( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Love and attraction.
It's like sex and passion.
It's two ends of a spectrum.
Are you a friend or a lover?
Now pick one or the other."
• Love and Attraction, Darren Hayes

- "I've had enough
I'm standing up
I need, I need a change
I've had enough of chasing luck
I need, I need a change."
• Burning Gold, Christina Perri

- "And in the dark I found, lost hope that I won't fly
And I sing along, I sing along, and I sing along
I got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me, through the night"
• Flashlight, Jesse J

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Nerves are good. They keep you alive." - Idina Menzel

- "Sex is emotion in motion." - Mae West

- "I prefer physical exhaustion over mental fatigue any day." - Clotilde Hesme

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- I'm dying to have my lips on yours
- Ignorance is bliss
- Pain is a part of life

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Irrelevant
- Hope
- Horny

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things that make you laugh
- Ten things that scare you
- Ten must-haves in your movie collection

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Police )
- ( Parenthood )
- ( Depression )

( 7 ) Misc/Random (Confucius Quotes)
- "Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without." - Confucius
- "When anger rises, think of the consequences." - Confucius
- "Our greatest glory is not never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius


For more prompts require single sentence responses (that can be used as RP conversation starters), see our LATEST PROMPT SET @ musebysentence

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Life sometimes feels like a nightmare
When every step you take is a wrong one
With only binary choices there
Seeming fair?
They say that time does slowly heal
But memories amplify the pain I feel."
• The Darkness Inside, Agathodaimon

- "Saying "I love you"
Is not the words I want to hear from you
It's not that I want you not to say
But if you only knew how easy it would be to
Show me how you feel, more than words
Is all you have to do to make it real
Then you wouldn't have to say
That you love me 'cause I'd already know."
• More Than Words, Extreme

- "I find the answers aren't so clear
Wish I could find a way to disappear
All these thoughts they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance
Nothing seems to go away
Over and over again
Just like before."
• One Step Closer, Linkin Park

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not." - James Joyce

- "To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." - E. E. Cummings

- "Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." - Bob Marley

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Nobody is perfect
- Recovery is possible
- Those three words

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Little
- Search
- Storm

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things you like to do in the summer
- Ten promises to someone important to you
- Ten guilty pleasures

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Library )
- ( Eerie night )
- ( Speeding )

( 7 ) Misc/Random (Post-It Notes Left in Public)
Select any Post-It from these collections to use as prompts
- ( Collection #1 )
- ( Collect #2 )
- ( Collection #3 )


For more prompts require single sentence responses (that can be used as RP conversation starters), see our LATEST PROMPT SET @ musebysentence

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Wake up, we both need to wake up
Maybe if we face up to this
We can make it through this
Closer, maybe we'll be closer
Stronger than we were before, yeah
Make this something more, yeah."
• Same Mistakes, One Direction

- "All of my life, I've been a fool.
Who said I can do it all alone?
How many good friends have I already lost?
And how many dark nights have I known?
Walking down that wrong road, there was nothing I could find.
All those years of darkness can make a person blind."
• I Am Changing, Jennifer Hudson

- "Have you ever fed a lover with just your hands?
Closed your eyes and trusted, just trusted?
Have you ever thrown a fistful of glitter in the air?
Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, "I just don't care."?"
• Glitter in the Air, P!nk

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give." - Bertrand Russell

- "The shock of any trauma, I think changes your life. It's more acute in the beginning and after a little time you settle back to what you were. However it leaves an indelible mark on your psyche." - Alex Lifeson

- "I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." - Sigmund Freud

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Addicted to Love
- I'll Remember
- Keep Holding On

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Sweat
- Photograph
- Temptation

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten spiritual beliefs you have
- Ten favourite foods/meals
- Ten early memories of someone you love

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Fashion )
- ( Candlelit )
- ( Icecream )

( 7 ) Misc/Random (Word Porn)
- Apodyopsis (n) the act of mentally undressing someone
- Querencia (n) a place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels most at home; the place where you are your most authentic self
- Alexithymia (n) the inability to express feelings with words

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "When you've seen it all
It becomes so clear
That each day can bring
A new set of fears
When you can't see the truth
It's as bright as the darkness
When the enemy's you
It's as bright as the darkness"
• As Bright As The Darkness, Devil You Know

- "We spent some time
Together walking
Spent some time just talking
About who we were
You held my hand so
Very tightly
And told me what we
Could be dreaming of."
• Nothing Like You and I, The Perishers

- "You gotta go and reach for the top
Believe in every dream that you got
You're only living once so tell me
What are you, what are you waiting for?
You know you gotta give it your all
And don't you be afraid if you fall
You're only living once so tell me
What are you, what are you waiting for?"
• What Are You Waiting For?, Nickelback

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Family is not an important thing. It's everything." - Michael J. Fox

- "Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths." - Drew Barrymore

- "I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation." - John Cleese

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Number One
- Something Special
- Bitter and Twisted

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Wild
- Stuck
- Friend

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten qualities you value in a friend
- Ten hurdles you had to overcome
- Ten reasons you have to smile

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Summer time )
- ( FAO Schwarz )
- ( Love wins )

( 7 ) Misc/Random (Prompts in images - click to view)
- Make a list of alphabetical advice
- Make your own "Incomplete List of Small Pleasures"
- Take the 30 Day prompt challenge

