- “Stop hogging all the blankets!

”
- Hey, give me back my pillow!”
- “your hands are warm”
- You’re destined for greater things than me, you are a god!”

Contenido
One word.....................................................................................................................................1
ONE WORD WRITING PROMPTS ;.............................................................................................1
One Word Prompts..................................................................................................................2
Banned Tag Prompts................................................................................................................4
Advices.........................................................................................................................................5
Filler Words and Phrases to Look Out For................................................................................6
WORDS TO DESCRIBE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS...........................................................................11
WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF: SHOUT / SHOUTED / SHOUTING..............................................13
A LIST OF NICE WORDS WE SHOULD USE MORE TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE.................................14

One word

ONE WORD WRITING PROMPTS ;

Send me a number 1 thru 50 for a word that I’ll use to either write a headcanon, drabble, or
starter. Send 💫 for a random number instead!

01. — one
02. — photo
03. — devil
04. — code
05. — hero
06. — light
07. — zigzag
08. — contact
09. — crazy
10. — red
11. — production
12. — thread
13. — raise
14. — white
15. — twilight
16. — time
17. — english
18. — fly
19. — flower
20. — lit
21. — sky
22. — level
23. — plastic
24. — moon
25. — lost
26. — song
27. — written
28. — hide
29. — dead
30. — alive
31. — dizzy
32. — home
33. — detail
34. — leftover
35. — incomplete
36. — youth
37. — important
38. — connect
39. — introduction
40. — mirror
41. — zero
42. — disconnected
43. — polarity
44. — birthday
45. — version
46. — random
47. — multiple
48. — choice
49. — card
50. — yellow

One Word Prompts

1. shooting star

2. hug

3. home

4. coffee

5. candy

6. hoodie

7. dessert

8. rain

9. night

10. rose

11. beach

12. pastry

13. ribbon

14. ring

15. necklace

16. promise

17. dream

18. vacation

19. pillow

20. flower

21. playground

22. garden

23. park

24. coffee shop

25. mountains

26. lake

27. dress

28. scent

29. puppy
 30. study

31. food

32. cat

33. luck

34. wish

35. cloud

36. forest

37. water

38. storm

39. game

40. kiss

Banned Tag Prompts

In honor of the mess that is this hellsite, I’ve created a list of some words on the banned tag list
(found here) and organized them into a prompt list! 

1. Armpits

2. Babe

3. Back

4. Beard

5. Big

6. Biting

7. Blonde

8. Booty

9. Broken

10. Brunette

11. Corset

12. Donate

13. Girlfriend
14. Goldie

15. Handcuffs

16. high heels

17. Hips

18. Hottie

19. Insomnia

20. Jiggle

21. Knot

22. Lace

23. Lingerie

24. Needy

25. Package

26. Paint Mixing

27. Piercings

28. Satin

29. Selfie

30. Sexyman

31. Shower

32. Single Parent

33. Snap

34. Soapy

35. Sugar

36. Tan Lines

37. Thicc

38. Tickle

39. Tony the Tiger (yes, really)

40. Tubby

41. Unbuttoned

42. Undies
 43. Waist

44. Wax

45. Zipper

Advices

Filler Words and Phrases to Look Out For

If you’re planning on publishing traditionally, chances are you keep a sharp eye on your word
count. Literary agents and publishing houses are on the hunt for the best quality stories that they
can print for the cheapest price (using the least paper and ink), so you have a higher chance of
gaining representation if you can crank your novel out in the least words possible.

However, filler words and phrases aren’t only the enemies of aspiring traditional authors; every
writer—fanfic, novelist, journalist, you name it!—should try to eliminate filler from their stories
to assure more concise and high-quality writing. Oftentimes, filler contributes nothing but
clutter, and without it, your narrative can flow smoother and in a more sophisticated manner.

But how do you know what’s filler and what’s not? Here are some tips on how to Ctrl+F and
kick this narrative botox to the curb!

I compiled these lists with the help of Infusionmedia, BDR Publishing, and ResetEra !

Filler Words

1. Just

A writer’s worst enemy, and the bane of my manuscripts’ existences. Eliminating all the ‘just’s
can cut down your word count by hundreds.

2. “That” as a conjunction

It’s an unnecessary addition to a sentence, which will be more streamlined without it.

