50 INTERESTING WAYS TO BEGIN A STORY.

50 INTERESTING WAYS TO BEGIN A STORY.

I am well aware of the turmoil of finding a gripping story beginning. God the pain! So I present to you prompts to help y'all hook the readers !

The arrival of a letter or email or package. ( Whether the contents is good / bad depends on you )

The text of a letter / email/ diary. ( You might wanna dive right into what it says and let the reader learn about the character reading )

An invitation to join a club / attend a party / to do something shocking.

A death of a character.

The main character is in a frustrating situation. ( This can quickly help readers to empathize right away )

A main character is in an awkward situation.

An escape from a boring meeting or prison or someplace unwanted .

Someone discovers a dead body.

A funeral is held for someone in the family / the community.

The beginning or the middle of a disaster. ( a bombing , a plane crash, an Apocalypse.? Anything really)

A birth.

The aftermath of a disaster.

A character does something which will be discovered later. Eg; sneaks a love note into someone's possession, poisons the wine, plants a bomb in a car, etc.

A game or contest.

A kiss.

A performance or the conclusion of one.

One character rescues another.

A main character declares he is in big trouble.

A main character is clearly in big trouble.

A main character is in the hospital.

A main character sees a house or city for the first time.

A plane/ ship/ train arrives. ( Your OC might be on board or watching it. If they're on board, you can take the readers on a journey)

Someone gets amazing news.

Someone gets devastating news.

Someone goes on a date.

A scene at a party/bar / nightclub.

A fight scene. ( OC may be participating or watching the fight )

An all-out battle scene.

A character moves to a new place

A dramatic moment in the middle of the end of the story. ( You can decide to start like this and backtrack to show how they got there )

Someone is arrested.

A courtroom trail.

A job interview. ( This helps the story start with the main character being vulnerable and the readers can empathize with them while getting to know them through their inner monologue )

The main character gets fired from their job. ( A nice method for instant empathy)

A chase scene. ( Nothing better to pull the reader than a little action. Hehe ~)

Character or characters wait for another. Maybe an ambush or a surprise party.

A busy street scene.

A character/characters getting ready for an event. Eg; getting dressed, put on makeup, shaved, do their hair .etc

A visitor shows up at the door. ( a stray cat? A future love interest? Someone your character dislikes? Etc )

A character commits a crime.

A character witnesses a crime.

Characters or a character do a job.

One character teaches another how to do something.

Character or characters preparing to dit down at a meal

A character comes across a significant object. ( probably a magical object? A dangerous object like a gun? It could be anything. )

Someone teaches or attends a class.

Your main character discovers something shocking in the possession of their loved one. For example, imagine them discovering a gun / a suicide note, a bloody knife, or clothing, a large amount of hidden money, very disturbing photos, etc )

Your character running away from something or someone dangerous / deadly.

Your main character waking up in an unfamiliar place. ( A nice method to start with a little mystery. Spicy Bonus points: they don't remember how they got there in the first place. Or better yet AMNESIA!! There are many ways to get around it.)

50. Your character being followed. Or they're the one following someone)

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2 years ago

AN  INCOMPLETE  LIST  OF  NICHE  KISSES 

feel free to edit who is sending and receiving,  i wanted to keep this post short and sweet so i didn’t create two perspectives since it’s easy to switch around after pasting 

1)  sender kisses the corner of receiver’s eye where their skin is crinkling from a smile. 

2)  sender tenderly places several kisses on receiver’s belly. 

3)  sender takes receiver’s hand and kisses their wrist,  lingering there to feel their pulse against their lips. 

4)  sender takes receiver’s chin between their fingers while receiver is smiling or laughing so they can kiss their dimple.  

5)  sender kisses under receiver’s ear,  right where the jaw and neck connect. 

6)  sender slowly kisses each of receiver’s fingertips. 

7)  sender takes receiver’s hand and kisses their palm. 

8)  sender kisses receiver’s palm after receiver cupped their cheek. 

9)  sender sensually kisses receiver’s inner ankle to start an ascension of caresses up towards their thigh. 

10)  sender kisses the middle of receiver’s chest,  right where the sternum is. 

11)  sender kisses receiver’s eyelids. 

12)  sender stands behind receiver and sweeps their hair aside to kiss the nape of their neck. 

13)  sender sensually kisses right behind receiver’s ear. 

14)  sender tilts receivers head back so they can kiss their throat right beneath their chin. 

