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themorningsunshine · 1 year

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A childhood-best friends to lovers story no one asked for

Okay, so nobody ever told me that writing AUs was going to be such a rabbithole.

So, now, because none of you warned me and because I saw my prompt for a challenge (that I intended to only make moodboards for), I am writing a short (hopefully) Artist!Bucky childhood-friends-to-lovers one shot that noone asked for.

With 3 series waiting to be updated and many WIPs sitting in my drafts for months, this is practically the last thing I needed. Why am I like this?

But I am feeling so inspired right now, I might be able to get it out in less than 2 days.

Hope you guys like it.

#bucky barnes #bucky barnes x reader #writer's musings #procrastination #going on tangents #fluff #childhood best friends to lovers #best friends to lovers

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budugu · 3 months

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If this post gets a lot (let's say 10k because that's impossible) I'm going to start writing poetry again .

#musings of siv #desi tumblr #shitposting #shitpost #desiblr #aspiring writer #poet

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selenekallanwriter · 25 days

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Person: What's your book about?

Writers:

I'm both somehow 🙃

#writers on tumblr #writeblr #writing #creative writing #writing memes #writer memes #writer mood #writer problems #am writing #urban fantasy #paranormal romance #writer musings #just something that came to mind while I info dumped my poor mom

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melanthaeunomia · 1 month

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Do y’all ever reread an old unpublished fanfic you wrote and then get invested on the storyline but get sad because you never wrote the next part of it, just me?

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starklyscifi · 10 days

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The thing people don’t realize about writing is that time spent just staring out the window is CRITICAL

#writing #writer musings

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jaggedjawjosh · 2 months

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You asked for my trust, then marred it with betrayal, wondering why the faith was lost.

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leonardospoetry · 1 year

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Lil' poem today to remind us to have the courage to keep living with an open heart ❤️

#poetry #quote #literature #poem #musings #heart #healing #original #writer #writing #words

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cobblestone-butch · 15 days

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built some joel statues because he likes to miniaturize things. no other reason

#sculptor etho muse joel au where etho struggles with his feeli-*i am forcibly ejected from the writers room*#etho #ethoslab #smallishbeans #joel smallishbeans #hermitcraft #boat boys

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spitefulbull · 2 months

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#writeblr #creative writing #writers on tumblr #writing #writers #writing community #i'm going to hate myself in the morning #but when the muse finally beckons #you fkn listen

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littlestuffstohide · 2 years

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Pegoban is devouring me. I never thought I'd be capable of this. I don't think I'm capable of getting out. I finished a drabble but it's a mess. I think I will let my mind rest and tweak it more before posting.

#littlestuff writes #writer's musings #i have sunk into a deep hole #two wips to be honest #and my second one is naughty #pegoban #should I look for a beta reader?#so how do I look for a beta in ao3?#persona

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bibliophilliqueee · 10 months

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jo-icarus · 6 months

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Oh, to be a muse: a poet's bleeding ink on the burning manuscripts, a painter's crazed strokes on a bloody canvas. A writer's tortured mind on the lips of an audience. To be seen yet unknown. To be known yet modeled into poetry, art, stories, books, paintings, to stare at your soul in a museum, unaware and loved.

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ervotica · 5 months

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rafe loves it when he comes home to you. you're an almost permanent resident of the cameron household, spending more time there than you do in your own home- not that anyone minds. you're an adored member of the family, kind to everyone and always smiling. plus, you mellow out rafe's temper big time.

when rafe is late to get home for whatever reason, you’re always in his bed when he returns. curled up in something or other you’ve stolen from his closet, dead asleep. he tiptoes around you and then climbs in, soft with affection at the way your body gravitates to him unconsciously. you wrap yourself around him but never stir, your face- peaceful and slack with sleep- smushed against his bare shoulder. his arms hook around your waist to pull you closer and you murmur something indiscernible before going right back to snoring quietly.

rafe cameron is soft on you, and you couldn’t be more grateful for it.

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overdecorated-furniture · 3 months

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Dead Parents - How to avoid them.

We are all very familiar with the notion of dead parents in fiction. For example, Harry Potter’s parents are dead before the first book even starts. Or in Portrait of Dorian Gray, the protagonist is brought up by an absentee and very neglectful grandfather. It’s a trope used again and again. And it does kind of work. It certainly allows your young protagonists the opportunity to gain agency and find their own way in the adventure thrown at them. But it’s also rather predictable. As a reader, we don’t sympathise as much because it’s such a used trope.

So, here are some of my thoughts about how to avoid the dead parents trope, and still propel your characters into the action.

Kill Someone Else.

I know, violence isn’t supposed to be the answer. But characters don’t only have close relationships with their parents. If your plot centres around a revenge quest for a dead loved one, it doesn’t have to be a parent.

Siblings who got caught in the crossfire trying to protect your MC, or an aunt/uncle they were close to being poisoned works just as well. Best friends are also a useful source of grief, and the fact it’s someone outside the family perhaps gives your MC more of a push. Equally, a significant other may work, although that is a used trope too. It might even just be a beloved pet.

Use their Morals.

People in the real world do not simply act out of revenge for the death of a loved one. Character morals can be just as powerful a motive for action, and Young people in particular are just beginning to discover what matters to them, and so it feels at its most important.

Perhaps your MC feels that the magic system in your fantasy world does not allow for people with disabilities to have access, and so uses that as their springboard. Or in an apocalypse setting, the desire to protect fellow humans against a threat may act as the MC’s launch pad for setting up a safe base somewhere. Concerns over equality, safety, climate change, government choices and even things as small as how cereal is marketed can motivate a character into changing their world/current situation.

Create Conflict.

Arguments, breakups, scrappy fistfights with someone in a back alley. Conflict is one of the spokes of a story, as it creates opportunities for moving the plot forward, and can hold the characters back from achieving their aims. Using this to start your character’s story arc makes for an explosive scene, and allows immediate sympathy with the situation they are in. Everyone argues, has had someone they care about walk out of their lives, or has at least been punched, so the familiarity of a minor but important conflict helps the reader associate with the character, as well as setting up any skills the character has or may need in order to defeat the foe at the climax of the story.

Parental Encouragement.

In a good family situation, parents will want to support their children and young people in achieving their goals. And the same can be true in stories. Perhaps your character wants to learn to play hockey, for example. Their parents can very easily encourage them to join a practice group, help them buy kit, and encourage them to play in matches. Having a supportive adult can mean as much to an MC as having said support removed, and although this doesn’t work for epic fantasy revenge quests, it does create a welcoming atmosphere for a reader.

Those are the main ones I can think of off the top of my head. Do add in comments/tags any you know of!

Happy writing!🌿

#writeblr #writers on tumblr #creative writing #wip stuff #writing advice #writing tropes #writer’s musings

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melanthaeunomia · 1 month

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Don’t you just love writing a 16 paragraph fanfic but cant even write a 3 paragraph essay for a school topic

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theartoffresco · 2 months

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