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "You can live your life lonely
Heavy as stone
Live your life learning
And working alone
Say this is all you want
But I don't believe that it's true
'Cause when you least expect it
Waiting round the corner for you
Love comes quickly, whatever you do"
• Love Comes Quickly, Pet Shop Boys

- "I got nothing left to defend
I cannot pretend that everything makes sense
but does it really matter now
if I do not know how
to figure this thing out
I am falling into grace to the unknown
to where you are and faith
makes everybody scared
it's the unknown the don't know
that keeps me hanging on and on and on to you."
• Unknown, Lifehouse

- "Do you hear, do you hear that sound
It's the sound of the lost gone found
It's the sound of a mute gone loud
It's the sound of a new start
Kiss with a mouth of shooting stars
Of lost and broken hearts
Unafraid you can name your scars
With a touch of a new heart."
• Now is the Start, A Fine Frenzy

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." - Mignon McLaughlin

- "Mixed feelings, like mixed drinks, are a confusion to the soul." - George Carman

- "Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive." - Jeff Bridges

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Am I going crazy?
- Wouldn't it be nice?
- How can you mend a broken heart?

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Condom
- Date
- Jealous

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten favourite movie quotes
- Ten things you love about your relationship
- Ten memories you made with your best friend

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Operating Room )
- ( Beach at sunset )
- ( Speeding car )

( 7 ) Misc/Random
- "Memories are lies."
- "Isn't that fucked up?"
- "First crack of the lightning storm."

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "First you both go out your way
And the vibe is feeling strong
And what's small turn to a friendship
A friendship turn to a bond
And that bond will never be broken
The love will never get lost
And when brotherhood come first
Then the line will never be crossed."
• See You Again, Wiz Kahlifa

- "In the blink of an eye
Just a whisper of smoke
You could lose everything
The truth is you never know
So I'll kiss you longer baby
Any chance that I get
I'll make the most of the minutes
and love with no regrets."
• Like I'm Gonna Lose You, Meghan Trainor

- "Am I out of luck?
Am I waiting to break?
When I keep saying that I'm looking for a way to escape
Oh, I'm wishing I had what I'd taken for granted
I can't help you when I'm only gonna do you wrong
Oh, I'm going to mess this up
Oh, this is just my luck
Over and over and over again."
• Shots, Imagine Dragons

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present." - Barbara de Angelis

- "The best kind of kiss is when you have to stop because you can't help but smile." - Unknown

- "Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean." - Christopher Reeve

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- I want...
- I need...
- I love...

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Learn
- Ache
- Nerves

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten songs you would dedicate to a loved one
- Ten things that have made you cry
- Ten things you never saw coming

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Suit & tie )
- ( Movie marathon )
- ( Baby hands )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - 3 Drabbles
- Write about the moment you realised you were in love
- Write about the person who has most influenced your life (in a good or bad way)
- Write about something/someone you lost too soon

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "It's OK 'cause I know
You shine even on a rainy day and
I can find your halo
Guides me to wherever you fall
If you need a hand to hold
I'll come running, because
You and I won't part till we die
You should know
We see eye to eye, heart to heart."
• Heart to Heart, James Blunt

- "Sometimes I wonder
Just what am I fighting for?
I win some battles
But I always lose the war
I keep right on stumblin'
In this no-man's land out here
But I know, Mmmmm yes, I know
There must be a better world somewhere"
• There Must Be a Better World Somewhere, B.B. King

- "If today was your last day
And tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past
Donate every dime you have?
If today was your last day."
• If Today Was Your Last Day, Nickelback

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man." - Ian Duncan Smith

- "Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it." - Albert Smith

- "A tattoo.... is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so its essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition." - Andrea Juno

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Don't touch
- Fuck this
- Soul mate

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Ache
- Vengeance
- New

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things you like to do on a day off
- Ten skills you have
- Ten things that pique your senses

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Junk food )
- ( Lonely road )
- ( Brooklyn Bridge )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - 3 Drabbles
- 3 drabbles about LOVE
- 3 drabbles about FEAR
- 3 drabbles about FAMILY

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin’ to do."
• What Hurts The Most, Rascal Flatts

- "If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down
If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me."
• Take a Chance On Me, ABBA

- "And I feel like some bird of paradise
My bad fortune slipping away
And I feel the innocence of a child
Everybody's got something good to say
Things I once thought unbelievable
In my life
Have all taken place."
• Good Fortune, PJ Harvey

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new." - Brian Tracy

- "Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character." - Les Brown

- "Depression is a physical illness." - Terry Bradshaw

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Sleepless nights
- Love hurts
- Baby steps

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Bullshit
- Smile
- Past

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten words you love
- Ten things you want to try
- Ten things that changed your life

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( (NSFW) Post-coital )
- ( Evidence )
- ( Rainy night )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - French Proverbs
- Toutes les choses sont difficiles avant d'être faciles (All things are difficult before they are easy)
- Il faut que jeunesse se passe (Boys will be boys)
- Mieux vaut rire que pleurrer (Laughter is the best medicine)

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Let's spend the night together
Now I need you more than ever
Let's spend the night together now
I feel so strong that I can't disguise (oh my)
Let's spend the night together
But I just can't apologize (oh no)."
• Let's Spend The Night Together, The Rolling Stones