15)  sender takes hold of receiver’s face and teasingly squishes their cheeks so it puckers their lips before placing a quick peck. 


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2 years ago

gestures that gets me on my knees.

(feel free to use<3 the kisses ones are.. im- i-... yall better tag when u write these or else check under ur bed before sleep! :) )

lingering with your lips open, touching, but not kissing, and this one glance at their eyes and you say fuck it and pull at their collar to kiss them

heavily breathing after a kiss (damn ittitit)

gulping when they get a little too close

and not knowing how to talk or exist after they finish kissing you like they've been needing that kiss for a lifetime!!!

loosing your mind when they tilt your chin to look you in the eye

pulling them by their belt to kiss them>>

lazy kisses in the morning, that starts with a grunt as they pull you closer to them as you try to get up and lazily placing kisses all over face and ends with a hoarse whisper from them asking you to stay. fucjfuck

their mouth at your ear, whispering!!!

"give me a chance. to prove what i can make you feel." (ohmykgodks)

when they kiss you, hard, gripping, shaking breaths, fists in each other's clothes, against a wall, but they stop. and smirk, "you want that, love? i want cuddles though." and their grin is too wide, stupid and cocky and beautiful.

you're holding on by a thread and they sort of grin against your lips, mumbling, "just lose control, love."

that glance at your body with their eyes subtly widening, almost gulping as they take in your attire. fuck.

the lips are hot, soft, settling, nibbling and gasping, pulling onto each other for more and when you stop, they have their eyes closed, heavily exhaling, hair ruffled, and they look like the prettiest mess ever.

holding your hands above your head as they kiss you

2 years ago

97 character motivations

Need a masterlist of character motivation ideas?

Here’s 97 different character motivations you can use for anything from your hero, side-characters, villain, or even to craft smaller subplots. Save this post for later!

Saving a family member from capture

Saving a sibling from disease

Saving a pet from danger

Saving the world from ruin

Saving a friend from heartbreak

Saving the town from financial ruin

Saving friends from dangerous deadly situations

Saving a love interest from dying

Saving themselves in a dangerous world

Saving a community from falling apart

Saving a child from a potentially dangerous circumstance

Saving a place or location from evil forces

Saving a ghost from limbo

Overcoming a phobia

Overcoming an addiction

Overcoming marital struggles

Moving on from loss

Finding a significant other

Finding a new family (not blood-related)

Finding true biological family

Finding out an old secret

Finding a way home

Reconnecting with long-lost friends

Getting out of a dark state of mind

Finding peace in life

Beating a disease

Beating an arch nemesis

Forming a peaceful community

Transforming a location

Bringing someone back to life

Winning a competition

Going on an adventure

Getting a dream job

Keeping a secret

Escaping a location of capture

Proving a moral point

Proving a political point

Winning a political campaign

Betray someone

Ruin someone’s life

Find a suspect or killer

Find the answer to a mystery

Discover ancient sites & secret histories

Perform a successful ritual

Summon the dead

Save a country from dictatorship

Become the most powerful in a community

Outshine a family member in business success

Prove someone wrong

Win prize money to help someone in need

Get revenge on someone who wronged them

Find the person who wronged them

Develop significant scientific progress

Gain respect from family

Get over an ex-lover

Move on from a painful death

Keep their community alive

Lead their community

Heal people in need

Preserve a species (animal, alien, plant…)

Discover new world

Get recognition for hard work

Become famous

Get rich to prove themselves to people who doubted them

Break a long tradition

Challenge the status quo of a community

Defeat a magical nemesis

Take over a location to rule

Find out truth behind old legends

Help someone get over their struggles

Prove their moral values

Prove their worth to an external party

Become a supernatural creature

Keep something from falling into the wrong hands

Protect the only person they care about

Start a revolution

Invent new technology

Invent a new weapon

Win a war

Fit in with a community

Atone for past sins

Give top-secret information to an enemy as revenge

Kill an ex-lovers current partner

Reinvent themselves

Raise a strong child

Make it to a location in a strict time period

Find faith

Find enlightenment

Find out more about the afterlife

Confess love to a friend

Solve a moral dilemma

Have a child of their own

Avoid being alone

Run away from past struggles

Reinvent themselves as a new person

Impress a colleague or boss

Avoid a fight or war breaking out

3 years ago

enemies to lovers dialogue prompts

“you?! why are you here?!”

“can’t believe i’m stuck here with you.”

“just stay away from me, okay?”

“shut up and mind your business.”

