Writers Journal

Stories in the works

A Zombie Apocalypse story with Heath and Beau! Heath Ledger as Himself and Dakota Johnson as Beau. 

Notes on it: So far so good need more inspiration for those of you looking for tips I got these prompts from an amazing Tumblr page called The-modern-typewriter here is advice they gave me!

Me:Would you mind giving me some prompts during a Zombie Apocalypse? I am stuck! I am usually a romance writer, but I want to get out of my comfort zone.

Them: I'll try and avoid the cliches that I have read before, like having to kill someone you love who got bitten etc. I haven't seen a lot of Zombie Apocalypse movies - I'm all about 'IZombie' and 'In the Flesh' so fingers crossed on these being original! Good luck! Congratulations on challenging yourself to something new!

1) The zombie stared at their once-sister, memories glazing through her head. She had to fight it. The virus latched onto anything she loved, she couldn't think about it or it would only get stronger. Better to eat brains, to cloud her brain with the emotions and loved ones of other people and hunt them, then to let the virus consume her completely until she was no longer herself at all. She couldn't protect them the.
Her sister's hands trembled around the baseball bat, eyes wet with tears, ready to swing.
"Run," she pleaded.

2) "Being like us is the only way to save yourself from the second coming. To hide yourself from him. He cannot smell dead flesh."

3) "Have you ever wondered why the zombies want brains?"

"That's just what zombies do, like vampires wanting blood." Fear crept up his spine, and he tried to keep his voice casual. "You know, it's their MO."

"I heard a story once." Eyes bore into his skull. "That they're searching for something, like a hive mind burrowing its way across the planet. For someone. The Anti-Christ."

"Now, c'mon. I'll believe the zombies but the Anti Christ? You know I'm an Atheist," the Antichrist said, heart pounding.

"They say that's all they need to end the world."

"World's already fucking ending. Didn't you notice the zombies eating brains?"

4) "The Virus had to have started somewhere. That means there has to be a cure, somewhere."

"I bet somewhere is really heavily guarded by zombies."

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And as far as romance I am tying but I am dry on those. I am good for a few chapters but then it sounds cliche or even similar to another story!! 

For example, my old story "Picture Perfect" totally was like Ana Todd's "After" but I refused to let my freshman self think that! But I am keeping it up as a way to show how much I improved. You know? like artist save their old sketches and compare it to their old ones.

I hope to keep steady with this journal so other people can give me advice or I could help some beginners as well since I am one too.