- "When did the rain become a storm?
When did the clouds begin to form?
Yeah, we got knocked off course by a natural force
And we'll, we'll be swimming when it's gone."
• Beautiful Goodbye, Maroon 5

- "You're better than the best
I'm lucky just to linger in your light
Cooler than the flip-side of my pillow (that's right)
Completely unaware
Nothing can compare to where you send me
It lets me know that it's okay (yeah, it's okay)
And the moments when my good times start to fade."
• Smile, Uncle Kracker

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums." - Michael J. Fox

- "I wish my brain had a map to tell me where my heart should go…" - Unknown

- "Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Bad mistake
- Family matters
- Soul mates

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Favor
- Ring
- Shiver

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten misconceptions about you
- Ten things that fascinate you
- Ten secrets you've kept

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Playlist )
- ( Depression )
- ( Pride )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - Word Porn
- metanoia (n) the journey of changing one's mind, heart, self, or way of life
- vorfreude (n) the joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures
- finifugal (adj) hating endings; of someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moments of a story, relationship, or some other journey

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "This is how the story went
I met someone by accident
Who blew me away
Blew me away
And It was in the darkest of my days
When you took my sorrow and you took my pain
And buried them away, buried them away."
• Hiding My Heart, Adele

- "Ooh, once upon a time I could control myself,
Once upon a time I could lose myself,
Once, upon a time I could love myself,
Once upon a time I could love you."
• Once, Pearl Jam

- "Heaven help me
For the way I am
Save me from
These evil deeds
Before I get them done
I know tomorrow brings
The consequence at hand
But I keep livin' this day like
The next will never come."
• Criminal, Fiona Apple

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "There's no other love like the love for a brother. There's no other love like the love from a brother." - Terri Guillemets

- "Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still." - Robert Sternberg

- "Motivation will always beat mere talent." - Norman Ralph Augustine

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Memories made
- Bittersweet
- Kiss my ass

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Misery
- Frustrated
- Caress

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things you had hoped to achieve in life by now but haven't
- Ten little things you appreciate in life
- Ten tattoos you have/would consider getting

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Tears )
- ( Love letter )
- ( Tarot cards )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - Random
- A memory related to a holiday
- Write about a typical day in your life
- Make a list of qualities about someone you care about

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "It's alright to shake,
Even my hand does sometimes
So inside we'll rage,
Against the dying of the light
It's alright to say,
That that's the only thing you haven't tried
But just for today, Hold on."
• Hold On, Ed Sheeran

- "The truth about love comes at 3am
You wake up fucked up and you grab a pen
And you say to yourself
I'm gonna figure it out, I'm gonna crack that code
Gonna break it break it down."
• The Truth About Love, P!nk

- "Time has a way of taking time
Loneliness is not only felt by fools
Alone I call to ease the pain
Yearning to be held by you, alone, so alone, I'm lost
Consumed by the pain
The pain, the pain, the pain."
• In My Darkest Hour, Megadeath

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life." - Angelina Jolie

- "Music is the strongest form of magic." - Marilyn Manson

- "Falling in love and having a relationship are two different things." - Keanue Reeves

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Typically Average
- Alive Again
- Love Hurts

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Whisper
- Baby
- Bleed

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten Tweets you've made
- Ten favourite memes or demotivational posters
- Ten search in your Google history

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Coffee shop )
- ( Cold shower )
- ( Missed calls )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - Latin Phrases
- Non omnis moriar ("Not all of me shall die")
- Damnant quodnon intelligunt ("They condemn what they do not understand")
- Ars gratia artis ("Art is the reward of art")

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "I don't talk about it but that's alright
Table's turned now there's a revenge in sight.
If it takes forever babe I tell ya I can wait
Send them screaming back through their hell's own gate."
• Screaming for Vengeance, Judas Priest

- "You keep bringing out the free in me
What you do to my heart just makes me melt
And I don't think I can resist
But I've never been one to kiss and tell
A love this true can't be subdued
So I'm gonna let out a yell."
• Love You Out Loud, Rascal Flatts

- "You're sick of feeling numb
You're not the only one
I'll take you by the hand
And I'll show you a world that you can understand
This life is filled with hurt
When happiness doesn't work
Trust me and take my hand
When the lights go out you will understand."
• Pain, Three Days Grace

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." - Mother Teresa

- "A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all." - Brad Pitt

- "We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict." - Jim Morrison

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Let it be
- Getting better
- The night before

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Intense
- Revenge
- Tender

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten CDs you had/have in your music collection
- Ten people you find inspirational
- Ten things you wish you could do

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Fire )
- ( Coffee date )
- ( Cocaine )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - Acronyms
- H.O.P.E: Hold on, pain ends
- I.D.G.A.F: I don't give a fuck
- B.F.F: Best friends forever

Song quiz (sent to us by one of our members) for any muse who loves music:

( Music is what feelings sound like... )

If anyone else has little fun quizzes/memes/prompts you want us to put up, drop us a line at our Contact Post

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,
But your blade—it might be too sharp
I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,
I may snap and I move fast
But you won't see me fall apart
'Cause I've got an elastic heart."
• Elastic Heart, Sia

- "Breathing in the madness, spitting out the lies
Searching for an answer, keep your alibis
Don't know where we're goin', just know where we've been
Remember when the clock strikes twelve, the losers always win."
• Creatures of the Night, KISS

- "You never know where, you won't know how
When you least expect it, expect the unexpected
Won't ever know why it all comes down
When you least expect it, expect the unexpected."
• Expect the Unexpected, Dog Eat Dog

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down." - Mary Pickford

- "Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive." - Havelock Ellis

- "If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of others, then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out." - Dalai Lama

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "I don't know..."
- "Just this once..."
- "Love of my life..."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Isolation
- Flirtation
- Humiliation

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten TV shows you grew up with
- Ten things you can't resist
- Ten clichés that have applied to you over the time

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Bloody knife (tw) )
- ( Seduction )
- ( Toast )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - Movie Taglines
- "The longer you wait, the harder it gets."
- "Everyone has one special thing."
- "Welcome to the suck."

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Once I ran to you
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you.
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Oh, tainted love."
• Tainted Love, Soft Cell

- "No one can take this from you
No, can't carry this for you
But you can stand if you want to
Or fall if you want to
I do feel same as you
You can dance if you want to
Or break if you want to
I do feel same as you
The same as you."
• Same As You, The Fray

- "Love is where this begins
Thank you for letting me in
I've never had to pretend
You’ve always known who I am
And I know my life is better
Because you’re a part of it
I know without you by my side
That I would be different."
• Best Friend, Jason Mraz

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive." - Brian Clough

- "When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives." - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

- "Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort." - Humphry Davy

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "With this ring..."
- "Just stop..."
- "To die for..."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Classy
- Dirty
- Wink

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things you've done where "Hindsight is always 20/20" applies
- Ten things that seem easy for others, but difficult for you
- Ten apps on your phone

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Marriage license )
- ( Valentine )
- ( Violence )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - French Proverbs
- Apres la pluie, le beau temps (After rain comes sunshine)
- Bacchus a noyé plus de gens que Neptune (Wine has drowned more than the sea)
- Bon coeur ne peut mentir (The heart sees farther than the head)

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "You wake up every morning and ask yourself
What am I doing here anyway
With the weight of all those disappointments
Whispering in your ear
You're just barely hanging by a thread
You wanna scream but you're down to your last breath
And you don't know it yet."
• One Day You Will, Lady Antebellum

- "Makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter."
• Fighter, Christina Aguilera

- "I got plenty of time
You got light in your eyes
And you're standing here beside me
I love the passing of time
Never for money, always for love
Cover up and say goodnight, say goodnight."
• This Must Be The Place (naive Melody), Talking Heads

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance." - Harrison Ford

- "I recognize that I have the ability to be selfish, but I also recognize that you can't be happy if you only care about yourself at the expense of other people." - Russell Brand

- "There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love." - Washington Irving

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Past is dead."
- "Smiles are contagious."
- "Let go now."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Unhappy
- Change
- Silence

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things that give you strength
- Ten things to complain about
- Ten things you appreciate

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Snowed in )
- ( Vital signs )
- ( Forest )

( 7 ) Misc/Random
- Go to the Tarot Card Generator, hit "Draw a card!", and write a prompt for your muse based on the card you get
- Go to the Random Subject Generator, write a prompt for your muse on the subject you get
- Go to the Random Subject First Line Generator, write a prompt for your muse on the first line you get

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Don't speak
I know just what you're saying
So please stop explaining
Don't tell me cause it hurts
Don't speak
I know what you're thinking
I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me cause it hurts."
• Don't Speak, No Doubt

- "Just to make my mind seem clear
Where do I go from here?
I see my breath pushing steam through the air
Shaking hands run through my hair
My fears, where do I go from here?"
• My Fault, Imagine Dragons

- "And we can build this dream together
Standing strong forever
Nothing's gonna stop us now
And if this world runs out of lovers
We'll still have each other
Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us now."
• Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, Starship

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "If you haven't found it yet, keep looking." - Steve Jobs

- "In combat, you have to make decisions immediately, and regardless if you see the decision as right or wrong, you have to live with those consequences." - Unknown

- "I finally understood what true love meant. Love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be." - Dear John

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "It could always be worse."
- "Sorry I can't be perfect."
- "You mean everything to me."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Gorgeous
- Stuck
- Compromise

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things about you see as flaws
- Ten things you love about the place you live
- Ten things you're currently contemplating about your life

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Police )
- ( Diaper changing )
- ( Snowy night )

( 7 ) Misc/Random
- Nobody knows that I...
- The biggest lie I've ever told is...
- It used to make me so happy when...

We hope all our members had happy holidays and a fun New Year. Prompts should be back on an even weekly keel now that the silly season is over!

