How to Write In-Depth Fictional Characters

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 ~ Jeremy ~ Leave a comment

Do you find your fictional characters to be flat?

Do you find them to be inviting? Not open enough? Not raw enough? Not real?

Hopefully, this post will give you some ideas to help you write or change your fictional characters to make them more in-depth for your reader to gobble up.

#1 Be a constant learner

This can’t be stressed enough in any genre of writing.

Learning the art of learning is a skill that every writer and author MUST add to their arsenal of tricks.

Learning is not an innate born talent.

We have to teach ourselves how to learn and how each of us learns best.

How do you learn best?

#2 Audio

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Some of us learn better from hearing something.

We hear beautiful music and we know how to play it. Or we hear our teacher talking and we retain that information well.

Our friend tells us a story and we can instantly repeat it without missing any details.

#3 Visual

Some of us learn visually by seeing someone do something even if it’s just watching a video.

We see a basketball being dribbled and we know how to start dribbling or we see someone making a meal and we see the ingredients used and we remember how to cook that meal.

For visual learners, watching is a key trick for learning something new.

Visual learners may not be best at first try but by watching a professional they can increase in skill quickly compared to not watching an expert do something.

#4 Be a Characters Reader

Readers learn from reading the instruction manual.

Give me that manual and leave me alone for a couple of hours. I’ll show you how to do it once I’m done.

Read about characters and character development.

Read about not just characters you love, but also ones that you find boring and despise so that you know what kind of characters you don’t want to write about.

#5 Use Real-Life Experience

Some of us learn best from hands-on experience.

“Don’t tell me how to do it. Give me the tools and let me do it already!” we might say.

Use real-life experience to write from and if you don’t have it, interview someone that does and write from their experiences.

#6 Put it into practice

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Even though these are some of the major ways people learn we as humans all learn by using each tool for learning and the more you use to learn the more you’ll learn that skill or ability.

So what does this have to do with writing fictional characters?

Fictional characters are the most in-depth amazing when the writer writes from what they know and the better they know it the better the fictional character will be. They jump right off the page.

Your reader will more readily accept the writing and the reader will enjoy reading about how the characters act and think and respond to situations based on the area of expertise we give them.

So if we are writing about a carpenter and we are a visual learner we can watch movies and documentaries and TV about carpentry and carpenters.

If we are a reader we can learn from reading about carpentry.

If by experience then grab some tools and some wood and give it a go.

Anything to be able to write about the actual experiences and decisions that go into the daily life of a carpenter.

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#7 Write about what they experience with their 5 senses.

Write about what they smell as they craft the wood. Does their tool get dull and they smell wood burning?

Write about what the wood feels like. It starts off coarse but gets more smooth as they sand it to a finish.

Do they get a splinter? Do they leave it or do they walk away to get tweezers to pull it out?

Do they experience an accident and need to go to the E.R. to get stitches? Are they in the past and have to use past remedies to deal with the injury?

What sounds do they hear?

What does sawdust taste like when they accidentally get some in their mouths?

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Whatever it is that your character does, the more you have experienced it the better you will be able to write about it in a way that makes your character more in-depth for your reader.

Use the 5 senses to bring your character to life for your reader.

Try to get the hands-on experience yourself or as close to it.

Talk with people that have done it.

Learn the skill of learning and use that to write amazing in-depth characters

With this type of learning and writing, inspiration will be easy for you and writer’s block won’t be an issue.

Hope this helps!

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Your Most Important Chapter and Some Thoughts on How to Write It.

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 ~ Jeremy ~ Leave a comment

What is arguably your most important chapter?

How can you know from step one in the writing journey which chapter should take the majority of your attention?

The long and short answer is:

Chapter one is arguably one of our most important chapters.

To go further the first several paragraphs are arguably the most important paragraphs.

Many readers will pick up a book and read the first page just to see if they are interested.

It’s like going on a potential first date.

You see a person and there is an initial attraction.

Then you decide to have a conversation.

Before even going on a first date let alone many dates this first conversation is more pivotal to the potential relationship then the 10th or 11th date.

If this first conversation isn’t pleasant, fun, entertaining, and intriguing then you most likely aren’t going to want to talk to this person again to find out more about them.

Our first chapter is our first conversation with our reader.

