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YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE LOVE I HAVE FOR FANFICTION WRITERS *eternally grateful for them sharing their amazing writing skills*

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How to write angst ?

@urfriendlywriter | req by @everynowandthenihaveacrisis @aidyaiden :)

know your character. from their deepest fears to what they cherish the most. know your deepest fear, ask yourself how you will react and feel at that moment. "oh shit, if this happened to me I'll lose my mind" what's that type of scenario for you? write it. :)

decide on the type of angst you are going for!

major, minor, physical, emotional, paranormal, spiritual, verbal, abusive, quarrel, misunderstanding, etc.

and then, decide on--what reaction you can take out of your character by doing what to them.

are they gonna be, held at a gunpoint to give something up? or have their soul wrecked by whom they thought were close to them? or is it going be horror, or etctec, decide on it.

moving on to actually writing it-

Tip 1 - Use sensory details.

her eyes brimmed with tears

his chest heaved

pain clawed at his heart, as his face twisted with hurt

his scream pierced my heart

her lips quivered

she dug her nails into her palms (to distract herself, to stop it from shaking, etc)

show what is happening to ur MC, instead of telling it.

Tip 2 - how to actually write it.

If they're panicking, make them notice too many things at once, show every detail that they're seeing, feeling, from touch, to that burning sensation on their eyes, the blood on the ground, that dryness of their throat, the buzzing in their head and their parted lips unable to trust their own sight, and--and, boom! have them register that they're really really in trouble. and that they've to act fast.

use short, very minimal type of writing for this. make it long, but not long enough that it feels like it's being dragged.

the readers should hold themselves back from skimming the page out of curiousity, they should be in their toes to find out what happens next.

what does your MC do in times of panic? do they chant calm down to themselves, do they get angry, or start crying.. or?? what makes your character genuinely feel an emotion so hard that they'll burst?

there's always something, someone that'll always give them love and easily can be that something or someone to take it away. yk.

Tip 3 - crying.

what is close to your character that u can deprive them of? will it make them cry? beg for it?

what will make ur character cry so hard, that their scream fills everyone's ear, stays in their minds like ghosts and always haunts them?

make a character who never cries, burst out with tears.

while writing crying, focus on the 5 senses, one after the other.

focus it on their breath, make them run out of breath, gasp for air, feel like they're being choked, cry so scrutinizingly. it shud punch the reader's gut.

have them replay what had just happened over and over again in their head

best books and writing styles (for angst) to analyse and learn from (in my opinion);

3rd book in the AGGTM series (yk it hit hard like a truck. it got me depressed in bed the entire time lmao)

Five Survive by Holly Jackson. The moments of red outside of the truck, and moments leading to it.

there's this book called " Warm by @untalentedwriter127 " in wattpad. the author served angst for breakfast, lunch anddd dinner.

and if there's more angsty ones, drop em in the comments! :)

Hope this helps, tag me when yall write a masterpiece! ;)

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hot asf

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psst, i posted the second chapter 🤭

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posted my first (ever) atz fic on AO3 🥳🥳🥳

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any writing tips to write the beginning of a story / ff ?

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Writing Resources

I'm back to working on more Obi-Cress and after finishing Padawan I needed to gather my thoughts and some resources because there are only so many ways to describe a kiss! Anyhow, wanted to put some of the great resources I've found across Tumblr here to share with you guys! Happy writing!

Writing Tips

How to Show Emotions @creativepromptsforwriting

Advice for Writing Relationships

The Smut Writers Dictionary @maybeeatspaghetti

How to Write Fight Scenes. @reachartwork

How to Write Smut @urfriendlywriter

6 Steps to Writing Better Sex @chaoschaoswriting

Star Wars Writing Resource @nimata-beroya

The Ultimate Masterlist @a-cure-for-writers-block

Smut Thesaurus @prurientpuddlejumper

Symbolism of Flowers @novlr

Show Don't Tell @modifieduchiha

How to Give Personality to a Character @bookished

Show, Don't Tell @lyralit

Words to Use Instead of Said @slayingfiction

Useful Websites for Writers @nakajimeow

Rare English Words @er-cryptid

Character Flaws by slayingfiction

Emotions in Writing @mems-sama

Types of Clothing by nakajimeow

How to Cook in a Medieval Setting @alpaca-clouds

Writing About Body Pain by slayingfiction

Little Romantic Gestures @jaylaxies

How to Accureatly Describe Pain in Writing @hayatheauthor

Writing Prompts

100 NSFW/Smut Dialogue Prompts a-cure-fore-writers-block

Blossoming Romance Writing Prompts @eloquentmoon

Flirty Prompts URfriendlywriter

Touch Starved Prompts @jasminesfury

Other Tools

How to Use Canva to Make Mood Boards @saradika

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CITY LIGHTS

pairing : Horo x Mike (OCs)

