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One day I’m gonna learn how to draw backgrounds, but today is not that day lol

I have this high school AU, and in this scenario, red team co-captain Sakura just won her relay race and is more than happy to pose for the camera 🌸

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I want to make more of this 🤧

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Posting some of my art here ✨ here’s little Salad with Sasuke’s dinosaur.

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“It’s surreal, isn’t it? We’re actually having this conversation. We’re here sharing fries.”

-from Zero Gravity, our little Kacchako AU

[erikaofrp]

Stop using the word "Walk". We don't want that word to die together with "Said".

Here are a few words you can replace walk with.

AMBLE: WALK EASILY AND/OR AIMLESSLY

BOUNCE: WALK ENERGETICALLY

CAREEN: PITCH DANGEROUSLY TO ONE SIDE WHILE WALKING OR RUNNING

CLUMP: WALK HEAVILY AND/OR CLUMSILY

FALTER: WALK UNSTEADILY

FLOUNDER: WALK WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY

FOOT IT: (SLANG) DEPART OR SET OFF BY WALKING

FOOTSLOG: WALK HEAVILY AND FIRMLY, AS WHEN WEARY, OR THROUGH MUD

GIMP: LIMP; HOBBLE

HIKE: TAKE A LONG WALK, ESPECIALLY IN A PARK OR A WILDERNESS AREA

HOBBLE: WALK UNSTEADILY OR WITH DIFFICULTY; SEE ALSO LIMP

HOOF IT: (SLANG) WALK; SEE FOOT IT

LEG IT: (SLANG) SEE FOOT IT

LIMP: WALK UNSTEADILY BECAUSE OF INJURY, ESPECIALLY FAVORING ONE LEG; SEE ALSO FALTER

LUMBER: WALK SLOWLY AND HEAVILY

LURCH: WALK SLOWLY BUT WITH SUDDEN MOVEMENTS, OR FURTIVELY

MARCH: WALK RHYTHMICALLY ALONE OR IN A GROUP, ESPECIALLY ACCORDING TO A SPECIFIED PROCEDURE

MEANDER: WALK OR MOVE AIMLESSLY AND IDLY WITHOUT FIXED DIRECTION

MINCE: WALK DELICATELY

MOSEY: SEE AMBLE; ALSO, USED COLLOQUIALLY IN THE PHRASE “MOSEY ALONG”

NIP: WALK BRISKLY OR LIGHTLY; ALSO USED COLLOQUIALLY IN THE PHRASE “NIP (ON) OVER” TO REFER TO A BRIEF WALK TO A CERTAIN DESTINATION, AS IF ON AN ERRAND

