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I (20M) have been writing for over a year now. My hands seem to fail to keep up with my mind, I get consumed into the story and character that my mind produce many ideas and references like I'm watching a movie while trying to write it. Anyone have faced a similar challenge and how do I beat it?
My mind races when I write
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I want to get into writing more short stories and was wondering what are some of the best you've read that you would recommend? Mainly looking for dramatic short stories but any is fine
What are some short stories you think every writer should read?
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The beauty of the stars pales in comparison to yours. When you are around the painting of my world becomes complete. Intoxicating is the best word to describe that feeling, because when I you are with me, there’s nothing else I’d rather see.
Intoxicating
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It isn’t about you! Okay?! It’s not about you. The world doesn’t revolve around you and your wants. Don't you... Can’t you understand that for once in your life? You stand here before me happy as a clam, telling me all the details of a wonderful day you just had. Slurping up drinks and gobbling down food without a care...
It isn’t about you...
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I’m looking for a writing partner/ someone I can work alongside with each week… I’m thinking maybe picking a brief and both of us writing a couple thousand words and exchanging our work for mutual feedback EDIT: wow I can’t believe so many people are interested! This is fab! I’m thinking we make some sort of social m...
Looking for a writing partner/ pen pal
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I can't kill your demons, But I can support you. Stand on the sidelines of your battles, Shouting at you to never give up. Celebrate your victories with you And give you a shoulder to cry on whenever you fall Before urging you to get up and get going again. I can't kill your demons But I can distract you Make...
I can't kill your demons
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The smoke dances in the rosy air, People call to talk and not to hear I stare at those sunflowers outside my window Am I nothing but your crying pillow, Don’t worry I am not complaining Just wondering If anyone actually knows me.
People call me a good friend
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It might sound like an unconnected thing or even paradoxical, but it is not. As Stephen King wrote, in *On Writing*: 'If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.' And: 'If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.' ...
How to Write Better: Read, Read, Read...
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i hate love, but ​ some days, i fall in love with your eyes violently, getting swept up in those deep dark oceans who told you how to hide the pain the trauma the mournings of innocence lost the yet inextinguishable passion and desire in those smiling eyes ​ some nights, i go mad for your body...
i hate love, but
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TW: Suicidal thoughts, depressive/manic episodes, derealization, mention of sh All alone again On this lovely Friday night You can hear the parties rage On and on all night. But there you sit, All silent and alone. Feeling nothing, Just on your phone. Tear drops never fall, For who is there to wipe them? Y...
Friday Nights
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Through my most trying times, words have been my solace in where I can find peace in making my own reality with a string of words. Who are we? Who are we if we are not what we create, what we put into this world. When pen touches paper it’s as if a careful dance of ink and pain has taken place, intertwining to toe ...
Hi! I am new to Reddit. This is something I wrote awhile back. Hope you enjoy fellow writing lovers.
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I think I’m finally brave enough to share this, I hope you enjoy. I hate the stars. I use to think they were so breathtaking, but now they’re a reminder. A reminder of that night. The night where I changed. The night I became more insecure than I’ve ever been. The night where something precious was stolen fr...
I hate the stars
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I created a story about a 700 year old vampire who survived the Black Death at 9 yrs old, became a veteran of the Hundred Years Wars, the American Revolution, killing off Jack the Ripper and Dracula, and helps the human race survive the Flu, COVID, and other stuff. Sounds interesting, right?
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Hello there. Yes, you. The person whose reading this reddit post in the dark under their bedsheets. I hope you ate something today. I hope you spoke with someone you love. I hope you smiled. You're a lot like me. You want the same things I do, strive for the same goals, wish to be seen the same way. For wonderful dre...
For You
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I am not a jealous person, but sometimes I envy the others who get your time. I am not suspicious, but sometimes I wonder who you think about at night. I am not ashamed, but sometimes it’s hard to be fully honest. I am not a writer, but sometimes I put words on a page, and hope that you might read them some day.