We have to hook them from the first pick up of the book or they will set it down and probably never think of it again.

Think about how many times you’ve been at Barnes and Noble or browsing on amazon and you downloaded a sample or picked up a book, read the first couple paragraphs to see how the book makes you feel.

You have no idea that chapters 5 or 6 could be the most entertaining chapters you’ve ever read in your life but it doesn’t matter because the first few paragraphs don’t “convince” you that this book is worth finding out about.

You’ll never make it past chapter one.

Some people still browse at book stores but we’re going to assume that a lot of authors will self-publish on amazon and that samples will be your first conversation with your reader.

This is actually a great free way to market your stories because lots of potential readers are downloading free samples to see if books are interesting.

Use this to your advantage knowing how much of your book they will get to sample by creating an amazing hook within your sample.

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1. Listen more than you talk.

You ever meet someone and they talk talk talk talk talk talk?

You never get to say a word and honestly, you are looking for an opportunity to end the conversation and walk away.

The reason for this is that this person isn’t being interested in you and what you like they are being interested in them and what they want to say. This makes them work for you and not much fun to be around.

We can do the same thing to our reader.

But how do we listen to a reader as writers?

Simple, when you write put yourself into your reader’s shoes.

Think about what they want and how they want it delivered to them.

Don’t just think about what you want to say and how you want to say it.

Don’t make it work for your reader.

Just like in a first conversation you don’t want to drop a ton of information on the reader in your first paragraphs without some type of fun reward.

Don’t spend your first 5 paragraphs describing the building and city your main character is in before even giving your reader some dialogue or some characters they can start to imagine and get to know.

Listen more than you talk.

Create curiosity right away by dropping them into the arena with the main characters in trouble sooner rather than later so that the reader knows they are getting something good.

Put the reader right in the middle of two characters’ dialogue about planning a murder on page one so they are curious right from the start.

Make them naturally want to know about who and why?

Write into a scene where two brothers are sword fighting to the death over a woman in medieval times.

Create a hook right away and don’t bore your reader with a bunch of facts right off at the start so they can have something to look forward to and want to go on that first date to find out more in chapter two.

2. Give them a person.

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People like people.

Some people are introverts and some extroverts and there are definitely some in-betweens but for the most part, humans are in general a little curious about one another.

In your first chapter give them 1-3 characters they can start to watch and get to know.

Don’t over-explain any of these characters at first.

Reveal their personality over time and give quick physical descriptions of the ones you choose to describe.

Do not spend several paragraphs describing any one character physically in your first chapter, or maybe any chapter for that matter.

Take your time revealing any character’s personality, beliefs, and choices.

Less is more when it comes to most physical descriptions. Get it in precisely and be done with it. Allow the reader’s imagination to fill in the blanks.

“He had dark skin, long brown hair and an eye patch covering an eye with a big scar around it.”

Try to be precise and don’t overdo it.

Later you can give away more things about their look or demeanor as they get to know the character.

“She hadn’t noticed it until now, but he walked with a slight limp.”

“He removed his shirt to jump into the river and for the first time she saw that his back was covered in scars. He saw her staring.

“I was a prisoner in Rome for two days. It was just enough time for them to do this to me. I’ll never set foot in Rome again till Caeser is dead.””

Keep in mind that as you do this type of revealing slowly the reader will get enjoyment out of looking forward to further revealing. This helps move along in your story and want more, rather than being bored and wanting less.

In conclusion:

Consider the first paragraphs extremely important
The first chapter of utmost importance
Give your reader a character to follow and know right away
Give your reader a major problem or question to be curious about right away

We hope this helps!

Happy writing!

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3 Excellent Simple Ways to Start Writing a Story

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 ~ Jeremy ~ Leave a comment

3 Excellent Simple Ways to Start Writing a Story

The beginning of our stories is crucial. It’s the appetizer for the entire dish. If it’s not tasty, chances are the rest of the meal will have the same bland flavor.

And nobody wants to spend their time reading a bland blah story.

The beginning of your story must be engaging, intriguing, and packed with a punch.

BUT the first page, sentence or even word can be the most agonizing part of the writing process because there is so much riding on it.

But there’s no need to worry.

Relax and let these 3 methods aid you in starting your story so that the reader is hooked from page one.

#1 Start somewhere in the middle.

