#writing block

[saraswritingtipps]

A list of phobias that your OC (original character) can have

Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders.

Acrophobia: Fear of heights.

Claustrophobia: Fear of confined or crowded spaces.

Ophidiophobia: Fear of snakes.

Cynophobia: Fear of dogs.

Trypophobia: Fear of clusters of small holes or bumps.

Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD): Fear of social situations and interactions.

Glossophobia: Fear of public speaking.

Hemophobia: Fear of blood.

Nyctophobia: Fear of darkness or night.

Thanatophobia: Fear of death or dying.

Mysophobia: Fear of germs or dirt.

Entomophobia: Fear of insects.

Aquaphobia: Fear of water.

Astraphobia: Fear of thunder and lightning.

Dentophobia: Fear of dentists or dental procedures.

Selenophobia: Fear of the moon.

Taphophobia: Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.

Xenophobia: Fear of strangers or foreigners.

Atychiphobia: Fear of failure or not being good enough.

Consider which phobia fits well with your OC's personality, background, and the story you want to tell. You can also explore how their phobia influences their behavior, relationships, and journey throughout the novel.

[graceless-writing]

“How’s your WIP going?”

"Have you made any progress?”

“How close are you to being done?”

[i-will-write]

there’s no bad stories! there’s no good stories either. there’s no stories at all because you haven’t written any

[all-alone-he-turns-to-stone]

So I did a thing.

[sweetchildcloud]

Writing that I started and stopped in the middle of a writing block and idk if I ever will write them since they stayed in the folder for over 2 months now...😗 but I want to know your opinion too

1. Gojo with Hotaru 👶🦨

Satoru is in the middle of chopping up vegetables when he hears Hotaru babble the word “puppy” from behind him. He turns around, and his face goes white when he sees the baby holding an injured baby skunk, cooing at it as if it was some cute dog.

“H-Hotaru!” He exclaims, reaching over for the skunk and carefully taking it out of the baby's grasp. He immediately starts checking it for any injuries or blood.

2. Geto x pregnant!reader 🤰🍼

Suguru's face softens when he senses your distress and he pulls you against his body, wrapping his arms tightly around you. His tone is gentle yet firm as he speaks to you with love and care.

"It's okay...we're going to figure this out. I know it's scary right now, but if you're pregnant then this means there's a tiny life growing inside of you. A part of me. My little bun bun."

And yes that's all, as I said I had a writing block so I didn't wrote much lol

[jstor]

You're on Tumblr right now, so it's not a big leap to assume that some of you might be, um, avoiding doing something else. Here's a legit thing to do right now—read about strategies to confront procrastination and writing blocks! Open access, so you don't have an excuse!

[apollowritesstuff]

prompts for your fluff otp oneshots

our families have been having an unspoken christmas lights competition since you moved here and now I’ve finally met my rival

every time you cook you set off the fire alarm so you know what I’m just going to teach you how to cook

sure, I used to be a regular, but I haven’t been to this coffee shop in two years so how the fuck do you still remember my order

we live in adjacent apartments and our bedroom are on the opposite sides of a very thin wall and one night I heard you cry, couldn’t stand it anymore and talked to you through the wall

I’m doing a sleepover with my friends and those fucks secretly picked your number for my prank call and I can’t really think when I hear your just-woke-up voice

constantly fighting for the best seat in café/library/whatever

i work in the campus cafeteria and every day I’m at work you stop by because apparently I make the best sandwiches but later we meet drunk at someone’s party and you introduce me to everyone as “the sandwich lady”

it’s been a long day for me and my friend and now you took our favourite lunch place by the western window

I just pepper sprayed you because I thought you were following me but turns our you live two appartments next to me and now you’re at my place because I insisted I take care of you but you just said I was pretty what do I do

[born-to-riot]

Me when I’m not looking at my computer: “oh this would be such a good idea, what if this, this, and this happened OH WAIT what if…”

Me when I go to write any of it down: *gets a motherfucking headache*

[dazaicakes]

surprise surprise girlies …

[pretendfan]

Saddle

Him

Up

[saraswritingtipps]

Questions for Crafting Problematic Characters

Sure, let's simplify and add some guiding questions to help you navigate the complexities of writing problematic characters:

Understanding Your Character's Mind: Dive into your character's thoughts and feelings. What makes them tick? What fears or desires drive their actions? How do their past experiences shape who they are today?