I am not a writer
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I’m in high school, and this year i’m helping run the creative writing club, and I would love to get any ideas on programs that would be good in a group setting!! for example, some ideas that were done were - take a line from a story, write a poem out of it - unsent letters to inanimate objects
advice!!
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[Writing Prompt] The demon stands amid your destroyed kitchen screaming, "How? How were you able to summon me?!" You're standing in the corner flipping through your grandma's cookbook as fast as you can, screaming back, "I don't know!! You were supposed to be chicken soup!"
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I like sunshine and rainbows, Glitter and pink, I like kittens and puppies, Yes, I'm as cute as you think. Bubble gum, candy, I'll dance in the rain, See the world through my eyes, You'll never be the same. Then I blink. I like darkness and stormclouds, Crossbones in the night, I'm your Manic Pixie Dream Girl, You k...
Blink
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what do you say when people ask about me. do you call me a past love, the woman who ruined you, the girl who made you want to live again, the bitch who made you want to die. or do you look them in the eyes take a sip of your drink and say “i don’t know her like that.”
who am i to you
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[Godland (Pilot)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aI0no7hYx8yFqHNx_qX29_yH_0pzLfLJ/view?usp=sharing) ​ Edit; Thanks for Silver, stranger.
Back in 2008, i wrote a pilot about America splitting into two separate nations. Everyone i pitched it to called it 'unrealistic'
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TW: Depression and su*cide I loved to read and write as a child. Friends and family loved my stories, poems, and plays and always tried to nurture my love of writing. So many awards, future author praises, and contests won from my imagination. When I was 16, I was working on co-authoring a book with my uncle who was a...
[QUESTION] I feel like academia and depression has ruined my ability to write creatively?
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I have been a creative writing student for many years and teaching other subjects related to English and Writing Concepts for fewer years, but my passion is creative writing. I run a Discord server for writers and want to practice my teaching skills there, but the server isn't too active. Are there any creative writer...
Any creative writers interested in learning from a new teacher?
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Hello! New to this thread and to reddit (hope this is ok to put here, if not delete it!) but I've got an idea for a p r o j e c t and I'm interested to know how people feel about it/ if you'd like to be involved? I'm a graduate in philosophy, I write philosophical essays in my spare time and short stories. I'd love t...
Anyone interested in joining this project?!
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The man I loved told me he loved me. If only the story began and ended there. If only it was truly that simple. He told me he loved me shortly after midnight on New Years. We were drunkenly making love. He paused, caressed my face, looked me in the eyes, and told me those three words. We’ve always had great sex, but ...
The boy I loved finally told me he loved me
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**Monochrome.** My life, a haze of grey. Never changing color, never changing shade. Dwelling in the blankness of pure existence. A void, timeless. A dull, dreary, monochromatic space. Isolated, trapped in a daze. Lost in silence. *-S.M.S.*
A poem inspired by boredom.
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What is written about or what is written of whether it be on social media or literature. Every single word should be thought of for every word has a meaning and a power to heal or destruct!
Think before you talk or write..
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In love, but unable to talk, Like a person with legs unable to walk. Thinking of them, Unable to feel. A person with stomach No daily meals. Smiling at them Unable to see. A lover inside Unable to be. In love, but unable to heal. Was I dreaming, or is it real?
Unable, Me, 2021
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If I had to rewrite every word every word I ever spoke to you to bring you closer to me to keep us locked away in that cabin I would write until my hands broke until there were no words left until every language was exhausted until the space between us closed I want to hold every part of you every thought tha...
Closer
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It’s 1:45am and I miss you. Do you miss me? ​ I love you still. Do you still love me? ​ I don’t know how to do this without you. How’re you without me? ​ I miss your laugh. Your smile. I miss your love. And I miss exchanging “I love you”’s. I always wonder if you miss my laugh. Mis...
Do you?
