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Writing Prompts about Vampires

Writing Prompts / Horror, Plot

Who doesn’t love vampires? If you want to write about vampires, but you’re low on fresh ideas, check out this list for inspiration! These prompts can be used to inspire short stories, novels, roleplays, comics, and more, but you can also use them for warmups and practice!  Short Vampire Writing …

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How to Create Nonbinary Characters

Writing Advice / Characters

If you want to create a more diverse cast of characters for your story, including a nonbinary character is a great place to start. Gender variance is an often overlooked aspect of diversity, and, even in stories that prominently feature other LGBT+ characters, nonbinary people don’t often get to see …

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Writing About Cuts, Scrapes, and Bruises

Writing Advice / Injuries, Plot

If a character gets into a fistfight, chances are, they’re going to end up with a few nasty bumps and bruises. Likewise, tripping on asphalt or accidentally grabbing a sharp object could also result in your character looking a little worse for wear.  There are infinite ways for characters to …

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Writing Body Language: Bringing Your Characters to Life

Writing Advice / Characters

Body language is an essential part of bringing your characters to life, and yet, many writers struggle to find a balance between drawing no attention to the characters’ body language and obsessing over the way their characters move. If you don’t describe how your characters move in a scene, you’re …

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How to Write a Flashback in Your Story

Writing Advice / Drafting

Flashbacks are a common tool used by writers to give some context to the story they’re writing. It’s so common, in fact, that readers are accustomed to regularly getting glimpses of characters’ pasts, historical insights, and events that lead up to the beginning of the story. Not every story uses …

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How to Write a Roleplay Starter

Writing Advice / Roleplaying

So, you’ve been hitting it off with a new potential roleplay partner, when one of you drops the dreaded question: “who is going to write the starter?” Writing a roleplay starter is not unlike writing the first page of a story. It needs to be interesting, concise, and cover a …

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How to Describe Burns in Writing

Writing Advice / Injuries, Plot

Researching traumatic injuries is not fun. Even if you can handle fictional characters in pain, reading up on real descriptions of gruesome injuries can be emotionally taxing. Because of this, many writers don’t do the appropriate research before writing an injury into their story, and the resulting scenes end up …

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Romance Writing Prompts and Love Story Ideas

Writing Prompts / Plot, Romance

When you want to write, but you’re scraping the bottom of the barrel for new ideas, you can rely on writing prompts to generate new inspiration. This is especially true when it comes to writing romances. In addition to that, it can be disheartening to feel that the romance genre …

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Action Beats: What They are and How to Use Them

Writing Advice / Drafting

If you’ve moved on to editing the first draft of your story, you may have noticed the word “said” comes up a lot. Using the word “said” is the quickest and easiest way to indicate which character is speaking in a story, so many first drafts are simply riddled with …

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Show, Don’t Tell: What It Is and How to Use It (With Examples)

Writing Advice / Drafting

If you’ve read a few of the other articles on this site, then you’ve probably seen me state “show, don’t tell” more than once. If that’s the first time you’ve heard that phrase, then you probably aren’t completely sure what it entails or how you’re supposed to apply that to …

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Hi! I’m Jules!

I'm an artist and a professional writer from Columbia Maryland, and I'm the sole writer and owner of this blog!

My goal with this website isn't to make you the greatest writer in the world. Although I do want to help you write your next masterpiece, my real goal is to inspire you. I want to ignite your passion for writing, and encourage you through the times where you may want to give up. You don't have to be an expert to write; you just have to enjoy it. If you'd like to learn more about me, take a look at my "About Me" page!

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