Looking at Past Hurts: Think about any past traumas or tough experiences your character has faced. How do these experiences affect how they behave now? Do they have unresolved issues that come up in their actions?

Considering Society's Impact: How does the world your character lives in affect them? Do they follow the rules or rebel against them? Are there societal norms they struggle with or don't agree with?

Thinking about Power and Privilege: Does your character have power or privilege in certain situations? How does this affect how they treat others? Do they realize their privilege, or are they blind to it?

Exploring Different Identities: What parts of their identity are most important to your character? How do aspects like their race, gender, or sexuality influence their behavior? Do they face discrimination or stereotypes because of who they are?

Dealing with Right and Wrong: Are there times when your character has to make tough decisions? What moral dilemmas do they face? Do they always do what's right, or do they sometimes make mistakes?

Giving Your Character Control: Does your character have control over their own life? How do they make choices and deal with the consequences? Do they have the power to change, or are they stuck in their ways?

Seeing Through Different Eyes: Whose perspective is the story told from? How does this affect how readers see your character? Do readers understand why your character does what they do, or are they left guessing?

Writing with Respect and Responsibility: Are you being respectful to the people or groups your character represents? Have you done enough research to understand their experiences? Are you telling their story in a way that's honest and fair?

Exploring Big Ideas: What themes or messages do you want your story to convey? How do your characters, especially the problematic ones, help explore these ideas? Are you starting conversations about important issues?

In short, understanding your character's past, their place in society, and their moral compass can help you write them more authentically. Remember to approach sensitive topics with care and to give your characters room to grow and change.

[celestialpaperhaze]

I’ve been in a bit of a writing block lately, but I’d like to find some time to write fics again. So, does anyone have any interesting writing prompts you’d like to see me…well, write?

As a reminder, my primary fandoms (in order of writing frequency) are: Paper Mario (mostly SPM and TOK), VTSOM, Mother 3, and Bug Fables.

I’m particularly partial to the following characters from the above fandoms: Olly & Olivia, Blumiere/Timpani, the Bleck Gang in general, Vincent & Victor, Flint, Lucas and pals, the Masked Man, Kabbu.

I love to write angst but antics can be fun too!

NO NSFW PLEASE.

(A few ships are ok but I tend to err on the platonic side of things.)

If you have any prompts, you can comment, reblog, or just drop them in my ask box! Thank you!

[nyyxqueen]

I consider myself to be a writer. I enjoy creating worlds and characters and weaving stories from words. Little symbols stung in just the right order to paint beautiful pictures. To invoke fear and anger and sadness and joy. To show death and death and rot and rebirth. To help others find joy in the mundane as well as the fantastical. And so my words flow like rivers, my pen scratches furrows into paper as worlds are born under my hands. The screens burn at my eyes as my fingers dance over keys creating life and casting into shadow or light on a whim. Spinning tapes of wonder and tragedy alike like the great weaver Arachne, if I were to be so bold.

And yet so many of my stories will never be read. Will never find themselves engraved into paper or immortalized in the eternity of the internet. Forever entombed in my mind until my death. These stories and world and characters dying alongside myself in a great massacre. A million names that will be but a bare memory to those who cared to listen when I spoke. A million lives that the world will never know outside the confusing mess that is my mind. A million tiny little things lost to the sands of time.

And still I am a writer.

Even when I haven't touched my stories in months, haven't graced my creations with the touch of a benevolent god.

Even when my pen has not graced paper since the last rising of the blue moon.

Even when I feel like a failure for my betrayal of my art,

I am a writer, and I have many more stories yet to tell.

[poetryofmuses]

Learning a new language is fun until you start mixing the new words with a similar language and then you get confused.

[thehusbandoden]

I am behind in requests, my 500 followers post, and quite a few other things. I want to write- but it's almost impossible to. Writing block sucks, but once I'm out of it I'm just saying I'm going to go feral.

Sending in requests really does help! I've had a few requests take me out of writing blocks before, so please send any ideas in! <3