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "I am fairly agile
I can bend and not break
Or I can break and take it with a smile
And I am so resilient
I recover quickly
I'll convince you soon that I am fine."
• Break and Not Bend, Dashboard Confessional

- "So give me this chance
To make the wrongs right, to say
Don't don't don't walk away
I promise I won't let you down (you down)
If you take my hand tonight
I promise we'll be just fine (this time)."
• Promise, Simple Plan

- "If there's a maker up above
Then why is nobody listening
You show me hate, and I'll show you love
It's not about your religion
We're always lookin' to someone else
Just take a look in the mirror
'Cause all you need is inside yourself
It couldn't be any clearer."
• I Really Want It, A Great Big World

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." - Arnold Schwarzenegger

- "Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still." - Robert Sternberg

- "We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays." - Persius

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Don't be a dick."
- "Focus on what matters."
- "Today is the day."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Compromise
- Tomorrow
- Blanket

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten gifts you received for Christmas
- Ten New Year's resolutions
- Ten things you love about your relationship/want in a relationship

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Wishing fountain )
- ( Target practice )
- ( In memoriam )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - So, this is Christmas!
- Write a letter to someone you need to forgive
- Write a letter to someone who believed in you when you didn't believe in yourself
- Write letter to someone telling them something you've been reluctant to tell them in person

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "I don't know why I did the things I did
I don't know why I said the things I said
Pride's like a knife it can cut deep inside
Words are like weapons they wound sometimes.
I didn't really mean to hurt you
I didn't wanna see you go
I know I made you cry."
• If I Could Turn Back Time, Cher

- "You can steal my mind
twist it for a while
but you can't take my pride
You can watch me crack
throw me way off track
but I'll keep coming back."
• Coming Back, Dean Ray

- "Time on my hands could be time spent with you
Laughing like children, living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues."
• I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues, Elton John

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Love cannot be found where it doesn’t exist, nor can it be hidden where it truly does." - Kissing a Fool (movie)

- "Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it." - Lion King (movie)

- "Only if you find peace within yourself will you find true connection with others." - Before Sunrise (movie)

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "I'm a little drunk on you."
- "How did it end up like this?"
- "This time last year, everything was so different."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Soul
- Midnight
- Volatile

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten pictures that encapture you and your life
- Ten things you love OR hate about winter
- Ten comfort movies you watch on a bad day

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Christmas Shopping )
- ( Hudson River )
- ( Doorbell rings )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - So, this is Christmas!
- Muse or RP prompt: Snowed in!
- Pick a Christmas quirk your muse has and write a scene about it
- 12 Days of Christmas, muse-style! Do one a day or do all 12 at once, it's up to you.
( On the first day of Christmas... )

REMEMBER: All previous prompt sets found HERE are open for members to utilise at any time. In addition, our sister comm, musebysentence is a comm for single sentence prompt responses (and RP in response to these prompt responses) if anyone wants to challenge themselves that way.

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "I don't believe in an interventionist God
But I know, darling, that you do
But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him
Not to intervene when it came to you
Not to touch a hair on your head
To leave you as you are
And if He felt He had to direct you
Then direct you into my arms."
• Into My Arms, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

- "I'm looking for something, can't find it anyplace
It's there in the distance, starin' me in the face
Right in front of me, but it's way beyond my reach
And I know that I must try to find it."
• Soul Searching, Little River Band

- "This is not the way I pictured me
I can't control my shakes
How the hell did I get here?
Something about this, so very wrong...
I have to laugh out loud, I wish I didn't like this
Is it a dream or a memory?"
• Wait and Bleed, Slipknot

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Holidays are all different depending on the company and time of your life." - Dominic Monaghan

- "Mental illness leaves a huge legacy, not just for the person suffering it but for those around them." - Lysette Anthony

- "Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is." - Jim Morrison

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Sometimes it's okay if the only thing you did today was breathe." - Unknown
- "Even the nicest people have their limits." - Vulnere Viresco
- "If I got rid of my demons, I'd lose my angels." - Tennessee Williams

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Protect
- Unique
- Tears

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten Christmas gifts you have received over the years
- Ten things people have done for/to you that you will never forget
- Ten things you struggle with

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Prayer )
- ( Cooking )
- ( Tender kiss )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - OOC Study: Character-Driven Prompts
- Make a list of things you want that you can't buy.
- Make a list of what Christmas/the holidays means to you.
- Make a list of your insecurities.

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Glimpses of fate bring light to your despair
Realise hope isn't short of your grasp
Resurrect every dream that you've buried alive
And never succumb to the war that you fight in your heart."
• Perseverance, Hatebreed

- "Come take my hand (come take my hand)
We'll walk this road together, through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just letting you know that you're not alone
Holler if you feel like you've been down the same road (same road)"
• Not Afraid, Eminem

- "Here I lay all alone, tossin', turning
Longing for some of your tender Love
I'm waiting for the right moment to come
So I can thank you for all the tender love you've given to me."
• Tender Love, Force MDs

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret." - Jim Carrey

- "How beautiful is it to stay silent when someone expects you to be enraged from them. And how beautiful it is to laugh when someone thinks you are going to shed tears." - Unknown

- "I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby." - Celine Dion

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Just because I'm strong enough to handle pain, doesn't mean I deserve it." - Anon
- "Sometimes you have to stop thinking so much and go where your heart takes you." - Anon
- "Maybe everything was meant to be this way..." - Anon

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Sorry I'm not sorry
- Survive now, cry later
- What are you waiting for?

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things you've done that you shouldn't have
- Ten reasons to get out of bed today
- Ten things in your life you need to improve

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Rainy day sadness )
- ( Balloons )
- ( Insomnia )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - OOC Study: Character-Driven Prompts
- We don’t always present ourselves to others in a way that accurately reflects how we feel inside. We might be shy or insecure but come across as stuck-up and aloof. How do others perceive your character?
- What are your character’s flaws and weaknesses? How does the character’s fears and flaws prevent them from reaching their goals?
- What does your character want more than anything else in the world? What is he or she searching for?