Though you might not know where to begin, or even how you want your story to end, you may have certain scenes already in your mind.

Start with that. Start with what you have in your mind and let the story unfold before you and them.

Don’t be afraid to start with what you have. Make your idea a short story first. You can expand on a short story later. Get it written down.

Don’t wait to write down your ideas, just write.

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If it’s a great idea your mind will keep toying with it and take it further. If it is a dud, you will most likely forget about it or lose interest.

Who knows? Maybe you’ll write it down today. Forget about it for 3 years and pick it back up and write the next big seller. You just never know.

As you move forward with your story you’ll have a better idea of where to start. And as you mold your characters and thicken your plot, you just might get the inspiration you need for the perfect beginning.

Our stories are going to go through A LOT of editing before they are done, so don’t worry.

There will be many moments along the editing part where parts of the story get changed. And you can always go back and add or take away from the beginning.

Sometimes a story can take an unexpected turn and you decide to start the story in the middle and do flashbacks instead of starting where you thought was going to be your beginning.

The point here is don’t be afraid to start writing down your ideas and start writing the story because you are worried it won’t be good enough.

If you let that fear drive you, you’ll never write anything and rob yourself and the world of another good story.

#2 Begin with the title in mind.

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Though it may seem a little too binding, starting with the title can actually give you the freedom you need to start your story.

When you pick a title, it will give you the direction that you need to put the pen to the page.

Starting with your title in mind gives you a good heading for the journey of your story.

You know where you are and where you want to be so you can begin sailing.

And while you’re writing you can always have an epiphany and go back and revise the title.

If you didn’t go ahead and make a title at the start you would have to make something up at the end and you’ll have missed out on possible title inspiration along the way.

Another good reason to start with the title is that you’ll be starting with the end in mind.

In most projects, this is a wise system of thinking. Start with the end in mind.

#3 Start with a literal introduction.

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Though it may seem too obvious, sometimes the best way to start is the easiest way.

This is a very specific method, but it is a tried and true method.

Also, this method is simple and it’s a great way for anyone to start a story even if they end up chopping it out later.

It’s an easy and simple starting point for anyone writing a story.

By starting with an introduction you are introducing a main character and a major problem or question for your reader to be curious about.

For example:

“Hi. My name is Hayden, and I’m here to tell you my story.”

“Hi. I’m Ray, and I’m hiding a secret.”

“I’m Brett, and you won’t believe what I just overheard my teacher say. My life will never be the same again.”

Can you see how easy it was to give our character a name and instantly introduce a curious secret or an interesting life-changing idea?

If we are going to hook our reader we have to be interesting from page one or they’ll never make it to page two.

Don’t make starting a story harder than it has to be.

In conclusion:

remember, these methods are only to help you start the writing process.

You always have the power to rewrite, fix or evolve the story any way you please. So don’t let that first sentence get you down. Instead, go ahead and start, even if you don’t feel it’s the best.

Nothing is set in stone.

Get moving forward and give yourself more to work with than just the paralyzing question of “where to start?!?!”

We hope this short post helps you!

Happy writing!

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5 Critical Steps to Conceptualize Your Plot

March 5, 2020March 6, 2020 ~ Jeremy ~ Leave a comment

How will you think through your plot?

Where do you start?

Conceptualizing your plot to make it great can be tough if you do not know where to start and don’t have any emergent ideas.

Hopefully this little go through will help you spark some ideas for your plot that will take you to the next level in your story or book. Your first actionable steps for your plot.

1. Start your plot with a big problem

Most readers don’t care about your characters and your world-building without some major problem that needs solving.

A reader wants to go through a journey where some major plot problem is resolved.

Depending on how you choose to resolve the major issues, the reader feels a certain way about the story and your plot.

So focus on your big climactic problem first because that is the most important and pivotal part of any great story.

Keep in mind your major problem doesn’t have to be human. It doesn’t have to be a good guy vs bad guy. It could be human vs nature.

A great hurricane is coming unless you can stop it or if not help others and yourself survive.

What is the BIG PROBLEM you are going to give your characters and how are they going to solve it?

Where does it lead them? And why?

Think about the potential consequences of solving this problem.

What did they have to sacrifice to get it done?

Did they lose anyone along the way?

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2. Focus on the major goal.

Your major goal goes hand in hand with your big major plot problem.

