Wattpad and Webtoon are in a relationship.
Then, they became parents and had ao3 (archive of our own).
But then, Webtoon cheated on Wattpad with Duolingo (because Duo had a huge glow up) so Wattpad decided to take revenge on her lover and cheated with her exe Twitter/X. (they broke up because X was toxic obviously)
While the parents have a rather complicated relationship BUT still working out somehow, their kid found joy in dating Tumblr.
I'm telling you chat, grandma naver is enjoying the drama!!!
↳ If your character’s arc isn’t making you slightly emotional or existential, it’s probably not finished. If they start and end the story the same person, that’s not a character arc—it’s a flatline. Make them squirm, learn, lose, grow. Bonus points if they make you question your own moral compass in the process.
↳ Worldbuilding is not a license to drown your reader in lore like it’s Game of Thrones on steroids. If you have to write a wiki page to understand your own plot, fine...but that doesn’t mean your reader has to read it. Give us breadcrumbs, not a 12-course feast on page one.
↳ If the theme of your story can’t be summed up in one slightly aggressive sticky note, you’re probably overcomplicating it. (“This book is about choosing yourself even when no one else does”—boom, theme. Now go make your characters suffer for it.)
↳ You will hate your manuscript somewhere between 30k and 50k words. That’s your cue to keep going, not quit. It’s like the literary version of hitting mile 18 in a marathon. Everything hurts, but that means you're doing it right.
↳ That “genius idea” you had at 2 a.m.? Save it. Write it down. But don’t drop everything for it. New ideas are seductive chaos demons. Your current project deserves monogamy… at least until the second draft.
↳ A character’s greatest fear is a shortcut to their heart. Forget favorite color or coffee order...what keeps them up at night? What would destroy them if it came true?
↳ If you don’t know how to end your story, figure out what question it’s been asking the whole time. Once you know the question, the ending becomes the answer. Maybe not a happy answer, but a satisfying one.
↳ No one’s going to write your weird little story the way you will. That’s your superpower. So go ahead and write the morally gray necromancer love triangle in space. Your people are out there. And they’re hungry for it.
↳ You are allowed to be a slow writer. You are allowed to be a fast writer. You are not allowed to be a cruel writer—to yourself. The world will criticize your art for free. Don’t do their job for them inside your own head.
↳ Some stories just aren’t meant to be novels. And that’s okay. Maybe it's a short story. A play. A fever dream disguised as a poem. The shape doesn’t matter. The story does. Let it tell you what it wants to be.
➤ Real Estate Listings (Yes, Seriously)
Looking up local listings in a place similar to your fictional town or city gives you surprising insight—average home styles, neighborhood layouts, what “affordable” means in that region, even local slang in the listings. + Great for, grounding your setting in subtle realism without hitting readers over the head with exposition.
➤ Google Street View (Time to Creep Around Like a Setting Spy)
Drop into a random street in a town that resembles your fictional setting. Walk around virtually. Notice what's boring.Trash cans, streetlights, sidewalk cracks, old ads. + Great for: figuring out what makes a setting feel “normal” instead of movie-set polished.
➤ Local Newspapers or Small Town Reddit Threads
Want voice? Culture? Weird local drama? This is where it lives. What’s in the classifieds? What’s pissing people off at town hall? + Great for: authentic small-town flavor, conflict inspiration, and the kind of gossip that fuels subplot gold.
➤ Fantasy Map Generator Sites (Even for Contemporary Settings!)
Not just for epic quests. Generating a map, even a basic one, can help you stop mentally teleporting your characters between places without any sense of space or distance.+ Great for: figuring out how long it takes to get from the protagonist’s house to that cursed gas station.
➤ Music from or Inspired by the Region/Culture
Even fictional cities deserve a soundtrack. Listen to regional or cultural playlists and let the vibe soak into your setting. What kind of music would be playing in your character’s world? + Great for: writing atmospherically and getting in the right emotional headspace.
➤ Online Menus from Local Diners, Restaurants, or Cafés
You want a setting that tastes real? Look at what people are actually eating. + Great for: writing scenes with meals that aren’t just “some soup” or “generic coffee.” (Also, bonus points for fictionalizing weird specials: “Tuesday Fish Waffle Night” is canon now.)
➤ Yelp Reviews (Especially the One-Star Ones)
Looking for a spark of chaos? One-star Yelp reviews will tell you what your characters complain about and where the best petty drama lives. + Great for: worldbuilding quirks, local tensions, and giving your town character.
➤ Real Estate “Before/After” Renovation Blogs
You’ll find the bones of houses, historical details, and how people preserve or erase the past. + Great for: backstory-laced settings, haunted houses, or any structure that’s more than just a place, it’s a story.
➤ Old Travel Books or Tourism Brochures
Especially the outdated ones. What used to be considered “the pride of the town”? What’s still standing? What was erased? + Great for: layering a setting with history, especially for second-generation characters or stories rooted in change.
"Why don't you give up?"
"Oh, I gave up years ago! You should've seen me before!"
city boy Nightwing art by Jamal Campbell
Dialogue prompts are my favourite kind. So little context, so much creative space to have fun with. So here is a my masterpost full of dialogue prompts.
Flirting Prompts - Oblivious and flirty
Teasing Prompts
More Teasing Prompts
Romance Dialogue - Bubbly + Reserved
Dramatic/Break-up Dialogue Prompts
More Break-up Dialogue Prompts
One-sided affections dialogue
Unwanted Attention Prompts
Unrequited Love Prompts
Push and pull romantic prompts
Jealousy Prompts
heartbreaking.
First Kiss Prompts
Things said during sex Prompts
Awkward Post-Sex Dialogue
Smutty Dialogue (Masterpost)
One-Liners Dialogue - Romantic, Smutty + Physical (Masterpost)
Romance Dialogue Prompts – Uncomfortable with affection
Grumpy Affectionate Dialogue
Grumpy + Sunshine Dialogue
Inexperienced with romance Prompts
Love Confessions (Masterpost)
Romantic Date Dialogue Prompts
Asking out on a date
Anniversary Dinner Dialogue
Secret Relationship Dialogue
How to write Enemies to Lovers + Dialogue Prompts
Oblivious Enemies to Lovers Prompts
Enemies to Lovers: Apocalypse AU
Exes to lovers dialogue
Friends to lovers Dialogue
Best friends to lovers Dialogue
Childhood friends to enemies to lovers Dialogue
Enemies to friends with benefits Prompts
Enemies to friends Prompts
Fluffy Dialogue Prompts Part I
Fluffy Dialogue Prompts Part II
Fluffy Sentence Starters
One Hundred Compliments
Shy Compliments
Hidden Pregnancy Dialogue
Sleepy Starters
Cooking/Baking Dialogue Prompts
Silly Drunk Dialogue
Bar Conversation Starters
Rekindling Friendship Dialogue
Not Wanting to Rekindle Friendship Dialogue
Reconnecting Friends Prompts
Hero x Villain - Snarky Dialogue
Hero + Villain Dialogue
Angst Villain Dialogue
Supervillain Roommates
Life & Death Prompts + Dialogue
Demons Dialogue
Angel/Demon Dialogue
Angel/Human Dialogue
Human/Ghost Dialogue Prompts
Assassins Banter Dialogue
Showing aliens the human world
FBI mentor and mentee prompts
Heist Prompts
Hurt/Comfort Dialogue Prompts
Angsty Dialogue (Masterpost)
Bodyguard Dialogue Prompts
Patient and Doctor Prompts
Neighbors to Lovers Dialogue
Coffee Shop Prompts
Matchmaking at Work Prompts
Royalty Dialogue
Princess x Loyal Companion
Prince/ss x Commoner
Princess x Guard
Arranged Marriage Dialogue
Royal Arranged Marriage Dialogue Prompts
Royalty Forced Married to Actual Lovers Prompts
Royal x Royal Ball Dancing
Grad Students Prompts
High School Popular Kid + Outcast Dialogue
Dialogue Responses Masterlist
Drabble Prompts Masterlist
Three Word Sentences
Four Word Sentences
Five Word Sentences
Six Word Sentences
short & impactful
powerful.
"I can't…"
Reactions to… (Masterpost)
Asking for permission
Random Questions Prompts
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The most passive-aggressive message ever
soup
Yeah I really liked soup as a child
Hey guys be cool and normal but reblog this with the homemade meal that would get you the most hyped as a child. I need it for reasons.
@Fanfic writers:
My friend send me this link, is a series on a profile on Ao3 (tumblr) that has different tutorials to insert things to fanfics via html code, I thought I would share bc it’s really cool
Lists of tutorials:
How to make images fit in mobile browsers
This is a tutorial/live example on how to make large images fit on mobile browsers but remain normal size on desktop browsers.
How to mimic letters, fliers, and stationery without using images
This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic the look of letters, fliers, and stationery (as well as other forms of written media) without using images. For all your epistolary fic needs.
How to make a “choose your own adventure” Fic
This is a tutorial/live example on how to create a "Choose Your Own Adventure" fic. While this has been explained before (see here), this particular tutorial shows you how to use a work skin to hide the next parts from the reader until they click through to get to them.
How to make linked footnotes on Ao3
This is a live example of how an author can create linked footnotes in their work with only a little bit of HTML and no workskins required. This is best viewed by clicking "Entire Work". While I've included the actual coding in bold and italic once you click "Hide Creator's Style", there's a more detailed explanation here.
How to change text on Ao3 when the cursor is hovering over it (or clicked on mobile)
This a tutorial/live example on how to have text change or appear once a cursor is hovering over it. Helpful for pop-up spoilers, language translations, quick author's notes, etc.
How to mimic author’s notes and Kudos/Comment buttons
Anonymous on tumblr: do you have a skin that would mimic the author’s notes and review/kudos buttons section from the end of a fic? the desired effect being that the fic could go on after the “end” of the fic, so after the author’s notes and review/kudos buttons
Here's a tutorial/live example to do just that, with some of the buttons actually functioning. I'll explain more inside!
How to wrap text around images
This is a tutorial/live example on how to align images to the left or right of the screen and have text wrap around them.
How to mimic email windows
This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic email windows on AO3 without the need to use images.
How to make ios text messages on Ao3
This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic iOS text messages on AO3 without the need to use images. There's also a chapter on how to have emojis displayed on AO3 as well.
How to make Customized page deviders
Bored with the default page dividers? This is a tutorial/live example on how customize your page dividers with no images needed (though I do show you how you could use images if you wanted to do such a thing).
How to make invisible text (That can be highlighted)
This is a live example how to make invisible text that can only be seen by highlighting the text. Tutorial is included in text, and you can always leave comments about questions you may have.
MOBILE USERS: Sadly, this probably won't work for you, since highlighting in a mobile browser is different than web. I've tried correcting this, but have yet to find a solution.
How to make a rounded playlist
Original coding and design is from layouttest. I make no claims for it, just tweaked it so it will work on AO3.
How to create notebook lined paper on Ao3
This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of lined notebook paper in their work. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.
Sticky notes on Ao3 without using images
This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of sticky notes (aka Post-Its) in their fic. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.
How to make deadpool’s thinking thinking boxes on Ao3
This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of Deadpool's thinking boxes in their fic. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.
How to make newspaper articles on Ao3
This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of a newspaper article in their work. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.
grandpa pussy attack
They/them | I'm just a wanna be author and binge every korean/chinese novel I can :D
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