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Writing Down The Bones Deck #20
Hi guys, I have been trying to write more now that the kids are back into school. I love these cards and I am so thankful for Denise for showing us all these beautiful writing prompt cards.
By Chloe Unfilteredabout a year ago in Writers
What If Love Is Just Friendship That Lasts?
In adulthood, one of the first and most difficult lessons I have had to accept is that friendships eventually drift apart. It happens undeniably, and it hurts. I have been through it. The ending is never sudden. It is slow, almost painful in its pace. It usually starts with the joy of the first spark. In the beginning, there is that thrill of discovery, the getting-to-know-each-other stage. You share bits of yourself, details of your present life, hoping they will resonate. What kind of music do you like? Have you listened to this artist? It reminded me of you. There are daily conversations about the most ordinary things. A random Facebook post. A TikTok. A loud argument on Twitter. Have you heard about that actor? Let’s buy matching jackets. Let’s visit that café sometime.
By ♡about a year ago in Writers
When Books Choose Us
I almost walked past it. Wedged between a stack of outdated cookbooks and a pile of travel guides to countries I’ve never visited, there it was: a thin, faded paperback with a cracked spine and someone else’s handwriting on the inside cover. I don’t even remember why I picked it up. The title didn’t call to me, the cover wasn’t particularly attractive, and if I’m honest, I wasn’t even looking for a new book.
By Shehzad Anjumabout a year ago in Writers
Ancestral homage
I bear the grief of endless generations of tormented souls repressed under countless layers of life. I breath a sense of sadness that cracks my spine into invisible particles of repressed anger.
By Cristina Pomanaabout a year ago in Writers
Rocks. Top Story - September 2025.
Forrest Gump, a near two and a half hour long movie that I watched once fully and don't plan on watching ever again. A YouTube channel pointed out a scene and line in the movie that really stuck with me
By Donny Foleyabout a year ago in Writers
Look Like a pain. AI-Generated.
Introduction Have you ever heard someone say, "You don't look like you're in pain"? It's as if people think pain is something you can see. But pain doesn't really announce itself. It hides behind smiles, straightened spines, and the words we choose. This is the story of Maya, a woman who mastered the facade of everything being fine when her whole life was coming apart.
By Smart blendabout a year ago in Writers
Bukowski Was Right: Don't Try
I considered writing yesterday, Sunday 15th September, and nothing was working—so I didn’t. In case you are wondering what constitutes Paul Stewart not writing, I finished editing and published an ode to Donna Fox. So, it wasn't exactly an unproductive day.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Writers
Plagiarist!!
**EDIT** THE USER AND HIS STORIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM VOCAL It has come to my attention that we have another serial plagiarist. Michelle first reported it in our plagiarism group chat on Facebook Messenger this morning when she noticed one of her stories had been stolen by this user. We immediately went into action.
By Mother Combsabout a year ago in Writers
Balancing Book Work And Vocal
I Often Describe My Life As My Circus Act It's just a fact. I've got too much going on for it to be anything but a loud, chaotic, whirlwind of music, fire, and crazy people doing crazy things.
By Hope Martinabout a year ago in Writers
Voices in Motion
The city was still sleeping when Mina stepped outside. The early morning air was cool, damp with the memory of last night’s rain, and the streets glistened as though the moon had left a silver trail for her to follow.
By Farid Aslamabout a year ago in Writers
Putting Finger To Keyboard
Introduction These are the thoughts that come into my head when I am figuring out something to write. I am sure other creators have similar thoughts and then take off in a different direction from me.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Writers
Naming Fiction Characters
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise:Name the following characters, keeping in mind that you can plant, within a name, a clue to their role in your fiction.* A petty, white-collar thief who robs his boss over several years.* An envious, bitter woman who makes her sister miserable by systematically trying to undercut her pleasure and self-confidence.* A sweet young man too shy to speak to an attractive woman he sees every day at work.* The owner of a fast-food restaurant who comes on to his young female employees.* A grandmother who just won the lottery.The Objective:To recognize that the names you give your characters should not be drawn out of a hat but carefully tested to see if they "work". Sometimes you may want to choose an "appropriate" name (Victoria for a member of the British aristocracy) and once in a while it's a good idea to choose a name that seems "inappropriate" (Bruce for the child of migrant farm workers). In each case, you are sending a message to the reader about who the character is, where he came from and where he is headed. A name can send a message as powerful as a title.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a year ago in Writers