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yes but in a good friendly way lol

DoveyV wrote: "yes but in a good friendly way lol"

Haha

Hello everyone!!! I hope u all are safe and healthy. I wanted a little help with creative writing assignment for college. It's basically an assignment for those who are interested in writing articles, poetry, short stories or anything under the theme "broken hearts", so its like working as a co-author in someone's book. We are assigned to write 15 pages atleast. So I was hoping for any ideas I can get from fellow writers. I write poetry usually but I have written three novels none of them are published ofcourse but my thing is poetry, but I may write a short story on "what's it like to be a women" in a very fantastical way or simply submit a long poem like verses that I may compile. So some ideas ll be appreciated.
Thankyou!!
Stay safe.
Love,
Rida.

Hii beautiful!
Hope you're well x
So here's some ideas
Go with your gut and heart, if you want to do poetry, go for it
Either:
Heartbreak in general
Or a heart healing after breaking
Two broken hearts coming together to heal
These can be people or metaphorical.
How nature's heart is broken over humans failing to care for nature.
About failure, how it can break someone.
False hope
I think it'll be nice to end on a hopeful tone, if you like,even if they are broken, they heal
You could take the prompt literally and talk about a heart that may be physically damaged, maybe a doctor's race to save them or maybe not lol
Hope that helped, I think I just word vomited lol
Let me know if you need anything else xxx

Do you manage to decide?

okay this will prob sound rlly silly but ik what protagonist means, what about the others ones?? i forgot what they're called but they start with something like an and deu

Don't feel silly!
In English lessons, the teachers like these words lol
Protagonist=Character
Antagonist = Villian/ the baddie/ the one who ruins plans for the protagonistas
Deuteragonist= Second main character
Tritagonist- Third main character
Etc

ohhhh right, okay tyy!

X

Does anyone know of pill that can kill you if taken to many of?
google thinks i want to off myself ToT

many different pills, pretty much any prescription or painkiller

ya, but by the time you said somthing, i found out Opioids do the job :P

♦︎Quince_God_Of_Nature♦︎*READ BIO* wrote: "Does anyone know of pill that can kill you if taken to many of?
google thinks i want to off myself ToT"

for easy access pills any if taken to often or much can kill you really.
any pain killer with acetaminophen can be easy to overdose (Midol being an example), Tylenol has it too and if overdosed can lead to liver failure, so if you take any two pills with that acetaminophen then it can overdose you and lead to possible death.
Advil is also pretty deadly if taken wrong. Even Epsom Salt can be really bad for your intestines.
It also depends on how many milligrams the pill is though, obviously higher milligrams equal less pills to kill.

EDIT: gr just refreshed so I see you found something, but this can stay anyway just for future reference if anyone else has the same question

♦︎Quince_God_Of_Nature♦︎*READ BIO* wrote: "ya, but by the time you said somthing, i found out Opioids do the job :P"

"opioids do the job" 😂

@Dove- lol I'm not concerned

timesfoolincarnate (Taylors version) wrote: "♦︎Quince_God_Of_Nature♦︎*READ BIO* wrote: "ya, but by the time you said somthing, i found out Opioids do the job :P"

"opioids do the job" 😂"

Is everything all right?! We are here if you need anything and we need your presence in this world and group, quite frankly xx

no no don't worry ToT it was to set prep for one of my ocs for an rp , who will be revealed to be a serial killer later on.

Ah okay
*Nervous laughter*

Google thought this tooo ToT

Haha

SHIT SHIT WRONG ONE NOOO

All okay?

DoveyV wrote: "♦︎Quince_God_Of_Nature♦︎*READ BIO* wrote: "Does anyone know of pill that can kill you if taken to many of?
google thinks i want to off myself ToT"

for easy access pills any if taken to often or mu..."

wait what
i took two ibuprofen today does that mean im dying

tbh i wouldve died of period cramps anyway
sayonara suckers

Always read the label
The very long label that makes you question if you know English

Sorry to revive a dead topic but does anyone have a good recommendation for nonlinear novels bc I think what I’m writing would be best formatted that way

Don't apologize! We need it to be revived!
Hmm I would say many mystery books- those clever ones do this amazingly but my mind is black, here's a list:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

And this site, just remove the gaps:
https:
//bookriot.com/nonlinear-books/

Oh! Cain's Jawbone

Thanks Ruqayyah!

No problem, beautiful x

I'm having trouble getting a story started. What do y'all usually do when you can't come up with a good opening?

Kymela wrote: "I'm having trouble getting a story started. What do y'all usually do when you can't come up with a good opening?"

If you're having trouble deciding where to open your book, like where the character should be, then I recommend looking at some of your favorite books, and see how they open. For example, my favorite book opens in a diner, so I'm opening my book in a diner.

@Kymela I usually don’t start from the beginning. I write what I know I want and the beginning will come to me

Good tips
I'd say don't force your writing, it will come to you.
And start with the scenes you already know, as Wheels said, and your story will branch out

I've already written what I can.

Ah, read through it and see if it offers anything, if not edit and make it the best, to set off new ideas.

@Kymela I agree with Ruqayyah but tbh when i’ve has blocks like that I’ve found that it helps to just write something down knowing it’s going to be crap and then giving yourself some time to find what fits (i’m very much a trial and error person lol)

Reading on Wheels wrote: "@Kymela I agree with Ruqayyah but tbh when i’ve has blocks like that I’ve found that it helps to just write something down knowing it’s going to be crap and then giving yourself some time to find w..."

It works though lol

Yall I'm struggling again 😭 (I'm still worldbuilding lol)

Do yall know any fantastical/environmental alternatives to pregnancy (because I think pregnancy is stupid) but I can't think of any alternatives

I GOT ONE

THe earth gives ya one

@Constantine I thought about that but I don't think it makes sense for how my magic system interacts with earth (it's kinda connected but earth is like a friend/mother but it's magic is like...living) that didn't make much sense sorry lol

Hmm maybe from the ocean
Or the drop hently from the sky lol

@Ruqqayah Ooh that's interesting
And for the sky one, one of my irl writing friends told me to make a baby storm (hers wasn't so gentle lol)

Reading on Wheels wrote: "@Ruqqayah Ooh that's interesting
And for the sky one, one of my irl writing friends told me to make a baby storm (hers wasn't so gentle lol)"

Haha

Or maybe they are like hidden gems- that could be quite symbolic

@Ruqayyah oo that’s such a cool idea. I think i have to do regular old pregnancy tho 🤢 cuz it’s like omg bodies are slay lol (in non nervous terms i’m basically celebrating bodies)

Oh right, do what you feel is best

K question for published authors on here: are y'all's (I hate the way it looks with an S lol) normal GR accounts and author accounts merged or separate? cuz like I can't find the answer anywhere in a way that makes sense. The reason I ask is because I have a penname and don't want both my accounts to have the same info in that area but wish for them to be connected. And what about my books, what happens with them? So to simplify it, do you get two separate dashboards of sorts?

DoveyV wrote: "K question for published authors on here: are y'all's (I hate the way it looks with an S lol) normal GR accounts and author accounts merged or separate? cuz like I can't find the answer anywhere in..."

I'll just pretend I'm published *grins*
Umm I see that authors separate them and have two accounts- so their author one is PrOfEsSiOnAL with NO rant reviews and only supportive reviews and a place where they can connect with their readers. So it's best to keep your Dovey one (lol) separate and as a tracker for your books,a s you do now and the wonderful Pen Name one separate and for professional writer-y stuff only

I don't know if this is where I should put this or not, since it is a question, but not about something that I'm confused about and need the answer to. But anyways:

When you guys get published, who do you plan on dedicating the book to?