Books, Writing, And Whatever

I read and I know things

[theaawalker]

Alternatives to "Saw"

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When a character notices something quickly:

»-♡→ Spotted »-♡→ Caught sight of »-♡→ Glimpsed »-♡→ Noticed »-♡→ Detected »-♡→ Clocked »-♡→ Picked out »-♡→ Espied »-♡→ Observed »-♡→ Sighted

...or if they're searching for something:

➺ Scanned ➺ Surveyed ➺ Examined ➺ Inspected ➺ Searched ➺ Swept their gaze across ➺ Looked over ➺ Studied ➺ Pored over ➺ Scrutinized

...or if they're admiring something:

➵ Beheld ➵ Gazed at ➵ Admired ➵ Marveled at ➵ Took in ➵ Drank in ➵ Appreciated ➵ Feasted their eyes on ