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Dark Sonnet by Neil Gaiman.

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oh yeah have i ever told yall of the academic war i have been an unwilling soilder in for the past two years

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How To Develop A Distinct Voice In Your Writing

Voice in writing is extremely important and can make or break your story as a whole. It’s imperative that you pay attention to how readers interpret your writing voice because loving the author’s storytelling style can sometimes be just as important as the story itself. Here are some tips to remember and some general rules to follow in order to make sure your writing voice is enjoyable to listen to for your audience.

General Introduction & Some Things To Note

Voice is an audience’s ability to read something and know you wrote it. It’s essentially your fingerprint on your work.

The syntax is how an author chooses to order words in a sentence and can play a large role in conveying your voice.

Voice does not have to be yours alone, but more on that later.

How To Develop Your Voice

Rule 1: Write Naturally

Use voice as a tool, but don’t let it control you. Don’t try to force voice into your writing. Forcing voice can make it sound awkward and push the reader away. 

Rule 2: Always Write For Clarity First

Be as clear as possible. Don’t embellish or use fancy words if unnecessary. If writing poetry, however, do the exact opposite.

Rule 3: Don’t Deviate Too Much From The Rules Of Writing

Doing this can alienate your readers. If you break the everyday rules too much and deviate from the technical conventions of writing, your readers may get distracted or lose track of what you’re trying to convey and what’s going on in the story as a whole.

Writing In Somebody Else’s Voice

A lot of authors choose to write stories from the point of view of a character in their story. Authors may also choose to write in a format that requires their voice to be that of someone who may be completely different than them. Being able to recognize small details that form a voice in your readers’ heads is very important, whether you’re telling them the story as yourself or through the eyes of another. Here are some tips on developing a voice that matches the point of view you are telling the story from:

Word Choice ~ Use words and phrases that are true to the character’s personality. If your character is a 21st-century teenager talking about some guy they’re “totally obsessed” with and want to “Netflix and Chill” with, then they probably won’t describe him as a “harrowing barbarian with golden flowing locks and a stone cold thirst for vengeance”. 

Observation ~ Be careful when describing what your narrator observes throughout the story. If your narrator is supposed to be somewhat oblivious or gullible, they won’t notice the incredibly subtle mannerisms in everyone around them in order to conveniently draw conclusions and convey every piece of information the reader needs to predict the ending of the story.

Focus ~ Be mindful of what your narrator focuses on when describing a situation or the people around them. If your narrator chooses to point out that a character they don’t like happens to have the latest Rolex, this will hint at the reader that the character has a distaste for those with lots of wealth and therefore is somewhat of the opposite of the person they dislike. The things a person focuses on can tell you a lot about who they are and what they think of the world, and that is a massive deal when it comes to voice.

Descriptions ~ How your character describes the situations and minute details is important. Whether they say “shuddered” instead of “shook” or “steamed” instead of “angry” plays a large part in the reader getting to know your narrator.

Request a prompt list/writing advice/playlist/study help post here

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Nightsister Merrin: I’m joining your group. Deal with it.

Cere Junda: ...

Greez Dritus: ...

Cal Kestis: *whispers* i love you

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I just finished Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order and its a great game! However, it happens to exist in a universe with The Force Unleashed.

I bought this game hoping it would fill the void Unleashed left. It filled that void...partially. It missed the mark ever so slightly.

The game creators emphasized they wanted to make a lightsaber combat game. Compared to Unleashed the lightsaber combos are lack luster. In Unleashed there were a mind-boggling amount of light saber and force combos. Each with unique and devistating effects. It was endlessly fun to master each one.

Like I said, Fallen Order is a great game, but we know we can get better. I understand Unleashed is a difficult legacy to follow. But here is hoping this game gets a series because the story, the characters, and gameplay were great.

Also, if you’re going to put in the work of letting a player build a custom lightsaber, make it more than for aesthetics. It was a missed opportunity. Next time allow players to build a custom lightsaber that enhances certain abilities or unlocks certain combos or does SOMETHING! I understand giving players the option to change outfits or BD-1s paint job. Thats fun too. But a lightsaber is such an interesting weapon. Give us the opportunity to make our choices count.

Really I’m nit-picking. Its a fun game and I think I’m just old and sour about the cancellation of the Unleashed franchise. What I’m really saying is there is so much potential for more! And I believe in what a second game could be!

Also, Sam Witer is in this game. I know he does a lot of voice acting work for Star Wars but.... come on. Don’t get my hopes up that Starkiller could appear. I know he won’t because Lucasfilm seems hell-bent on burying Unleashed II. But, ya know, I’m a hopeful idiot.

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Me: *sees Billie Eilish in another commercial* Why is she in so many commercials?

Me: *remembering musicians don’t make money from their music* oh.

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No you’re crying!

This is a beautiful short that totally didn’t leave me a crying blubbery mess (in a good way). 

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The title “No Time To Die” feels inline with millennial gallows humor. Life is so crazy busy we dont have the time for the sweet release of death.

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Science fiction and fantasy isn’t just a white people thing! I’ve talked about some of these books before, but here’s a new slide show entirely for SFF authors of color. Also, I was only doing one book per author. Lots of these authors have multiple books. And like it says at the end, there’s even more SFF books by authors of color but fitting everything in one post would be an impossible task.

Also, could you please not rec white authors on this post? Even if they’ve written a book starring a person of color. I want this post to be focused around the work of authors of color. 

Links to more info about the books beneath the cut. 

Keep reading

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In case anyone wants this it’s a Janai and General Amaya phone wallpaper. 

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Words to replace said, except this actually helps

I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.

IN RESPONSE TO Acknowledged Answered Protested

INPUT/JOIN CONVERSATION/ASK Added Implored Inquired Insisted Proposed Queried Questioned Recommended Testified

GUILTY/RELUCTANCE/SORRY Admitted Apologized Conceded Confessed Professed

FOR SOMEONE ELSE Advised Criticized Suggested

JUST CHECKING Affirmed Agreed Alleged Confirmed

LOUD Announced Chanted Crowed

LEWD/CUTE/SECRET SPY FEEL Appealed Disclosed Moaned

ANGRY FUCK OFF MATE WANNA FIGHT Argued Barked Challenged Cursed Fumed Growled Hissed Roared Swore

SMARTASS Articulated Asserted Assured Avowed Claimed Commanded Cross-examined Demanded Digressed Directed Foretold Instructed Interrupted Predicted Proclaimed Quoted Theorized

ASSHOLE Bellowed Boasted Bragged

NERVOUS TRAINWRECK Babbled Bawled Mumbled Sputtered Stammered Stuttered

SUAVE MOTHERFUCKER Bargained Divulged Disclosed Exhorted

FIRST OFF Began

LASTLY Concluded Concurred

WEAK PUSY Begged Blurted Complained Cried Faltered Fretted

HAPPY/LOL Cajoled Exclaimed Gushed Jested Joked Laughed

WEIRDLY HAPPY/EXCITED Extolled Jabbered Raved

BRUH, CHILL Cautioned Warned

ACTUALLY, YOU’RE WRONG Chided Contended Corrected Countered Debated Elaborated Objected Ranted Retorted

CHILL SAVAGE Commented Continued Observed Surmised

LISTEN BUDDY Enunciated Explained Elaborated Hinted Implied Lectured Reiterated Recited Reminded Stressed

BRUH I NEED U AND U NEED ME Confided Offered Urged

FINE Consented Decided

TOO EMO FULL OF EMOTIONS Croaked Lamented Pledged Sobbed Sympathized Wailed Whimpered

JUST SAYING Declared Decreed Mentioned Noted Pointed out Postulated Speculated Stated Told Vouched

WASN’T ME Denied Lied

EVIL SMARTASS Dictated Equivocated Ordered Reprimanded Threatened

BORED Droned Sighed

SHHHH IT’S QUIET TIME Echoed Mumbled Murmured Muttered Uttered Whispered

DRAMA QUEEN Exaggerated Panted Pleaded Prayed Preached

OH SHIT Gasped Marveled Screamed Screeched Shouted Shrieked Yelped Yelled

ANNOYED Grumbled Grunted Jeered Quipped Scolded Snapped Snarled Sneered

ANNOYING Nagged

I DON’T REALLY CARE BUT WHATEVER Guessed Ventured

I’M DRUNK OR JUST BEING WEIRDLY EXPRESSIVE FOR A POINT/SARCASM Hooted Howled Yowled

I WONDER Pondered Voiced Wondered

OH, YEAH, WHOOPS Recalled Recited Remembered

SURPRISE BITCH Revealed

IT SEEMS FAKE BUT OKAY/HA ACTUALLY FUNNY BUT I DON’T WANT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD Scoffed Snickered Snorted

BITCHY Tattled Taunted Teased

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Is it too much to ask if a nice person comes into my life. Senses I’m emotionally constipated and knows I’m holding back intense feelings for them. And for them to be like. “You’re my SO now.” And I’m like, “okay.” And on our 50th wedding anniversary I blurt out, “IVE HAD A CRUSH ON YOU THIS WHOLE TIME!” They would respond, “I know, darling.” And I’ll be like, “YoU dO!!!!!!!!”

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Same

The Dragon Prince S3: *not even been out for 5 hours*

Me: sEaSoN 4!?!?

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AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!!!

Y'ALL THE SUNFIRE INTERPRETER IS NONBINARY AND THEIR NAME IS KAZI

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Amaya: (in ASL) I thought I was stoic but then I met Janai. She’s so collected and intense.

Janai: *sees Amaya looking at her*

Janai: (internally) Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit....

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Dragon Prince Season 3 live watch SPOILERS!!!!

JELLY TART ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!

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Random person: You two are a lovely couple? How long have you been together?

Janai: We are not a couple she is my prisoner.

Amaya: (In ASL) It’ll be fifteen years next week.