 Example: “He said that he wouldn’t do it again.”

 Revised: “He said he wouldn’t do it again.”

3. “Now” as an adverb
“Now” is essential if you’re talking about the past and present, but when you’re using it to draw
attention to a particular statement or point.

 Example: “Now, I didn’t think it’d get so out of hand.”

 Revised: “I didn’t think it’d get so out of hand.”

4. Redundant adverbs

These adverbs serve no purpose because the verbs they’re describing already imply the way the
action is performed.

 Whispering softly

 Yelling loudly

 Crying sadly

 Laughing happily

5. “Telling” words

These words are redundant, especially when using first person, because in describing an event,
we can already assume that the characters are experiencing it.

 Seeing/saw

 Feeling/felt

 Hearing/heard

 Smelling/smelled

6. “Clarifying” words used to portray definiteness or indefiniteness

Although these are meant to help out the readers get their bearings on a situation, all they do is
come across as wishy-washy! Be concise and sure of yourself!

 About

 Absolutely

 Accordingly

 Actually

 Almost

 Basically

 Certainly

 Clearly

 Completely
  Entirely

 Even

 Exactly

 Fairly

 Highly

 Hopefully

 Literally

 Maybe

 Only

 Often

 Oftentimes

 Perhaps

 Possibly

 Probably

 Quite

 Rather

 Really

 Reasonably

 Relatively

 Seem

 Seriously

 Simply

 Slightly

 Some

 Somehow

 Sometimes

 Totally

 Very

Filler Phrases
1.“Let out (vocal noise)”

Use the verb instead!

 Example: “He let out a sigh.”

 Revised: “He sighed.”

2. Using passive voice

Passive voice inflates your word count by including various “to be” verbs into the prose.
Passive voice involves actions happening to a subject rather than the subject performing an
action, and as a result isn’t as riveting to the reader as active voice; even if it wasn’t a matter of
word count, you’d still want to get rid of it anyway!

Still don’t know what I’m talking about? Check out this article from Grammarly.

 Example: “The boy was bitten by the dog on his arm.”

 Revised: “The dog bit the boy on his arm.”

3. Describing the wrong noun

Many writers will be as specific as possible about what “thing” is affected by the event they’re
describing, when it’s much simpler to take a step back and write about something more general.

 Example: “The level of water rose.”

 Revised: “The water rose.”

4. Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs are the combination of two or three words from different grammatical categories
—a verb and an adverb or a preposition—to form a single action. Usually, these phrasal verbs
can be replaced by a single-word verb.

 “Ask for” can be replaced with “request”

 “Bring down” can be replaced with “reduce”

 “Come across” can be replaced with “find”

 Etc.

5. Clarifying phrases

Same reason as clarifying words. Get to the point!

 A bit

 A little

 A lot
  In a sense

 Kind of

 Sort of

6. Remember your contractions!

Even if your story takes place in olden times, I can guarantee that if you never use any
contractions ever, your story’s gonna be a clunky mess. But sometimes you’re in the moment,
consumed by the poetic power of the muses, and forget that this isn’t a soap opera; so make sure
you check that you’ve been using your contractions!

 It is, it was, it would, she is, would not, should not, is not, does not etc.

7. Inflated phrases

These phrases can be replaced with more concise words.

 Along the lines of (shorten to: like)

 As a matter of fact (in fact)

 As to whether (whether)

 At all times (always)

 At the present (now or currently)

 At this point in time (now or currently)

 Be able to/would(n’t) be able to (could or couldn’t)

 Because of the fact that (because)

 By means of (by)

 Due to the fact that (because)

 Even though (though or although)

 For the purpose of (for)

 For the reason that (because)

 Have the ability to (could)

 In light of the fact that (because)

 In order to (to)

 In regards to (on or about)

 In spite of the fact that (though or although)

 In the event that (if)

  In the nature of (like)

 In the neighborhood of (about)

 On the occasion of (when)

 On one/two separate occasions (Once/twice)

 The/A majority of (most)

 There is no doubt that (No doubt)

 Wasn(n’t) capable of (could or couldn’t)

