Stephen L. Thompson<p>You can read all you want about writing, but the real test is to actually write something. Hence, a short <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> exercise for those of you wanting to hone your craft.<br>Write a sentence containing the following word: wished<br>For example: There were days Jill wished she was unemployed.</p>
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Tiffany E. Taylor<p>ScribesAndMakers: September 1 <br>With many new people here, let's do another round of introductions. Tell us something about yourself and your creativity.</p><p>I've been a sapphic author centered in the passionate, sensual butch/femme dynamic with Painted Hearts Publishing since 2021. I've published 17 books and novellas with them and am about to kick my 18th one to my beta readers!</p><p><a href="https://www.tiffanyetaylor.com/bookshelf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">tiffanyetaylor.com/bookshelf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/QueerWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerWriters</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/ButchFemme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ButchFemme</span></a></p>
Tiffany E. Taylor<p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> September 1 <br>Introduce your writing to a stranger using just 5 words.</p><p>Passionate, Sensual Butch/Femme Romance </p><p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/QueerWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerWriters</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/ButchFemme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ButchFemme</span></a></p>
Tiffany E. Taylor<p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> September 1 <br>What's the most number of revisions you've gone through for a work?</p><p>I edit as I go, so I really don't do "revisions." But I do a complete go-though and adjustment right before beta then after the beta readers give their feedback before it's off to my publisher's editor.</p><p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WriteSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WriteSky</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/QueerWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerWriters</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/ButchFemme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ButchFemme</span></a></p>
Ameronis RanGen<p>Loving bonds or neglectful and abusive relationships? This is your MC's family.</p><p>Explore your character's family tree with the Family Generator. bit.ly/familygen</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DnD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DnD</span></a></p>
Stephen L. Thompson<p>You can read all you want about writing, but the real test is to actually write something. Hence, a short <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> exercise for those of you wanting to hone your craft.<br>Write a sentence containing the following word: ocean<br>For example: To their left was a thin strip of sand shaded by palm trees, while on their right waves from a clear blue ocean rolled in.</p>
Visual Inspiration<p>2025-08-30 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VisualInspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisualInspiration</span></a> prompt:</p><p>Roll it!</p><p>Use this image as inspiration to write a very short story based on it.</p><p>---<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/VisualWritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisualWritingPrompt</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/AIArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIArt</span></a></p>
alxd of the Story Seed Library<p>We have 3 new <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/storySeedLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storySeedLibrary</span></a> works from the awesome Aerroscape, available at <a href="https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/aerroscape/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storyseedlibrary.org/authors/a</span><span class="invisible">erroscape/</span></a> ! :)</p><p>More from the artist: <a href="https://www.aerroscape.de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">aerroscape.de/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>They're a part of the <a href="https://realutopien.info/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">realutopien.info/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> project reimagining different places around the world in a sustainable form.</p><p>We also got our first Story Seed submission from the awesome <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@NylaWoethief" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NylaWoethief</span></a></span> , <a href="https://storyseedlibrary.org/seeds/seek-shelter-immediately/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storyseedlibrary.org/seeds/see</span><span class="invisible">k-shelter-immediately/</span></a> !</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/climateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climateChange</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/futurism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>futurism</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/urban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urban</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingPrompt</span></a></p>
Stephen L. Thompson<p>You can read all you want about writing, but the real test is to actually write something. Hence, a short <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> exercise for those of you wanting to hone your craft.<br>Write a sentence containing the following word: end<br>For example: As a child of the Cold War, Tom always figured the end of civilization would only take a day or two, not this being dragged out for months.</p>
Ameronis RanGen<p>Add some pre-built basic characters into the mix to see how things turn out.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DnD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DnD</span></a></p>
sobermasquerade<p>Friday's Prompt: At first, we thought the black liquid was oil, that we'd struck it rich. We actually started writing down all the ways we'd spend the money. Our first choice was... (Complete the Story, 1)</p><p>Read and share here: <a href="https://sobermasquerade.com/contention-the-luck-of-the-irish-vs-stubborn-desert-blooms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sobermasquerade.com/contention</span><span class="invisible">-the-luck-of-the-irish-vs-stubborn-desert-blooms/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingprompt</span></a></p>
Stephen L. Thompson<p>You can read all you want about writing, but the real test is to actually write something. Hence, a short <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> exercise for those of you wanting to hone your craft.<br>Write a sentence containing the following word: Judgment Day<br>For example: Three billion human lives ended on August 29, 1997. The survivors of the nuclear fire called the war Judgment Day. They lived only to face a new nightmare: the war against the Machines.<br><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/Terminator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Terminator</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/JudgmentDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudgmentDay</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>Writing Prompt: Out of Time</p><p>Career Authors <br> Writing prompt: Write about running out of time. <br> Writing Prompt: Out of Time Jessica Strawser…<br><a href="https://careerauthors.com/writing-prompt-out-of-time/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">careerauthors.com/writing-prom</span><span class="invisible">pt-out-of-time/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingPrompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompts</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/writingprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingprompt</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Ameronis RanGen<p>You know who your next minor character/NPC needs to be? THIS guy. </p><p>One-dimensional characters? Give them a more detailed personality with the updated Personality Generator. bit.ly/personalitygen</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DnD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DnD</span></a></p>
Stephen L. Thompson<p>You can read all you want about writing, but the real test is to actually write something. Hence, a short <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> exercise for those of you wanting to hone your craft.<br>Write a sentence containing the following word: break<br>For example: Besides a $1 million, what Joe really needed was a break from all the terrible news.</p>
Tiffany E. Taylor<p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> August 28<br>What's the highest praise you've received as a writer?</p><p>When a reader wrote to me to tell me she had re-enrolled in college because one of my characters had inspired her. I think I cried for two weeks.</p><p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/QueerWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerWriters</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/ButchFemme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ButchFemme</span></a></p>
Tiffany E. Taylor<p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WIPSnips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIPSnips</span></a> August 28 *broad*</p><p>From Whimsical Tigress, book 8 of the sapphic touch-her-and-die romantic suspense Whimsical Dreams series.</p><p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/RomanticSuspense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanticSuspense</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/TouchHerAndDie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TouchHerAndDie</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/Embezzlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Embezzlement</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/MoneyLaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyLaundering</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/QueerWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerWriters</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/ButchFemme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ButchFemme</span></a></p>
Tiffany E. Taylor<p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> August 28—Do you create unique character names, or use "real world" names?</p><p>Only in the dark multiverse fantasy I'm currently writing now have I created any unique character names. Otherwise, I use real world names.</p><p><a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/QueerWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerWriters</span></a> <a href="https://poweredbygay.social/tags/ButchFemme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ButchFemme</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>Your character feels lonely, but everyone else can see them shine.<br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
Danroid<p>3-card draw from Pamela Coleman-Smith (R. W. S.) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tarot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tarot</span></a></p><p>Five of Swords<br>Five of Cups<br>Three of Cups</p><p>--Interpretations welcome.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tarotcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tarotcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tarotreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tarotreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taroart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taroart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingprompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawingprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawingprompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbolism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symbolism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/synchronicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronicity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archetypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archetypes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a></p>
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