Tag: writing
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Things Everyone Seems To Love That I Don’t
Before I start, I feel like I should make it clear that this isn’t me judging anyone. If you love these things, that’s completely fine. In fact, I’m probably in the minority on most of them. But sometimes it feels like the entire world is obsessed with something and you’re just sat there wondering if…
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Things I Think We Should Bring Back
Maybe this is a sign that I’m getting older. Or maybe some things were genuinely better and we collectively decided to get rid of them for absolutely no reason. Actually Owning Things Remember when you bought a DVD and it was yours? Nobody could suddenly decide it wasn’t available in your country anymore. Nobody could…
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10 Writing Prompts to Inspire Your Next Story
Sometimes the hardest part of writing isn’t finishing a story. It’s starting one. Whether you’re working on a novel, short story, fanfiction or screenplay, here are ten writing prompts to get your imagination moving. 1. The Missing Person Returns A teenager vanishes without a trace and is presumed dead. Ten years later, they walk back…
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65 Writing Tropes to Inspire Your Next Story
Whether you’re writing a novel, fanfiction, screenplay or short story, sometimes all you need is a good trope to spark an idea. Here are 50 popular writing tropes that readers continue to love. Romance Tropes Character Tropes Family & Friendship Tropes Mystery & Thriller Tropes Fantasy & Supernatural Tropes Tropes That Somehow Work Every Time
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Ranking Horror Villains by How Likely I’d Be to Survive Them
One of my favourite things to do while watching horror films is confidently announce what I would do differently. “Why would you go in there?”“Just leave the house!”“Stop investigating the weird noise!” It’s very easy to become an expert in survival when you’re sitting safely under a blanket with a cup of hot chocolate. In…
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