WORDS TO DESCRIBE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

 Absent: preoccupied 

 Agonized: as if in pain or tormented

 Alluring: attractive, in the sense of arousing desire

 Appealing: attractive, in the sense of encouraging goodwill and/or interest

 Beatific: blissful

 Black: angry or sad, or hostile

 Bleak: hopeless

 Blinking: surprise, or lack of concern

 Blithe: carefree, lighthearted, or heedlessly indifferent

 Brooding: anxious and gloomy

 Bug eyed: frightened or surprised

 Chagrined: humiliated or disappointed

 Cheeky: cocky, insolent

 Cheerless: sad

 Choleric: hot-tempered, irate

 Darkly: with depressed or malevolent feelings

 Deadpan: expressionless, to conceal emotion or heighten humor

 Despondent: depressed or discouraged
 Doleful: sad or afflicted

 Dour: stern or obstinate

 Dreamy: distracted by daydreaming or fantasizing

 Ecstatic: delighted or entranced

 Faint: cowardly, weak, or barely perceptible

 Fixed: concentrated or immobile

 Gazing: staring intently

 Glancing: staring briefly as if curious but evasive

 Glazed: expressionless due to fatigue or confusion

 Grim: fatalistic or pessimistic

 Grave: serious, expressing emotion due to loss or sadness

 Haunted: frightened, worried, or guilty

 Hopeless: depressed by a lack of encouragement or optimism

 Hostile: aggressively angry, intimidating, or resistant

 Hunted: tense as if worried about pursuit

 Jeering: insulting or mocking

 Languid: lazy or weak

 Leering: sexually suggestive

 Mild: easygoing

 Mischievous: annoyingly or maliciously playful

 Pained: affected with discomfort or pain

 Peering: with curiosity or suspicion

 Peeved: annoyed

 Pleading: seeking apology or assistance

 Quizzical: questioning or confused

 Radiant: bright, happy

 Sanguine: bloodthirsty, confident

 Sardonic: mocking

 Sour: unpleasant
  Sullen: resentful

 Vacant: blank or stupid looking

 Wan: pale, sickly

 Wary: cautious or cunning

 Wide eyed: frightened or surprised

 Withering: devastating

 Wrathful: indignant or vengeful

 Wry: twisted or crooked to express cleverness or a dark or ironic feeling

WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF: SHOUT / SHOUTED / SHOUTING

Do you ever find yourself over-using the word “shout” (or “shouted” or “shouting”) in your
writing? Try using these words instead:

yell / yelled / yelling

scream / screamed / screaming

shriek / shrieked / shrieking

bellow / bellowed / bellowing

holler / hollered / hollering

cheer / cheered / cheering

bark / barked / barking

squeal / squealed / squealing

howl / howled / howling

roar / roared / roaring

hoot / hooted / hooting

call / called / calling

squawk / squawked / squawking

screech / screeched / screeching

exclaim / exclaimed / exclaiming

whoop / whooped / whooping

boom / boomed / booming

whoop / whooped / whooping

erupt / erupted / erupting

cry out / cried out / crying out

(NOTE: Keep in mind that all of these words have slightly different meanings and are
associated with different emotions/scenarios.)

A LIST OF NICE WORDS WE SHOULD USE MORE TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

  Adventurous : willing to undertake new and daring enterprises.

 Affectionate : having or displaying warmth or fondness.

 Ambitious : having a strong desire for success or achievement.

 Amiable : diffusing warmth and friendliness.

 Brave : not being afraid of danger.

 Considerate : showing concern for the rights and feelings of others.

 Courageous : able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.

 Courteous : characterized by politeness and gracious good manners.

 Diligent : characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks.

 Empathetic : showing ready comprehension of others’ states.

 Exuberant : unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings.

 Gregarious : temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others.

 Humble : marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful.

 Impartial : free from undue bias or preconceived opinions.

 Intuitive : obtained through instinctive knowledge.

 Inventive : marked by independence and creativity in thought or action.

 Kind : behaving in a caring way towards people

 Passionate : having or expressing strong emotions.

 Philosophical : meeting trouble with level-headed detachment.

 Practical : guided by experience and observation rather than theory.

 Rational : having its source in or being guided by the intellect.

 Reliable : worthy of trust.

 Resourceful : adroit or imaginative.

 Sensible : able to feel or perceive.

 Sincere : open and genuine; not deceitful.

 Sympathetic : expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings.

 Witty : demonstrating striking cleverness and humor.