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Backstory: I have a storyline in which requires one ship to be toxic—this is to sort of make character A’s perspective on love a little distorted. So, here’s how the relationship works: A is into B for the longest time and they’re also great friends; at one point, B starts showing interest too and confesses to A. I wa...
What are some tips on writing subtly manipulative characters?
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The year was 2012, and we were all supposed to die in December. It was my freshman year of college. I was settling in quite well. I made friends with a bunch of people in our residence hall, we hit it off immediately. We started going out on the weekends, starting with thirsty Thursday, which turns out is actually a th...
How my dorm became a drug superhighway.
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You get a hankering for a hamburger, so you go to your favorite burger place, Burger King. You’ve been in (Benin) Burger King so often you consider yourself a Burger King fatso (Burkina Faso). You order your food to go (Togo), and once you get your order, you’re gone (Ghana). You coast away in your ivory car (Ivory Coa...
A Story To Help You Remember The Countries of Africa
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I can’t say what prompted the idea but one day recently I decided it was best for me to stop breathing. Oh, it was a short-lived rebellion the first few times, but eventually I built up a considerable tolerance to the mindless act of respiration. Like a bolt out of the blue I came to realize my unrelenting addiction to...
‘When I stop breathing’
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Life is a gift that takes. Time was always on my side, but the angel has fallen. I only realize now that a perfect picture is flawed. My madness was a naked mantra. Everyone close to heart had been distant in my mind. Life is a perfect gift.
No idea how to write poetry but
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Helloo! So I'm writing a bunch of different and more gory stories for my English class, and my teacher wants me to post them to platforms so people can read my writing because she likes it so much. If I was to post it on here, would some of you all be interested in reading it? They're fiction and typically touch some...
I want to start posting my stuff somewhere, but I'm unsure if people here would want to.
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I’ve experimented with different writing prompts in my spare time and I’ve found one that I see a lot of promise in: I start by writing a scene with emotions and setting as blunt as possible, then rewrite and make the emotions subtler, before finally adding description to the setting. {EXAMPLE} —“Something’s not rig...
Discussing a new writing technique I’ve discovered.
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When I was twelve, my English teacher decided to educate the class on life’s inescapable expiry date. She began snapping her fingers in a steady rhythm, speaking light heartedly; ‘every time I click, someone has died’. She talked as if it was no more than an interesting headline in her morning paper. ‘Dead. Dead. Dead....
Click
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Don't you understand? There weren't supposed to be corporate offices, that's why earthquakes destroy them. We were the mistake, fossil fuels weren't made to be burned. I'm sick of everyone saying that nature is horrible and destructive when it wasn't made for us, we were made for it. Our planet has done nothing wit...
This Earth Wasn't Made For Us
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We say things like, "It's so great to see you!" "I've missed you!" and "How's your job? How's your mom? Read any good books lately?" You haven't, but you watched a movie recently - you think I would like it, maybe. We don't talk about the movies we saw together in the theater, clamoring for the middle row with the extr...
The Thing Between Us
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We hide our faces and dry our own tears, as we sit crying in the cold rooms of our empty homes. Wishing to be understood but not wanting to explain ourselves, wanting to be held by the softest of hands yet wanting to be invisible to the whole world. I lie in my bed, wanting to cry so fucking hard and yet not one te...
Men don't cry...
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i'm writing a story involving a smoker, and while i've obviously smelled cigarettes before, i cannot seem to find a good way to describe them in my story. help please :') edit: thank you all for the responses! you've helped more than you know. for context if anyone was wondering, my character was having a friend come ...
what do cigarettes smell like?
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What are some seemingly small things a writer can do in their book that completely takes you out of the experience? I was once reading some book from the school library and the female lead's gay friend said something along the lines of "honey, of course I can cook, I'm fruity". I tried to read past it but I couldn't. C...
what can a writer do to make you walk away from a book?
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"I mostly wanna be free of myself. Return my consciousness to a place outside of my soul. Put back on the shelves to be discarded into the cosmos I crave nothingness in its purest form. Nothing..."
A quote from my old journal..