“wow. you suck at this.”

“i hate you.” “no you don’t.”

“you know you love me.”

“listen, let’s just get this over with, okay?”

“don’t touch me with your filthy hands.”

“why did i have to end up partnered with you of all people?”

“listen, just let me do all the work, okay? i’d rather not have you ruin everything.”

“stop acting like i wanted to be paired with you!”

“why do you hate me so much?”

“i’ve hated you since we were kids.”

“go away. i don’t wanna be seen around you.”

“god, this is why i hate you.”

“get out. you weren’t invited.”

“can you just pretend that you like me?”

“my friends always said you were terrible.”

“we belong to different types of people, okay?”

“don’t waste your breath talking to me.”

“hey-,” “shut up.” “i haven’t even said anything yet!”

“ha! you’re so stupid!”

“you’re such an asshole!”

“aww, are you gonna cry?”

“you’re sickening.”

“because i’m jealous of you!”

“i hate people like you.”

“please. we could never be a thing.”

“me? with them? you must be joking.”

“they hate me, and i don’t know why.”

3 years ago

&. 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐱 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

(  enemies  to  lovers?  slow  burns?  say  no  more.  various  sentence  starters  for  all  your  hero  x  villain  ship  needs.  )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ you can’t do this for me. i won’t let you. ❜

❛ it’s not for you. it’s not a favor. it’s the cruelest thing i could do. ❜

❛ i warn you. i’ll break your heart. ❜

❛ i know you better than you know yourself. ❜

❛ i’m replaceable. you’re not. ❜

❛ i hope to be the one you break your rules for. ❜

❛ why am i so fascinated by you? ❜

❛ when i watch the world burn, all i think about is you. ❜

❛ your hands are scarred from murder, and yet i trust them completely. ❜

❛ whatever you do. you’re still my family. ❜

❛ we could be the greatest team the world has ever seen. ❜

❛ how many times are we going to keep meeting like this? ❜

❛ i just wish i could protect you from everything. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ sleep. i’ll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you. ❜

❛ you know, they’re going to use the things you love against you. ❜

❛ truth is, i didn’t expect to get this attached to you. ❜

❛ you frustrate me incredibly. ❜

❛ love me like my demons do. ❜

❛ thinking of you is a poison i drink often. ❜

❛ please don’t make me do this. ❜

❛ don’t do anything stupid until i get back. ❜

❛ you protect what you love. ❜

❛ my heart scares you and a gun doesn’t? ❜

❛ you bandaged my wound with one hand, and held a knife in the other. ❜

❛ you save everyone, but who saves you? ❜

❛ you kill me and you accomplish nothing. your world as you know it will end. ❜

❛ all we do together is make love or fight. ❜

❛ i love the way your eyes light up when someone says ‘it might be dangerous’. ❜

❛ when is a monster not a monster? when you love it. ❜

❛ it’s pathetic really, how much i hope it’s me and you in the end. ❜

❛ you were right. you break everything you touch. ❜

❛ i would destroy myself to fix you. ❜

❛ i’m not going to kill you. you don’t deserve that. ❜

❛ that’s how you want me, isn’t it? desperate, jealous, and willing to kill for you. ❜

❛ i’m sorry you’re afraid of being alone. ❜

❛ they made you into a weapon, and told you to find peace. ❜

❛ i wasn’t there for you when you needed me, and i’m sorry. ❜

❛ ‘all right’ is not a term anyone would use to describe you. ❜

❛ just like old times, huh? ❜

❛ then we fight. together. ❜

❛ oh, i’ve missed this! ❜

❛ i know you. you’re me. ❜

❛ i’ve seen who you are under the mask. ❜

❛ i should kill you. why can’t i kill you?! ❜

❛ i don’t know what i’d do if they hurt you. and that terrifies me. ❜

❛ the world doesn’t need someone like you. the world needs you. ❜

❛ bullet wounds don’t just miraculously heal overnight. ❜

❛ you were fighting to survive. i was fighting to win. ❜

❛ i wasn’t a person to you, i was a weapon, and you needed me to work. ❜

❛ you’re pulling your punches. ❜

❛ i wish things were different between us. ❜

❛ don’t scare me like that. i thought i lost you. ❜

❛ don’t you die on me. ❜

❛ you’re so bad at this. it’s cute. ❜

❛ they don’t know you like i know you. ❜

❛ i broke my rules for you. doesn’t that mean anything? ❜

❛ do you think i’d let anything happen to you? ❜

❛ if i told you about the darkness within me, would you still look at me as you are right now? ❜

3 years ago

Hi there i saw your prompts for the enemies to lovers! Love them all. I'm an amateur writer and i find them inspiring to write. Am I able to seek your permission to use some of your ideas in my writing? Do i have to credit them to you ? Thanks.

Sure,dear. All my prompts are free so feel free to use any. Yeah, giving credits would be nice too. Oh, and happy writing!!

3 years ago

—Prompt List <3

angst

"It would be better if you stayed away from me."

"Do you really want me? Or is this your way of getting back at my father?"

"You have given me enough memories to last a lifetime."

"If I ask you to kiss me in front of all these people, will you do it?"

"I am here to tell you that I cannot meet you anymore."

“you always push people away. i just thought you’d never do it to me”

“i know i have a heart because i can feel it breaking”

“i hate the way that i don’t hate you.”

“i didn’t realise i was such an inconvenience.”

“how many times am i supposed to forgive you?”

“all my friends told me you’d break my heart.”

“how could you let them say that about me?”

“i’d take our relationship back in a heartbeat.”

“i don’t see the same person i loved when i look at you anymore.”

“promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up.”

“you look happier”

“you still live in the silences between my thoughts.”

“i am in love with a moment we never had.”

“you didn’t just break promises, you broke me.”

"Don't go on that date." "Why?" "You know why." "Say it."

fluff

“if you cry, i’ll cry ─ and that won’t be fun for anyone.”

“my lipgloss is all over your lips.”

“that’s the first time i’ve ever seen you smile.”

“you cancelled plans for me?”

“quick, kiss me!”

“that’s the sixth time you’ve complimented me today.”

“how mad would you be if i kissed you?”

“it’s hard to sit here and be close to you and not kiss you.”

“ i never planned to have you on my mind this often”

“ i never want to stop making memories with you”

“a sky full of stars, and i’d still watch you.”

“my heart is so full of you i can hardly call it my own.”

“ i think i might be in some kind of love with you.”

“your lips look cold, want me to warm them up for you? “

"don't lie, your dimple usually shows when you're actually smiling. what's wrong?"

"i heard what you said...no one's ever talked about me that way before.."

“here’s a spare key so you don’t have to keep coming in through the window.”

“Oh my god you never told me you could cook”

“I know it’s 2 in the morning but do you want to...” 

"Can I wear your sweater? It smells like you, I can't promise to give it back though."

smut

“shh. there’s people in the other room.”

"I need you to be quiet for me, okay?"

“say you want me, and i’m yours.”

“my boyfriend/girlfriend would kill us.”

“there’s so many things i wanna do to you.”

“i didn’t like the way they were looking at you.”

“ i shouldn’t allow myself to get this close to you.”

“i’m going to ruin you.”

“want me to model these for you?”

“no ones here. we can be as loud as we want.”

“do you think of me when you touch yourself?”

“if you called just to get off on my voice, i’m hanging up.”

"what's the matter, love? you get nervous when i look at you like this?"

"what pretty noises you're making for me… am i making you feel good?"

Car sex in the rain

“against the window? are you insane?”

“leave the heels on.”

"I swear I'm gonna fuck the next person that walks through that door."

"Oh princess, I thought we learn from the last time you decided to make me jealous."

"I thought we agreed to share her?"


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3 years ago

more little intimate things that make me blush

you and your lover in bed together late at night, but you two are just softly whispering to each other about anything and everything as you lay next to each other. the gentle whispers and peaceful atmosphere put you in such a calm state of mind that eventually pulls you into the best deep sleep.

when you are nervous and avoiding eye contact with your crush or lover and they suddenly stand closer to you and whisper, "look at me."

literally any endearing nickname. baby, sweetheart, angel, darling, beautiful, etc. omg i melt... (bonus points if the nickname is something random that only the couple would understand like an inside joke between them only)

someone leaning against the doorframe with the sweetest smile on their face just watching their lover get ready to go out.

"how did i get so lucky to have you in my life?"

your lover knowing exactly how you like your tea or coffee and them bringing it to you in bed in the morning with a kiss on your forehead.

when your crush or lover gifts you with something that you briefly mentioned wanting to have some time ago, not having any idea how much they were paying attention to what you were saying.

"i just want you to be happy."

two people being each other's safe space and finding a home within each other. a home where they feel completely comfortable being themselves and where they find the kind of peace that unconditional love brings.

"you are my home."


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