Dark, Difficult and Disturbing Writing Prompts
Scaylen
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Scaylen
Complete, First published May 31, 2019
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A collection of original dark, difficult and disturbing writing prompts to inspire new stories for you to write. 

Note: Copyright is set as all rights reserved, because I claim full rights to the original writing prompts and don't want other people trying to claim them as their own, but you are free to write, distribute or sell any stories you write based on these prompt ideas. I wrote them for that purpose.
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Convergence - The Last Science #2.1 - In Plain Sight cover
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Convergence - The Last Science #2.1 - In Plain Sight

117 parts Complete

This is the first part of book 2 in The Last Science series. For book 1, please see here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/145718843-the-last-science No one ever knows the whole story... ----- The Last Science is an ongoing science-fiction / low-fantasy web novel series. New chapters will be posted on Fridays for as long as it takes to tell the whole story. For Wattpad only, chapters are split up by individual scenes-if you would prefer the whole chapters in single pieces, please visit my homepage or another site where I post this story, thanks! Discord: https://discord.gg/5NYk6za Patreon: https://patreon.com/etzoli Content Warning (by request): This series delves into some topics and situations which may be upsetting for some readers. In American rating parlance, the narrative would be rated PG-13 (except for language), but some have noted the story can get pretty dark on occasion. Please use your best judgment, and don't be afraid to take breaks and come back later. I'll still be here! This story will also be published weekly at my website (https://etzo.li). There will be no differences in content, but slight differences in formatting. Feel free to read at whichever site or app you prefer. If you're enjoying the story, consider dropping me a vote over on Top Web Fiction, or come say hi on Discord. Thanks!

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