PACE: WALK PRECISELY TO MARK OFF A DISTANCE, OR WALK INTENTLY OR NERVOUSLY, ESPECIALLY BACK AND FORTH

PAD: WALK WITH STEADY STEPS MAKING A SOFT DULL SOUND

PARADE: WALK OSTENTATIOUSLY, AS IF TO SHOW OFF

PERAMBULATE: SEE STROLL; TRAVEL ON FOOT, OR WALK TO INSPECT OR MEASURE A BOUNDARY

PEREGRINATE: WALK, ESPECIALLY TO TRAVEL

PLOD: WALK SLOWLY AND HEAVILY, AS IF RELUCTANT OR WEARY

POUND: WALK OR GO WITH HEAVY STEPS; MOVE ALONG WITH FORCE OR VIGOR; SEE LUMBER

POWER WALK: WALK BRISKLY FOR FITNESS

PRANCE: WALK JOYFULLY, AS IF DANCING OR SKIPPING

PROMENADE: GO ON A LEISURELY WALK, ESPECIALLY IN A PUBLIC PLACE AS A SOCIAL ACTIVITY; SEEPARADE

PROWL: WALK NOISELESSLY AND CAREFULLY IN A PREDATORY MANNER

PUSSYFOOT: WALK STEALTHILY OR WARILY

RAMBLE: WALK OR TRAVEL AIMLESSLY

ROAM: GO WITHOUT FIXED DIRECTION AND WITHOUT ANY PARTICULAR DESTINATION, OFTEN FOR PLEASURE; SEE RAMBLE

ROVE: TRAVEL CONSTANTLY OVER A RELATIVELY LENGTHY TIME PERIOD WITHOUT A FIXED DESTINATION; WANDER

SASHAY: GLIDE, MOVE, OR PROCEED EASILY OR NONCHALANTLY; SEE PARADE

SAUNTER: WALK ABOUT EASILY

SCUFF: WALK WITHOUT LIFTING ONE’S FEET

SHAMBLE: WALK OR GO AWKWARDLY; SHUFFLE; SEE SCUFF

SHUFFLE: WALK WITHOUT LIFTING THE FEET OR WITH CLUMSY STEPS AND A SHAMBLING GAIT; SEESCUFF

SKULK: MOVE IN A STEALTHY OR FURTIVE MANNER

SOMNAMBULATE: WALK IN ONE’S SLEEP

STAGGER: WALK UNSTEADILY

STALK: WALK STEALTHILY, AS IN PURSUIT

STEP: WALK, OR PLACE ONE’S FOOT OR FEET IN A NEW POSITION

STOMP: WALK HEAVILY, AS IF IN ANGER

STRIDE: WALK PURPOSEFULLY, WITH LONG STEPS

STROLL: WALK IN A LEISURELY WAY; SEE SAUNTER

STRUT: WALK WITH A STIFF, ERECT, AND APPARENTLY ARROGANT OR CONCEITED GAIT; SEE PARADE

STUMBLE: WALK CLUMSILY OR UNSTEADILY, OR TRIP

STUMP: WALK HEAVILY, AS WITH A LIMP; SEE LUMBER

SWAGGER: WALK WITH AGGRESSIVE SELF-CONFIDENCE

TIPTOE: WALK CAREFULLY ON THE TOES OR ON THE BALLS OF THE FOOT, AS IF IN STEALTH

TODDLE: MOVE WITH SHORT, UNSTEADY STEPS, AS A YOUNG CHILD; SEE SAUNTER AND STAGGER

TOTTER: WALK OR GO WITH FALTERING STEPS, AS IF FROM EXTREME WEAKNESS; SEE STAGGER(ALSO, SWAY OR BECOME UNSTABLE)

TRAIPSE: WALK LIGHTLY AND/OR AIMLESSLY

TRAMP: WALK HEAVILY OR NOISILY; SEE LUMBER AND HIKE

TRAMPLE: WALK SO AS TO CRUSH SOMETHING UNDERFOOT

TRAVERSE: WALK ACROSS OR OVER A DISTANCE

TREAD: WALK SLOWLY AND STEADILY

TRIP: WALK LIGHTLY; SEE ALSO STUMBLE

TROMP: TREAD HEAVILY, ESPECIALLY TO CRUSH UNDERFOOT; SEE LUMBER

TROOP: WALK IN UNISON, OR COLLECTIVELY

TROT: PROCEED AT A PACE FASTER THAN A WALK; SEE NIP

TRUDGE: WALK SLOWLY AND WITH HEAVY STEPS, TYPICALLY BECAUSE OF EXHAUSTION OR HARSH CONDITIONS; SEE PLOD

WADDLE: WALK CLUMSILY OR AS IF BURDENED, SWINGING THE BODY

WADE: WALK THROUGH WATER OR WITH DIFFICULTY, AS IF IMPEDED

WANDER: TO MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE WITHOUT A FIXED ROUTE; SEE RAMBLE

RESOURCES: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)

[cloud-illusions]

I mean, yeah, don’t use “walk” or “said” in every single sentence so that your writing gets repetitive, but good writing is knowing what to use and when to use it.  There are some instances where your writing could be made better with a more descriptive word, like “waddle” or “whispered”–just as there are some instances where using simpler terms better fits what you’re trying to communicate. At the end of the day, everything in moderation and just remember that there’s nothing inherently wrong with the words “walk” or “said”.

[pinespittinink]

I know I was just talking the other day in worldbuilding crew server about how I personally try not to use “moved” or “went” when describing movement, but if I read “perambulate” in anyone’s wip I’m going to come into your house and beat you with a stick.

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books read in 2018 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

“Everyone knew if you wanted inside someone’s pants, you didn’t start in the bedroom. That was what seduction, romance, hand-holding, and dancing were for. That was what ice cream kisses were for.”

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books read in 2018 - Pas de Deux: A Dance for Two by Lynn Turner

"Dancing with you felt...like learning I could fly,” she said softly, enjoying the stunned pleasure on his face at her words. “Like I didn't know I could fly until that moment, and then you took my hand and said, ‘Allons-y’—'Let's go, petite.' Then, it felt like the sun was at our backs, and the wind was in our hair...and everyone else was watching us from the ground."

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books read in 2018 - Arrogant Devil by R.S. Grey

"Love is supposed to make us fools.” “Oh yeah? What does that make you?” He smiles and tips his head down to kiss me. “The biggest fool of them all.”

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books read in 2018 - Runaway Groom by Lauren Layne

I’m not here with Gage Barrett because he’s Gage Barrett. I’m here because he’s him—he’s funny and sweet and cocky, and... Oh, damn it. Damn it, Ellie. I’m here because I’m a little bit in love with him.

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“Hey Logan?” “Yeah?” “One of these days . . . I’m going to save you back.”

Royally Endowed by Emma Chase

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“Maybe you hide from it. Maybe you keep it hidden under your skin, because it’s easier than facing it, because facing it is acknowledging what you’ve lost to get there. Maybe you throw it away, because you’re afraid, and it might kill you or restore you, but you don’t know. You can’t know.”

The Fallout by everythursday

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“You’re the best, and you deserve better than me, but I hope you don’t care.”

Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata

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“I haven’t wanted you this long, and gone through so much, and given up so much, to have you for one night. It’s not enough.”

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

[ofpensandpages]

For now, at least, Olivia was his wife, and he was a member of her crazy little family. And fake marriage or not, a tiny part of him wanted to enjoy it.

Black Tie Optional by Ann Marie Walker

[ofpensandpages]

"We Westbury men have a habit of finding the right woman—even if we don't realize it at the time."

Duke of Manhattan by Louise Bay

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//Absurdly helpful for people writing royal characters and/or characters who interact with royalty and members of the nobility.

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[stalinistqueens]

Citizen is simpler and more beautiful~ but just in case anyone needs this.

[toadpile]

DUDE BUT THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL PEOPLE

in medieval times you ONLY addressed a king/queen with “Your Majesty”, NEVER “Your Highness”.  To address a king/queen with “Your Highness” was considered an insult.

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“Love me back,” he whispers. “Please love me back.” I press my face to his neck. “You’re ridiculous,” I whisper. “Of course I love you back.”

Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne