Do You Need Story Prompts?

Have you ever experienced the time when you want to make a very good story but you can't think of a good plot, afraid that your story would turn into a cliche? (Well, it's called a Writer's Block, duh).

I present to you:

 

None other than Lang Leav's Love & Misadventure.

I found this amazing book when I was browsing on the internet and decided that I should go for poetry. I, personally, don't necessarily like reading, but occasionally I do reading when I have nothing to do at all. Unlike the typical ones, this is more like a collection of poems and short stories with words so deep that I can't see the ground. Seriously.

This book focuses mainly on the subject of love, jealousy, and heartbroken.  So if you're going for Angst, then you should check this book out!

I'm going to read a little poem excerpt from the book:

That Day

I remember our highs in hues,
 like the color of his eyes
 as the sun was setting;
 the pale of his hands in mine,
 and the blue of his smile.

I remember our sorrows in shades,
 like the gray of the shadows,
 which 
loomed that day,
 and the white in his lie
 when he promised to stay.

How about another excerpt? This time, a short story?

Dead Butterflies

I sometimes think about the fragility of glass—or broken shards tearing against soft skin. When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.

For years I've kept you in ssecret, behind a glass screen. I've watched helplessly as day after day, your new girlfriend becomes your wife and then later, the mother of your children. Then realizing the irony in thinking you were the one under glass when in fact it has been me—a pinned butterfly—static and unmoving, watching while your other life unfolds.

 

Pretty deep, right? Have you thought of a story plot?

If you're wondering where you can get a copy of the book, I luckily found the .pdf version here, but I suggest you support Lang Leav and her amazing works by buying her books at your local bookstore.

Thank you~

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veelemon #1
Oh my gosh! I saw that book in the bookstore but I put it down! It was in plastic packaging though so I couldn't look inside either. Seeing this makes me kind of regret not getting it now