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Ooh oh mouth to mouth we touch
Resuscitating
What we nearly lost,
I never wanna
Let you go so just
Do it like we never met before
Give me mouth to mouth."
• Mouth to Mouth, Paloma Faith

- "You see the world in black and white
No colour or light
You think you'll never get it right
But you're wrong. You might."
• Low, Coldplay

- "I think they found another cure
For broken hearts and feeling insecure
You'd be surprised what I endure
What makes you feel so self-assured."
• Restless Heart Syndrome, Green Day

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Someday, you're going to meet someone who makes you happy, makes you feel beautiful, and stands by you even when you feel like you don't deserve them." - Unknown

- "Treating the whole world as if it works for you doesn't suggest you're special, it means you're an ass." - Raina Kelly

- "Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged." - Samuel Johnson

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Independent Women."
- "Stayin' alive."
- "Won't get fooled again."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Battle scars
- Beautiful smile
- Sweet temptation

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten single sentence memories
- Ten songs that you hate
- Ten talents, gifts or powers you wish you had

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Blindfold )
- ( Champagne )
- ( Jail )

( 7 ) Misc/Random
- For each letter of the alphabet, list something of prominence in your life
- Ten secret messages to people you know or have met
- "I am currently..." meme ( List to copy & paste under here )

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Funny how love is everywhere just look and see
Funny how love is anywhere you're bound to be
Funny how love is every song in every key."
• Funny How Love Is, Queen

- "You're the first one
When things turn out bad
You know I'll never be lonely
You're my only one
And I love the things
I really love the things that you do
You're my best friend."
• You're My Best Friend, Queen

- "When you're feeling down and your resistance is low
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
This is your life
Don't play hard to get
It's a free world."
• Play The Game, Queen

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Here is the tragedy: when you are the victim of depression, not only do you feel utterly helpless and abandoned by the world, you also know that very few people can understand, or even begin to believe, that life can be this painful." - Giles Andreae

- "All discared lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else." - Mae West

- "We all do have our own reasons for being alone; in my case, I just don’t like wasting my time on some assholes." - M.F. Moonzajer

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Empty apartment."
- "That's what friends are for."
- "Everything I didn't say."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Breakdown
- Habit
- Unexpected

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things I need to survive
- Ten lines from songs that mean something to you
- Ten traits you admire

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Car crash )
- ( Money worries )
- ( Funeral )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - September Drabble Challenges
- Make a list of significant events in your life in chronological order
- Make a list objects of significance to you
- Make a list of reasons to love being alive

( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Breathe in Breathe out
There is no sound
We move together up and down
We levitate our bodies soar
Our feet don't even touch the floor
And nobody knows you like I do
The world doesn't understand
But I grow stronger in your hands."
• Insatiable, Darren Hayes

- "You got the touch that I need so much
In your finger tips
I got the honey that ya love to taste
On those lovely lips, so go down
Go down, go down, go down, go down."
• Go Down, AC/DC

- "I almost told you that I loved you
Thank god I didn't because it would've been a lie
I say the damnedest things, when your on top of me
I almost told you that I loved you."
• I Almost Told You That I Loved You, Papa Roach

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go it’s pretty damn good one." - Woody Allen

- "There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats." - Elton John

- "I would rather have a cup of tea than sex." - Boy George

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Like a virgin."
- "I wanna sex you up."
- "One night stand."

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Fantasy
- Horny
- Grope

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten places you want to have sex
- Ten kinks you have tried/want to try
- Ten reasons you love (or) hate sex

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Sex on a desk )
- ( Sex regrets )
- ( Post-coital )

( 7 ) Misc/Random - September Drabble Challenges
- A diary entry about an unforgettable (good or bad) sexual encounter
- Make a list of your sexual turn-ons and a list of your sexual turn-offs
- Five Sex Drabbles: Use any Erotica prompt from HERE

( 1 ) Muse prompts (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Let me tell you a secret
Put it in your heart and then keep it
Something that I want you to know
Do something for me
Listen to my simple story
And maybe we'll have something to show."
• Heal the Pain, George Michael

- "I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life."
• I Knew I Love You, Savage Garden

- "Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony
Growing darkness taking dawn
I was me, but now he's gone."
• Fade to Black, Metallica

( 2 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Never opened myself up this way."
- "Oh simple thing, where have you gone?"
- "All fired up."

( 3 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Disease
- Speed
- Waiting

( 4 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten stupid things you have done
- Ten words that describe you
- Ten things you have/need to overcome

( 5 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Public bathroom )
- ( Head injury )
- ( Running on empty )

( 6 ) Misc/Random - September Drabble Challenges
- "Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated." - Lamartine
- "The only thing worse than being bored is being boring." - Jean Baudrillard
- "Love is what you've been through with somebody." - James Thurber

WORD:

Emasculate
v. 1. to castrate. 2. to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.


QUOTE:

"People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting."
- David Beckham

WORD:

Scuttlebutt
n. 1. Rumour or gossip.