genre : strangers to still strangers lmao

wc : 771 (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

content : bxb, mention of scars (like once), characters are in a moving car (taxi), some things don't make sense but it's aight

a/n : look, first drabble I'm posting here 😭😭 a story between two of my friend's ocs 🙈 I can -finally- start this account hah

The city's scenery was flashing before my eyes. The neon lights shining through the dark sky, as much as the stars in the countryside. I was on the way to the big city, The Grape, for an appointment. The taxi driver wasn't driving fast, but had a good pace. I could even feel myself fall asleep. One second at a time, my eyelids fell heavily on my eyes, as I slowly got taken away by Morpheus.

I woke up, shaken by the sudden speed bump we encountered. I opened my eyes, my vision still a bit blurry. I blinked once, then twice, to wake me up a little bit more. As I was starting to gain consciousness, I felt something soft against my cheek. I lifted my head to see my environment, but then encountered a mysterious man, his gaze fixed on me.

Panicked, I hastily lift my head up and swept the drool off my chin. "I'm sorry for that !" I stuttered, visibly embarrassed. A smile appeared on his face. "Don't worry, it's fine." He said lifting his hand up.

I sit straight into my seat, wishing for the cushion to sink me in their depths. I watch the landscape through the window, but my eyes couldn't keep track of the scenery ; my mind was going too fast, how could I sleep on a stranger's shoulder AND drool on them ?! God, I'm so embarrassed!

As I regained my composure, I turned my head to see the man, who was looking through the window as well, chin in his palm. Everything about his appearance was mysterious and yet so attractive : his hair was pretty long and pitch black, as the sky night, contrasting very well with his pale skin. His physique was rather well built, I mean, for my taste ; not too fit, but has quite the muscle that are subtlety hidden under his tailored jacket, that fit him perfectly, and with shiny shoes... he was quite chic. One of his hand stayed on his thigh, hand that was ornamented with big rings, one shinier than the other. Two of his fingers were covered in tattoos... quite suspicious.

"Is there something wrong ?" He asked, his soothing voice taking me out of my reverie. I shaked my head, as I could feel my face starting to burn up. I didn't notice before, but his face had quite the charm, black locks of hair falling on the left side of his face. The uncovered side was marked by multiple gashes, ornamented with a star tattoo. Multiple piercings were as well on his face. His lips... they were thin, the kind to get sucked in if you kiss them passionately. "Oh no, it's nothing, I answered. Again I'm sorry for earlier, the sleeping and... drooling." My remark made him leave out a laugh, "Don't worry about that, I'm not headed anywhere... are you ?

- I'm leaving for an important appointment with important people, I sighed.

- Seems like a rough job, he chuckled making me smile.

- Yeah, some big heads at some big random corpos... don't really understand the system but... gotta go with it I guess, I shrugged." He turned his face to the window. "I don't understand it either... it's just so... stupid, and full of flaws, don't you think ?" I couldn't agree more, but was afraid to speak out again, therefore I just nodded, leaving the vehicle with no sound but the click of the indicator.

Although the silence was long, it wasn't uncomfortable, his presence did not scare me anymore. I knew we wouldn't meet anytime soon, and that saddened me, knowing that I'd never meet such a gentleman made a shiver go down my spine. Then we arrived at The Grape, the big city. I knew my destination wasn't so far away, but I didn't know if he was leaving before or after me. He did say he didn't have anywhere to go, but to what distance ?

The car slowed down as we reached the busy road, even at this time the traffic was so dense. Later on, the car stopped in front of a huge building: it was my stop. The driver parked the vehicle for a short amount of time in front of the property, and I unbuckled my seatbelt. I thanked him and opened the door. As I was leaving, a familiar voice stopped me in my tracks : "Ah, um... May I know your name ?" He asked. I stopped for a bit, like I've forgotten my name. "Ah ! It's, Horo.. Could I know yours ?

- The name's Mike." he said arboring a big smile.

Damn that smile was contagious.

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smut with an ambiguous/open ending????

tag your results!

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COWBOYS 🤠