If your hero’s goal is to stop the bad guy from destroying the kingdom then your problem is the bad guy and his major plans to destroy the kingdom but the goal of the hero is to stop the bad guy.

You can see how these are closely tied together and extremely similar.

And indeed they should be.

If your major problem and your protagonist goal don’t go hand in hand there is a major plot problem.

Unless you’re writing a comedy of course, then your character’s main goal could be ridiculously far from the major problem and it ends up being surprising, funny, and entertaining for your reader.

Going with the example above if a great hurricane is coming unless you can stop it or if not help others and yourself survive.

The great problem is the hurricane, but your character’s goal is to survive and help others survive.

Maybe their major goal is to save loved ones in harm’s way.

Think about the big goal and big major problem makes us naturally think about characters.

What major goals can you give the main characters based on the problems they face?

Does your character have major goals before the big problem arises that they must forfeit in order to stop the major problem?

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3. Choose 1 to 3 or 3 to 5 major characters for your plot

This doesn’t have to be religious, but starting with 1 character to follow and explain is an easy place to start. 3-5 characters is a good place to start also

It gives you something to work with and draw from and it can always change as you go. Like we said it isn’t an “it must be this way every time” rule as much as it is helpful to start somewhere and get going than to be otherwise paralyzed by an infinite amount of choices.

Just start with one character and usually, the others will naturally follow. And don’t be afraid to change them in the editing process to make them more coherent with the entirety of their existence in your story.

Use your major problem to help you naturally create the personality and persona of your main characters by the choices they make based on what they then end up facing.

Even as you think about your major problem you can start to visualize your main character starting to live through it. It’s only natural to imagine things this way.

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4. Start writing

Once you’ve got these major ideas in mind it’s a great idea to go ahead and start to put the pen to the page or the fingers to the keyboard.

Try to not go a day without writing at least 100 new words. That’s a pretty attainable goal. Don’t get caught up in continual revising when your starting. Focus on getting words on the page that you can work with.

Just let it flow and worry about changing it later.

Now get out there and write something!

Hope this helps!

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List of 10 Fantasy Weapons for Fictional Characters

March 3, 2020March 11, 2020 ~ Jeremy ~ Leave a comment

Thinking about fantasy weapons for fictional characters we want weapons that are going to capture our own curiosity and the curiosity of our reader. Let’s try to put ourselves into our reader’s mind and imagine what they imagine. I hope this list and others like it on this site help inspire you to your characters’ ideal fantasy weapons.

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List of 10 Fantasy Weapons for Fictional Characters

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Fantasy Weapons for Fictional Characters:

Deathblade yoyo

Laser finger ring

Laser beam tiara

Laser glove

Light beam contact lens

Sound wave cell phone

Sonic Boom Tablet

Photon Beam Bracelet

Super Strength glove

12 Ton Magnet Shield

List of 10 Fantasy Weapons for Fictional Characters

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Use weapons in stories to give your reader an image of your character wielding it.

Give them a weapon that will add to the persona you are looking to give them.

The weapon you choose for your character can be a major piece of the puzzle of how your reader perceives them.

Choose the right weapon for your character depending on if they are a hero or villain.

Think about how to describe the weapons giving them special details to make it slightly different from normal weapons we’d see every day.

Sometimes you can make a character carry multiple weapons and have hidden weapons on them.

Figure out what weapons work well for your fictional characters.

Do they carry a large weapon?

Do they prefer many small weapons?

Do they have trick weapons hidden all over them?

Do they ride around in a car with a bunch of weapons in the back seat in a bag?

Do they have an organized trunk full of weapons?

Do they use their weapons to protect the weak?

Do they use their weapons to overpower the weak?

Are they partial to one specific weapon?

Do they use weapons and throw them away after they are banged up or used?

In other words, feel free to think through what weapons you want them to have and how weapons look as a part of their outfit and character profile.

We hope you enjoyed the quick inspiration list: List of 10 Fantasy Weapons for Fictional Characters. Hopefully, it helped you think of some weapons for your fictional characters.

I hope this helps!

Happy writing 🙂

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List of 10 Fictional Weapons for Fictional Characters

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 ~ Jeremy ~ Leave a comment

When thinking about fictional weapons for our fictional characters we want weapons that are going to capture our own imagination and the imagination of our reader. We want to put ourselves into our reader’s shoes and see what they see. I hope this list and others like it on this site help inspire you to your characters’ ideal fictional weapons.

