"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Story Ideas.

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I need a muse!

I need some ideas on what to write about.

Could be a scene, plot, or setting.



As I write my story -- after i decide what to write it on, I will post excepts of it as I go along.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Samurai, a warrior who lost his brother and pregnant fianced who were brutally murdered by his own father...:D
 

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i like it!

So setting should be in ancient times...

Any additional imput?

Or another idea?

I am all ears.

So far, I am intruiged. I will apply that into my story, or into one of my many stories I will write. :)

right != write
 

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Is this for homework?
 

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No. I love to write (and orate). Its for fun with a purpose -- to practice thereby improving my writing.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Have you ever read the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy?

Just write about the universe. It doesn't have to make any sense, mostly because the universe doesn't make sense.

Write about whatever crosses your mind. The stranger and funnier the better.
 

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Originally posted by Fitch
a phiolosophical story?
not really, you could do it about someones travel through space.
 

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The epic tale of an emo kid who, day by day, tries to get laid to no success. He writes poems, buys flowers, and draws hearts with soap on their cars, and they just won't take him. One day he goes to jail for indecent exposer from his chick pants being too small, and gets raped. He then starts a relationship with "peaches" from prison. They become an "item."
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Originally posted by DJoneday
The epic tale of an emo kid who, day by day, tries to get laid to no success. He writes poems, buys flowers, and draws hearts with soap on their cars, and they just won't take him. One day he goes to jail for indecent exposer from his chick pants being too small, and gets raped. He then starts a relationship with "peaches" from prison. They become an "item."
Why would he want to write your autobiography :p

Oh yeah, and AE
 

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Originally posted by Fitch
a phiolosophical story?
Read authors like Homer, Plato, Dante, Milton, Emerson and such. Theyre very good philosophical writers, you may find them boring but be open minded.
 

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I'm reading the Da Vinci Code. If you like philosophy then you would love this book.
 

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Originally posted by Vincent
Why would he want to write your autobiography :p

Oh yeah, and AE
Lol. I was planning on saying that... :(

But I am too nice :D
 

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Read The Whims of Creation by Simon Hawke.

Provokes the imagination.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Originally posted by Vincent
Have you ever read the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy?

Just write about the universe. It doesn't have to make any sense, mostly because the universe doesn't make sense.

Write about whatever crosses your mind. The stranger and funnier the better.

it is fun to write these and them read them at a drunken party. everyone laughs until they almost pee their pants but the next day they forget what they have read hahaha
 
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