D.

C: everyone likes D.

#writing #found family prompts #ideas #writing dialogue #random dialogue #dialogue ideas #dialogue inspiration #character dialogue #dialogue inspo #incorrect quotes #writebrl #dialogue prompt

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promptful · 1 year

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Hurt no comfort 👀??

Hurt No Comfort Dialogue

yikers there's a lot of warnings. heed them. do not add. you are responsible for the media you consume.

WARNINGS: Forced imprisonment. Cheating. Amnesia. Implied murder. Death. Possible implied toxic relationship. Injuries. Breaking up. Cigarettes. Self-destructive tendencies. Alcoholism. Wowie.

1) “I trusted you.”

2)“I’m sorry… who are you?”

3) “Were we friends?”

4)“Do you even love me?”

5) “What are we now?”

6) “Damn you.”

7) “No feelings involved.”

8) “I never loved you, anyway.”

9) “You’re nothing but a deceitful bastard!”

10) “I don’t know you.”

11) “Erase me from your memory.”

12) “Understand that I don’t care to know you.”

13) “Trust you? Hilarious. Tell another joke.”

14) “Step away from them!”

15) “I loved you.”

16) “You broke my heart.”

17) “Really? You’re cheating on me?”

18) “You liar.”

19) “Give one damn reason to not walk out that door!”

20) “I’m broken. And I don’t intend on being fixed.”

21) “Naïve little thing, aren’t you?”

22) “I thought you loved me.”

23) “If I have to pick me or you, I’m picking you.”

24) “Take this and run.”

25) “Forget about me. It’s for the best.”

26) “They want us to separate. I’m sorry.”

27) “We’re terrible together.”

28) “I thought that I could learn to love you.”

29) “Did our love mean anything?”

30) “I just want what’s best for you.”

31) “Liar. Don’t even try.”

32) “I know I won’t make it.”

33) “Tonight is the last one.”

34) “Pretend for one minute that we’re in love, and then kiss me. One last time.”

35) “I’m keeping you safe.”

36) “You’re hurting me.”

37) “This is killing me.”

38) “This is safe?”

39) “Feelings make things complicated.”

40) “They’re dead.”

41) “I can’t find them.”

42) “What did you do with them?”

43) “You’re shaking.”

44) “I can’t breathe.”

45) “This isn’t home anymore.”

46) “I’m running away.”

47) “I can’t take this.”

48) “Don’t… don’t leave me.”

49) “I can’t lose you too.”

50) “Everyone is hurting me. Can’t you see?”

51) “I’d burn the world for you.”

52) “You never cared about me.”

53) “Promise me this.”

54) “I can’t stand how you’re fighting this alone.”

55) “Why didn’t you tell me?”

56) “Were you going to keep this a secret the whole time?”

57) “I thought we didn’t keep secrets.”

58) “I’m feeling a lot less like your spouse, and more of a convenient thing.”

59) “Look at me, tell me that you love me.”

60) “There’s only so much I can take.”

61) “You’re leaving, again.”

62) “I’m not who you think I am.”

63) “You can’t fix me.”

64) “I can’t pretend that things are okay anymore.”

65)“Leave.”

66) “Don’t come back here again.”

67) “I’m changing my locks.”

68) “Give me my things, and then I’m gone.”

69) “You’ve changed.”

70) “I don’t like who you’ve become.”

71) “Stop believing in them.”

72) “Do you really think that I don’t know?”

73) “This marriage is pointless.”

74) “I want a divorce.”

75) “I hate you.”

76) “You’re nothing to me.”

77) “I’m going to sleep on the couch.”

78) “We need a break.”

79) “Don’t come looking for me.”

80) “You need to get yourself together, or there’s no more us.”

81) “It takes two to make a marriage work, you know.”

82) “I don’t want to talk to you.”

83) “Leave me alone.”

84) “Papers are on the table.”

85) “Give me your ring.”

86) “I just want to go home.”

87) “You’re scaring me.”

88) “Don’t go to bed angry.”

89) “Are you hurt?”

90) “Is that blood?”

91) “What happened to you?”

92) “Who hurt you?”

93) “You’re limping.”

94) “Sit down. Now.”

95) “Why aren’t you sleeping anymore?”

96) “Where do you go during the night?”

97) “Do you think I don’t feel you slipping out of bed?”

98) “Show me.”

99) “I refuse to just sit back and watch you be hurt!”

100) “You’re killing yourself little by little.”

101) “Put down the bottle.”

102) “Don’t light that cigarette.”

103) “We’re breaking up.”

104) “You hurt them. Why?”

105) “They did nothing to you!”

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