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List of 10 Fictional Weapons for Fictional Characters

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Fictional Weapons for Fictional Characters:

Hidden blade that shoots out on command

Laser gun

Laser beam

Metal arm

Magic ring

Molten lava gun

Sword gun

Chainsaw gun

Gun with Crossbow Mount

Metal blade leg

List of 10 Fictional Weapons for Fictional Characters

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Fictional weapons can be used by an author in a lot of ways. A weapon can define a fictional character. It can give them an image. It can give them a certain look we want them to have.

Handing them specific weapons can make them look more angry or outraged. Some make them look more noble and valiant.

The weapon you choose for your character can be a major piece of the puzzle of how your reader perceives them.

Choose the right weapon for your character depending on if they are a hero or villain.

Think about how to describe the weapons giving it special details to make it slightly different from normal weapons we’d see every day.

Sometimes you can make a character carry multiple weapons and have hidden weapons on them.

Figure out what weapons work well for your fictional characters.

Does your character carry one big weapon?

Do they prefer many small weapons?

Do they hide many weapons on their person?

Do they ride around in a car with a bunch of weapons in the back seat in a bag?

Do they have an organized trunk full of weapons?

Do they use their weapons to protect the weak?

Do they use their weapons to overpower the weak?

Are they partial to one specific weapon?

Do they use weapons and throw them away after they are banged up or used?

In other words, feel free to think through what weapons you want them to have and how weapons look as a part of their outfit and character profile.

And don’t be afraid to play around with it. Have some fun and test different weapons with a certain character in your mind. Do you like the way they look and carry it? Or is it not right and need to find a better one for their emotions and persona?

I hope this helps!

Happy writing 🙂

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List of 10 Weapons for Fictional Characters

February 26, 2020March 3, 2020 ~ Jeremy ~ Leave a comment

When thinking about weapons for fictional characters we want to not only think of how they’ll look swinging it around. We want to understand how the reader will feel about them using their choice weapons. I hope this list helps you think through which weapon would be ideal for the fictional character you are working on.

List of 10 Weapons for Fictional Characters

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Check out this List of 10 Weapons for Fictional Characters:

1. Animal Jaw Bone

2. Magic wand

3. Magic Elemental arrows

4. Hammer

5. Ninja Star

6. Wooden club

7. Shield

8. Whip

9. Boomerang

10. Metal Claw

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Weapons can be used in many ways to define a fictional character and give them an image.

Giving them a certain weapon can make them look meaner or more valiant.

The weapon you choose for your character can be a major piece of the puzzle of how your reader perceives them.

Choose the right weapon for your character depending on if they are a hero or villain.

Think about how to describe the weapons giving it special details to make it slightly different from normal weapons we’d see every day.

Sometimes you can make a character carry multiple weapons and have hidden weapons on them.

Figure out what weapons work well for your fictional characters.

Does your character carry one big weapon?

Do they prefer many small weapons?

Do they hide many weapons on their person?

Do they ride around in a car with a bunch of weapons in the back seat in a bag?

Do they have an organized trunk full of weapons?

Do they use their weapons to protect the weak?

Do they use their weapons to overpower the weak?

Are they partial to one specific weapon?

Do they use weapons and throw them away after they are banged up or used?

In other words, feel free to think through what weapons you want them to have and how weapons look as a part of their outfit and character profile.

We hope you found: List of 10 Weapons for Fictional Characters to be helpful as you think about your fictional character and their weapons.

I hope this helps!

Happy writing 🙂

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10 Great Fantasy Writing Prompts