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To you, wherever you are, I love you. I know that you are there, cold and alone, needing me. You feel as I do. You look up at the vast emptiness in that dark, night's sky and want it to be filled with meaning and purpose. To fill it with love and radiance that is our sun, and with all that makes life worth living. But ...
To you, whoever you are
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TW: This is about different experiences of homophobia, transphobia, and other discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community. This text addresses topics like religion, violence, and generally poor experiences of being queer. If this is not something you're comfortable reading, then this might not be for you. Otherwise, pl...
A straight man
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Sean Bailey gazed out of the window from the 362nd floor and scowled. All he could see was steel and glass in every direction, all the way to the horizon. He hated Earth. I've heard many times that the opening of a story is supposed to grab the reader's attention. Did I succeed?
How's this for an opening sentence?
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I daydream a lot. Sadly more than I'd like to admit; I envision my partner who gives me lots of love, and sex. It's been awhile since I've felt loved, really loved..but I miss loving. I miss caring and wanting and longing and touching. I miss long, strong hugs. I think of my partner and how he would love me. I just e...
I’ll never attract more than just your eyes.
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We don’t write about love anymore It’s always the same and makes us bore, We only write about pain nowadays It is something to which everyone can relate, Besides we don’t think love actually exists It probably died last century Like we just don’t talk about God anymore, With the rapid dying faith Atheism is t...
We don't write about love anymore
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When I have told stories of my life, those listening have told me I am fucked up at best, interesting as a consolation or at worst, a liar. I would say I’m a combination of the best and worst responses, and I suppose I must view myself as interesting if I am writing this at all. Or maybe, you’ve just read my first lie....
I had completely given up writing utterly convinced that no one would ever want to read my work. This is my first time showing anyone to see if I should pack it all in or continue.
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i think the way you look should be illegal i get inebriated, from just a glance your steady grace, the way your hair hides your face hands look so ready to hold but not just yet because times a toll it doesn't mean i won't be wishing maybe soon your hand will fit in mine and if not i guess it has to be fine m...
you
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Have you ever said 'I love you' and as you hear those words echo around realise that you didn't mean it? That a phrase you once said to the one person who was most important to you now echos around meaningless and sad. Have you ever noticed the way they say 'I love you too' afterwards? A slightly hollow causious love...
Have you ever said 'I love you'
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I am abandoned in the bloody heap of history I am thirsting after the echo of evening poetry I am a blighted reaper A crestfallen jester A bitter reminder I cast aside my banners My waywardness My aching breathlessness My furrowed brow in the face of ageless wonders I would trade it all for a spell To lift m...
Loving In My Final Age
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I hate to admit but writing felt easy with a broken heart.
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Weed is not for everyone, It's not the miracle drug people always say it is, but it's sure a hell of a lot better of a drug of choice than Alcohol is, and that's a fact (Rest In Peace Bill Hicks, 1961-1994). I am saying now, If someone Proudly Supports Alcohol Legalization, and not only disapproves of Marijuana Legali...
Unpopular Opinion: Pot Is A Better Drug Than Alcohol
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I find it harder to write when I'm forced inside 24/7, ironically. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, so I thought I'd share a link to a free online webinar by Katherine Belliel, a creative writing teacher. You don't need to sign up. Just click the link and you can enter the online classroom. The webina...
Anyone's creative juices stop flowing since Covid?
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To talk of many things. Of life and love and ceiling fans, Or bandages and rings. And why the sea was boiling hot, that time we sprouted wings. I wonder as the stars ricochet through the darkness of the warm night. The window open into it, the air enveloping me like a hug. I could feel its touch on my bare shoulder b...
Let us go then you and I
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There is this fantasy novel story I had in my head for probably 2 decades now. I've written several pages of the beginning, but then I paused, and now I'm starting again but not from where I stopped. Instead I'm thinking of different parts of the story, characters, important scenes and details that inspire me, and I wr...
Is writing bits and pieces of summaries about different parts of the story, a valid way to start?