QUOTE:

"Never forget who was there for you when no one else was."
- Unknown

( 1 ) Muse prompts (500+ words, first or third person)
- "You won’t ever have to worry,
You won’t ever have to hide
You've seen all my mistakes
So look me in my eyes
Cause if you let me, here’s what I’ll do
I’ll take care of you
Cause I’ve loved and I’ve lost."
• Take Care, Florence + The Machine

- "Sometimes sitting in the dark
Wishing you were here
Turns me crazy,
But it's you who makes me lose my head.
And every time I'm meant to be acting sensible
You drift into my head
And turn me into a crumbling fool."
• Crazy For You, Adele

- "Dark is the night
I can weather the storm
Never say die
I've been down this road before
I'll never quit
I'll never lay down, mm
See I promised myself that I'd never let me down."
• Win, Brian McKnight

( 2 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Music helps me escape from the reality I live in."
- "When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep."
- "A wound may heal, but scars are forever."

( 3 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Full Moon
- Inner strength
- Let down

( 4 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten of the sweetest things you've ever been told
- Ten compliments to people you love
- Ten things you wish never happened to you

( 5 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Petshop )
- ( Wedding )
- ( Drugs )

( 6 ) Misc/Random - September Drabble Challenges
- Dialogue only: An argument that left you hurt
- Dialogue only: A poignant telephone conversation you had
- Dialogue only: A conversation that left you smiling

WORD:

Misprize
v. 1. To hold in contempt. 2. To undervalue.


QUOTE:

"I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone."
- Robin Williams

WORD:

Pratfall
n. 1. a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating. 2. a humiliating blunder or defeat.


QUOTE:

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."
- Mignon McLaughlin

WORD:

Ebullient
adj. 1. overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited. 2. bubbling up like a boiling liquid.


QUOTE:

"It's a life-changing thing to be in a position of needing help and being so lucky as to get it."
- Maura Tierney

WORD:

Reverie
n. 1. a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing. 2. a daydream.


QUOTE:

"Sex is emotion in motion."
- Mae West

WORD:

Disorder
n. 1. lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion. 2. an irregularity. 3. breach of order; disorderly conduct; public disturbance. 4. a disturbance in physical or mental health or functions; malady or dysfunction.


QUOTE:

"Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses."
- Ann Landers

( 1 ) Muse prompts (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Your kisses burn into my skin,
Only love can hurt like this
But it's the sweetest pain,
Burning hot through my veins,
Love is torture makes me more sure."
• Only Love Can Hurt Like This, Paloma Faith

- "Find me here, and speak to me.
I want to feel you, I need to hear you.
You are the light, that's leading me,
To the place, where I find peace again."
• Everything, Lifehouse

- "No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
All the things
That went wrong
For at last I have learned to be strong."
• No Regrets, Edith Piaf

( 2 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "It's better to burn out, than to fade away."
- "Take my hand, take my whole life too."
- "Optimism is my best defense."

( 3 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Money
- End
- Laughter

( 4 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten things you have to keep reminding yourself
- Ten rules you live by
- Ten things you don't agree with

( 5 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Photo album )
- ( Microphone )
- ( Photographer )

( 6 ) Misc/Random - September Drabble Challenges
Three sets of 30 drabble prompts for the month of September, 100 words per drabble. Do them all at once, even do one per day - any way that suits you!
- ( 30 drabbles about your life... )
- ( 30 drabbles about your emotions... )
- ( 30 drabbles about your past... )

WORD:

Fortitude
n. 1. mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously


QUOTE:

"We all have a personal pool of quicksand inside us where we begin to sink and need friends and family to find us and remind us of all the good that has been and will be."
- Regina Brett

( 1 ) Muse prompts (500+ words, first or third person)
- "I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier."
• Chandelier, Sia

- "Wherever I go you are everywhere
I see what you see it’s the greatest view to me
In the darkness you’re my spark
I’ll never be afraid to dream
When my world is tearing at the seams
I got everything I’ll ever need
You are, you are the greatest view I’ve ever seen."
• World's Apart, Go Comet

- "When I lost it,
Yeah you held my hand,
But I tossed it,
Didn't understand,
You were waiting,
As I dove into the waterfall."
• Geronimo, Sheppard

( 2 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "Deep inside you wanna cry."
- "I don't know where I'd be without you here with me."
- "The best is yet to come."

( 3 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Sweet
- Drunk
- Tears

( 4 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten songs you can listen to over and over
- Ten things you easily tell people about yourself
- Ten things you can't/struggle to tell people about yourself

( 5 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Receiving bad news )
- ( Lying together )
- ( Pool party )

( 6 ) Misc/Random - BINGO!
- Humans are unique creatures, in they can feel many different things at once, often conflicting, often unexplainable. Whether it's past, present, or future event creating the feelings, ( answer the 'I'm _____ because...' quiz under here )
- What rules or boundaries have you set yourself over the years?
- Pick a person who has impacted on you in how you face your life today, and why (first or third person, whatever you please)

WORD:

Vivacious
adj. 1. lively, animated


QUOTE:

"Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don’t say."
- Unknown

WORD:

Equanimity
n. 1. mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.


QUOTE:

"When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier."
- Roy E. Disney

WORD:

Metamorphosis
n. 1. a major change in the appearance or character of someone or something.