February 4, 2020March 5, 2021 ~ Jeremy ~ 2 Comments

10 Great Fantasy Writing Prompts To Help Inspire your Writing Today

Write about a family that is magical but after 400 generations of magic, they birth one unmagical child.
Write a character who is a kleptomaniac (compulsive thief). One day they wake up to realize every object they’ve ever stolen has come to life.
Write about a child who has always blamed their mistakes on an imaginary person. On the child’s 30th birthday, they awake to find this imaginary person they blamed everything on has come to life.
Write about a character who picks up a book written in a language they’ve never heard of before. Strangely, they can read and understand every word.
Write about a country that hasn’t been discovered yet.
Write about a species of bugs that only come above ground once every 1,200 years. Their arrival is completely unexpected, and their intentions are truly sinister.
Your character’s sister mysteriously vanishes. The quest to find her is one that reveals many secrets about the family’s dark past.
The country is in a panic. The reason? Magic, an art lost over 600 years ago, has been discovered in the slums.
While walking in an unknown part of the forest, your character discovers a cave with a strange egg inside. When they visit the egg again, they instead find a baby beast they never knew existed. Now it’s up to them to raise it.
Write about a character that makes a wish on a star. The next day they realize their wish has come true. The bad part? They worded their wish wrong… very, very wrong.

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Fantasy writing gives you the freedom to make the story as wild as you want. There are no rules and no limitations. You can create the perfect world, or take the opposite approach and build a world no human could ever survive.

Finding daily writing prompts like these can help overcome writer’s block and get the creative juices flowing!

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Whether it’s non-fiction or fiction writing prompts, either can work to help a writer break out of the same toolbox they may be working in. Sometimes it can be helpful to find a good writing prompts generator but google and Pinterest work just as well, and Reddit writing prompts too.

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37+ Writing Prompts for Your Creative Enjoyment

November 23, 2019March 24, 2020 ~ Jeremy ~ Leave a comment

37+ Writing Prompts for Your Creative Enjoyment

As writers, we need to be able to reach out into the world around us and find creative motives.

Writers hit writer’s block and need help outside of our own heads to be able to keep moving forward in our writing.

Use these writing prompts to help with finding creativity for your novels and creativity.

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Writing Prompts for Your Creative Enjoyment

Common! I don’t have all day! Pick up your weapon and face me!
He hates me! I knew it!
I didn’t know what to do so I hid in the bathroom and prayed!
I had never seen anything so beautiful!
The treasure glimmered in the firelight and reflected in her eyes.
Where were you last night?
Why am I the only one that thinks this is insane?
Tell me again, were there two of you or four of you?
I told him I could only give him a ride a couple of miles down the road, but when he pulled a gun on me I said, where do you need to go? He was pretty polite after that.

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I should have seen them coming. I can’t believe I missed that.
So is this bathroom still a crime scene or can I?
I’m headed to the scene. You stay here and check the database for hits in the last week.
He remembers your lies.
Hey, do you know where Tom is? I saw some people walking around his place last night after dark.
Woah she let you take her truck? I didn’t ask
He’s got the brain of a pigeon. He can’t do much damage.
Did your cellmate say anything about his sentencing?
What did you say the guard said?
Libraries are not rooms full of books. They are rooms full of worlds, galaxies, and opportunities.
So should I book you for fraud or accessory to murder or both?
What is going on? Why are you in my house?
OW! I told you I don’t know anything! Why do you keep slapping me?
How did she take the news?
You okay? I haven’t seen you this worried since you lost your ring?
Call me when this is all over. If it ever is over. Don’t bother calling if it’s not.

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More Writing Prompts for You:

Wow, manners. What’s gotten into you?
Why does she bite when you try to feed her?
Stay with me! Stay with me! Don’t pass out! Stay with me!
He was wearing a cowboy hat and boots and a bow tie.
I didn’t know what to say so I just stared at him. That’s when he jumped. It was the worst day of my life.
People are never there when you need em huh? Aw just give me another whiskey
Is he dead? Did he know it was me?
It nicked your artery so you almost didn’t make it.
I’ve never made a real decision in my life. Every decision has always been made for me.
Keep your eye on her until we know what the rest of the gang is up to.
No no no. Don’t say the “C” word. I didn’t want you to see me as the “cancer kid.” I wanted you to know me for me, while I still had some time left.
I don’t want them to think we are organizing our stories. Let’s not be seen together for a while.
This steak isn’t cooked! At all! I want to speak to your manager!
Underneath the salad leaves something was stirring and vibrating. And then a cockroach crawled out missing one of its legs.
In its presentation this is perfect, but in its execution, it is a complete and utter failure.
I wish you wouldn’t have allowed your curiosity to control you.
Now that you know my secret, I’m not quite sure what to do with you yet.
I can’t go home! I can’t go anywhere!
I told her not to look down, but you know how it goes.

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