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Show us your life hacks, haha, you're creative and funny. film yourself cooking breakfast. Bacon, eggs, bread, smile, blue eyes, hearthrob, muscles, tik tok, fame. Dance to the music. Strengthen your core, whiten your teeth. Smile. You're the happiest person on earth, remember? Pink or blue? Boy or girl? Sure as gods ...
Sick of it
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The child in me stood in awe of everything. The adult in me, conditioned, burnished it all. The demon in me watched my mind burning. The human in me, fighting, salvaged it all. EDIT: thanks for the hugs! I needed them 🥺🥺
1:11AM - randomly woke up from a deep slumber, and wrote this on my phone.
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I'm writing a story for a school assignment, and I have never been ro proud of anything i have ever written. "Well class ended, and i did not throw up. Which is good, but if i had, I totally would have done it on Jonas."
The best thing i have written in my entire life.
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**I don’t want to die but…** I don’t want to keep struggling. I don’t want to feel so alone. I don’t want to be like I am. I don’t want to look like this. I don’t feel like anywhere is home. I don’t feel like there’s a point anymore. I’m not who I used to be and I don’t think I ever will be again. I can’t seem ...
Should I Hang Myself?
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**A maidens love.** Love, once a wick ablaze. Now an ember in a fiery haze. Once a dwelling of gay abandon. Now a shell of a heart left abandoned. The waiting, the months and days whisp away. A lonely maiden yearning for the return of her life's mate. Not a single word of news or message inked with passion. No ...
A poem that I wrote last year about getting over a past romantic relationship.
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hands. touching faces, touching hips, touching all the right places. lips. kissing mine, kissing skin, kissing goodbye.
a small poem for someone who broke my heart
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And when they do, do you even notice? "Oh, I don't know about that", you laugh as you look down at your feet, a coy little smile on your face. You brush it away within seconds of it's appearance. You couldn't sit in that feeling for too long. You wouldn't want to get bigheaded. You tell me, "I've been single for l...
Does everyone fall in love with you?
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The title says it all! I'm over the moon! ​ [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CZXJYG5/ref=sr\_1\_1?dchild=1&keywords=daniel+caruana+smith&qid=1594832562&s=books&sr=1-1](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CZXJYG5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=daniel+caruana+smith&qid=1594832562&s=books&sr=1-1)
First Book Published!
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I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I get a lot of sleep, I work an ideal amount, I have lots of downtime and time with friends, my mental health is great, so why can't I write? I have so many ideas and so many things I want to write about but the white space on the pages feel so intimidating. I just can't seem t...
Lately I have been having a lot of great ideas but the actual task of writing makes me tired and I never get anywhere.
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You have always told me that there's no word you've been able to find, that make sense of what is inside you. But why should you ever become weary with that, my love? For words are just mere tiny winds with sound of different arrangement and even you, are never able to find the right ones. By god, if they never comes...
You
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My baby kicks inside of my stomach. Any day now we'll meet him or her. My partner is downstairs cleaning up after dinner. We used to take a lot of baths together, him and I. When we first started dating he would come over and we would melt into each other. My apartment had a large bathtub that we could both fit in. ...
My toddler is asleep, and I'm laying in the bathtub listening to acoustic music.
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Depression is quiet. Depression isn’t words, it’s the words we don’t say. It’s telling everyone we’re fine after another night of tossing and turning. It’s in the fake smile we give our mothers because truly, we can’t be the ones to break her heart. It’s the questionable look from a friend. The small push from y...
Depression is quiet
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I longed for an ocean depth in you, yet all I got were shallow shores. But as time flew and moments travelled with it, I observed your blank canvas as the art gradually became visible to me. Grey, a boy compelled to mature before his time. Red, a man seeking sexual validation. You drown in a sea of negativity and pessi...
I See You.
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I was dead on the inside, and then you came along. You brought color to my existence. For once I was incredibly happy. I still remember the hug you gave me on the train station. I’ll never forget that hug. The smell of your skin, the soft feeling of your cheeck against mine. I felt so safe in your embrace, like noth...
Hold me
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All relationships end. By death, apathy, or sin. Some proceed slowly. Others turn out coldly. One ceases, another begins. Some friendships bloom from birth to the tomb. We flay open ourselves, with our hearts on a shelf; and trust dutifully groomed. One true love is enough, If both players are tough. We’ll get our h...
‘All relationships end’
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Focus on you Today. I know its easy to look at EVERYONE else and what EVERYONE else is doing but will that allow you to heal? Will that allow you to progress with yourself, with your mental health, with your depression, with your goals etc.? Don't get me wrong, I am **ALL** about celebrating, supporting and being ther...
Focus on You (92)
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You chose to carry your pregnancy to term. You have a responsibility, an obligation, to care for and raise your child. They do not owe you anything. The worst example you can set for your child is that of the hypocrite. Be the house, big or small, your child brings people home to, not the house your child leaves to ...
Things I Learned From The Mistakes Of My Parents
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Good writing is a gemstone. So killing your darlings isn’t sifting through the dirt for the gold, it’s sifting through the gold to find the diamond. ~Anonymous
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You’ll need: 2 cups of self-confidence 2 cups of trust 1 cup of braveness 2 teaspoons of vulnerability 1 tablespoon of toughness A pinch of acceptance A pinch of validation A pinch of positive thoughts. ​ Mix the ingredients in your mind: Stay confident. Don’t let others bring you down. Keep you...
To grow mentally stronger
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I have faith in bees, seeds, and dried apricots.  I keep them in a jar so that I can look at them before I fall asleep. It also contains a piece of twine to remind me of some semblance of fate.  Should I add a winter flower for the promise that summer will end?  I’m sitting in a window seat while potatoes boil on the...
Smoke
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Its not the darkness that scares me Or the uncertainty that hides within it Or the waves of grief that drown me When the weight of guilt becomes too heavy Not the pain that creeps across my body Or the serrated edges of my emotions Or the lack of vision I have for my purpose In the pitch black stillness of my fu...
wait for the sun
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Hey, You. Yes, You. You, with the tired eyes and weak smile. You, hiding beneath baggy clothes that cover the poems written on your arms. You, laying in your bed with tears in your eyes, begging somebody, anybody to make it stop. Hey, You. I love You. You, with your heart so full of love, but so hardened by the cruelt...
Hey, You.
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in the dark and silence of my apartment, i chose to call my father. i thought he may have been awake, but his groggy tone spoke otherwise. “are you okay”, i asked. my candles lit - on that somber afternoon, as the wind outside continued to send me reminders of all the shit i’ve been going through. “yeah. just stuf...
connected fragility
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Hello all, and happy new year. One of my goals this year is to have a short story published somewhere. It doesn’t have to be anywhere swanky but just somewhere online to start. Does anyone know of any good places to start? Having done some research I’ve seen a few horror stories regarding ownership rights etc. I’m ve...
How to start publishing short stories?
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Fear is missing the best conversation I’ve ever had. Fear is getting her name wrong on a first date. Fear is telling myself I’m not good enough in the bathroom mirror. Fear is I’m not good enough, reflecting the truth of my youth. Fear is the thought of the walls closing in around me. Fear is the look in her ...
Fear Is
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To the girl two seats over. Hello. Sorry. I know we don’t know each other, but I saw you looking in my direction and I wanted to say something. You look conflicted. Your eyes are fighting to stay open and your lashes are waves standing confidently before they crash into the unforgiving ocean. Are you lost? Because ...
To the Girl Two Seats Over
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I used to believe that love meant you want to “be better” for someone. But that’s not right and it’s the way he looks at me that made me understand: I am human and I am art. There is no such thing as being better or being worse because you cannot change art you didn’t create. You can only look at it from another perspe...
He already knows I am whole.
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I’m writing a book I’m 15 and I’m currently on chapter 21 of my book, it’s a fictional story set in a world full of mystery and adventure with two main protagonists that have no memory of themselves at all except one has a sword that can do extraordinary things and the other a book that can literally alter reality. I ...
I’m writing a book
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Losing touch with reality Losing touch with- Losing touch, Losing.
Losing touch with reality
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# The Shower The shower was hot, almost to the point of being unbearable. Thick plumes of steam filled the chilled wintery air of the bathroom. I just stood there, looking down at the black mould in the corner, the burning water running over me. I was still trying to process it all, the conversations, the arguments, a...
My first attempt.
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“I am lonely,” The mirror whispered to me I smiled, beaming pearly whites caged by red lip stick. It didn’t reach my eyes, so I tried again. “Be happy,” I reminded the pesky sad girl looking at me. My hands fell to the sink, and I gripped it until my knuckles were white. ...
I am lonely
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2:49 am — everyone around her is fast asleep but there she is, pathetically watching rom coms only to get a glimpse of what love is like, even just for an hour or two. she’s always craving for something she’s never even had before, in this case: felt before. she’s always finding ways to keep herself busy enough to f...
a lonely hopeless romantic
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gflmvq
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Two hours of emails, research, realizing a magazine didn’t take simultaneous submissions or would take copyright from me, and I submitted two of my short stories to about 6-7 literary magazines total. That was yesterday. Today, I got my first response back (The Threepenny Review is excellent for quick responses).... an...
Submitted my work to various literary magazines for the first time
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li4lnl
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I open my eyes every morning Still can't believe it Emptiness in me The day starts hard Can't stand up, today Emptiness in me Try to make it all okay But nervous all the same Emptiness in me Joy might come once more But then it's back, knocking at the door Emptiness in me What do you want, I call to her ...
A poem written by my best friend, who recently wanted to kill himself, he is getting better and writing has helped him.
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I am sick There’s no cure, though, for what I’ve got They’re just waiting for me to die I hear them whisper to themselves, in the other room “It’s taking too long” I whisper back, from my bed “I’m sorry”.
no one reads poetry at 2 am
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I've been writing for over ten years and finally felt brave enough to submit a short story to a magazine and IT WAS ACCEPTED! I'm in a dancing mood!
Got started!
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“I don’t need saving!” “Peter. Please.” She whimpered. He shook his head rapidly and she shook hers. “Pet-.” “Shut up!” She stepped forward again. “I’m not here to save you.” She says. “Then what ren! What are you here for! Everyone’s here to save me. Everyone gives me pity, looks down on me… I see it now. ...
“Just Because.”
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It almost seems like this is more of a poetry sub, but without any of the poetry principles. Almost every piece is just a handful of lines with no context or discussion. None of the rules in the sidebar seem to differ that much from r/writing, but the there's clearly something fundamentally different, and I'm just out ...
[Question] What is this sub supposed to be?
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Hi all, just looking for recommendations of online coursers for somebody like me, that is passionate about plots and the creative process, but do not want necessarily to write a book. Thanks in advance.
Good creative writing or plot basics for beginners?
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Kissing is beautiful. For a few moments, all that person wants is you. They fix their gaze on your face like it's the only thing they’ve ever wanted. And they’ve finally gotten the chance to grasp it . They let their fingers linger on your face to memorize every inch of your jawline. Their eyes are closed, relying sole...
Kissing is beautiful
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I will no longer be replying to comments here, I have embarrassed myself long enough. Stop arguing with me. ​ Also Just realized I'm the most upvoted comment in r/creativewriting so thank u
Someone argue with me please, about anything. My bad if I agree.
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I want to learn creative writing mainly so I can make compelling dungeons and dragons campaigns, so I don’t want to spend thousands on college since I likely won’t use it professionally. Are there any online resources you can recommend or would a paid class be the only real option?
Where can I learn about creative writing?
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gyt659
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In Hell is where we met We danced along the fire And just like that, you sent me back Now dying’s my desire
In Hell
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