QUOTE:

"Everyone comes with baggage, find someone who loves you enough to help you unpack."
- Unknown

Huge thanks to our members (those who have been enjoying utilising our prompts, in the very least!) for your patience waiting for updated prompts. We should be back to weekly sets from now on - musemods

( 1 ) Muse prompts (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Show me that you’re human, you won’t break
Oh love your flaws and live for your mistakes
Beauty’s on the surface wearing thin
Come closer show the marks upon your skin
Show me that you're human."
• Human, Gabrielle Aplin

- "I never thought I'd find someone
But you came along and made me see
That you were the only one for me
Boy, I love you constantly."
• Love Is Such a Crazy Thing, P!nk

- "Why am I so emotional?
No, it's not a good look, gain some self-control
And deep down I know this never works
But you can lay with me so it doesn't hurt?"
• Stay With Me, Sam Smith

( 2 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "All of us get lost in the darkness."
- "My heart was blinded by you."
- "Or maybe people are jerks."

( 3 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Connection
- Strange
- Remember

( 4 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten warnings you've received
- Ten things on your to-do list
- Ten things you're useless at

( 5 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Working out )
- ( Court Room )
- ( Beach walk )

( 6 ) Misc/Random - BINGO!
- On its own - Number 1: One drabble about your past
- Me and you - Number 2: Two private diary entries about the person you love
- Cup of tea - Number 3: Three paragraphs about your happiest moment this past year
- Knock at the door - Number 4: Four people you can't live without and why
- Man alive - Number 5: Five ways death has touched you
- Half a dozen - Number 6: Six snapshots of mistakes you have made
- A piece of heaven - Number 7: Seven sexy/kinky drabbles
- Garden gate - Number 8: Eight secret messages to people you know
- Ball of twine - Number 9: Nine questions you frequently ask yourself
- Bear's den - Number 10: Ten words you love and ten sentences containing each one

WORD:

Fervent
adj. 1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc. 2. hot; burning; glowing.


QUOTE:

"The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy."
- Jim Rohn

WORD:

Coterie
n. 1. a group of people who associate closely. 2. an exclusive group; clique.


QUOTE:

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
- Confuscious

WORD:

Integrity
n. 1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. 2. the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished. 3. a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition.


QUOTE:

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."
- Dalai Lama

( 1 ) Muse prompts (500+ words, first or third person)
- "My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone."
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day

- "I've tried this love thing before
And lost it somewhere
This time I'm not letting go
For nothing cuz somehow boy in my head
I knew you'd be here
It would just only take some time for us to get it right."
• Kiss Me Hello, Jessica Mauboy

- "You had bad breaks well that's tough luck
You play too hard too much rough stuff
You're too sly so cold
That bad reputation has made you old."
• Bad Reputation, Foo Fighters

( 2 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Admire from afar
- Got nothing to lose
- Time's running out

( 3 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Concern
- Blindsided
- Convinced

( 4 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten times you got a chill down your spine
- Ten things you admire in your significant other
- Ten movies that are a must in your movie collection

( 5 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Fuck you )
- ( Unknown caller )
- ( Karoke )

( 6 ) Misc/Random
- Unearth your character’s roots. What is the character’s ancestry or cultural background? How does ancestry shape your character? Is the character at odds with family traditions?
- What other characters or events are interfering with your character’s goals? What obstacles are in the way?
- We don’t always present ourselves to others in a way that accurately reflects how we feel inside. We might be shy or insecure but come across as stuck-up and aloof. How do others perceive your character?

WORD:

Gratuitous
adj. 1. given or received without payment or obligation. 2. without cause; unjustified.


QUOTE:

"As any new parent knows, you're only too happy to show off your new child and, you know, proclaim that he is the best looking or the best everything."
- Prince William

WORD:

Contiguous
adj. 1. touching; in contact. 2. in close proximity without actually touching; near.

QUOTE:

"When the world says, 'Give up,', Hope whispers, 'Try it one more time'."
- Unknown

WORD:

Heartsick
adj. 1. extremely depressed or unhappy.

QUOTE:

“Life is a matter of really tough choices.”
- Joe Biden

( 1 ) Muse prompts (500+ words, first or third person)
- "If you've got something to say
Why don't you say it
If you've got something to give
Why don't you give it to me
Day after day I have to say it
We're moving further from heaven
And closer to the deep blue sea."
• Something To Say, George Michael

- "I'm gonna watch you shine, Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign, So you'll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you."
• Father & Daughter, Paul Simon

- "And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides."
• Sometimes When We Touch, Dan Hill

( 2 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- "The best moment was when..."
- "I never thought this would happen..."
- "I was just trying to help..."

( 3 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Porn
- Devastated
- Enamoured

( 4 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten childhood memories
- Ten text messages to your lover
- Ten movies that make you cry

( 5 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Sports match )
- ( Grief )
- ( Baby )

( 6 ) Misc/Random
- Write about an event in your life that seemed bad but turned out to be good.
- Weather can affect your life. Write about a time in your life when you have been affected by some kind of weather.
- Write about a real experience you have had that would be hard to forget. What makes what makes it so hard to forget?

WORD:

Jubilance
adj. 1. showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant.

QUOTE:

“We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict.”
- Jim Morrison

WORD:

Aftermath
n. 1. something that results or follows from an event, especially one of a disastrous or unfortunate nature; consequence.


QUOTE:

“Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.”
- Maggie Gallagher