This Is Not My Job! This Is The Exact Opposite Of My Job! Screamed The Grim Reaper As The Human Went

“This is not my job! This is the exact opposite of my job!” screamed the grim reaper as the human went into labour.

miscellaneous sentence starters

another collection of sentence starters because i haven’t made one in a while. feel free to request some :-)

you’re adorable, you know that?”

“star-gazing was such a great idea.”

“you have know idea how much you mean to me.”

“i shouldn’t have left you.”

“let’s build a fort!”

“don’t leave me! you’re too warm.”

“i don’t like lightning.”

“i’m here for you.”

“the carnival’s in town!”

”you smell nice..”

“don’t you dare leave me, not now.”

“talk to me.”

“i thought you loved me. i guess i was wrong.”

“i thought i loved you and i guess i was wrong.”

“so, slow and loving, or hard and punishing?”

“you’re dead to me.”

“i just want you to know that i’ll never stop loving you.”

“i fucked up, alright? i’m sorry.”

“we should try adding a third person.”

“you’re hair is really soft after you wash it..”

“you’ve been hiding something from me, haven’t you?”

“would it be alright if i borrowed your sweater? it smells like you..”

“you’re my new pillow.”

“how about a kiss?”

“don’t get up, i’ll do it.”

“stop lying to me and tell me the truth!”

“how could you keep this from me?”

“your bedhead it really cute.”

“you belong to me.”

“i think you’ll be happy to know that i’m not wearing any underwear..”

“you look beautiful in the moonlight.”

“you are very endearing when you’re half asleep.”

“it’s beautiful.”

“you’re perfect to me.”

“do i really me nothing to you?”

“just leave me alone.”

“i never meant to hurt you.”

“may i have this dance?”

“i’m so lucky to have met you.”

“will you marry me?”

“you don’t have to me so gentle.”

“you’re a little shit, but at least you’re my little shit.”

“we should move in together.”

“c’mon, i’ll make you some hot chocolate.”

“let’s have a picnic.”

“i don’t want this to end..”

“you said you loved me!”

“i never loved you..”

“you’re my everything.”

YA FICTION CLICHE BINGO

REMEMBER: A trope isn’t an evil thing in itself! Tropes are like seasoning. A little pinch here and there is fine, but too much will spoil the dish. 

Write a short story where the protagonist clearly knows they have a plot shield. And they abuse it to the fullest.

Necromancy, Technomancy, Pyromancy. You and your two best friends each have one of these powers. Tell me about the first hour, the first year and the first decade.

how i always hope writing goes: crafting a solid outline, starting at chapter one, and flawlessly writing all the scenes i had planned until i get to the end of the story, feeling confident in my abilities

how writing actually goes: having a vague idea of what's going to happen written in shorthand in notepad, writing a bunch of random scenes and hoping i can magically connect them at some point, all while crying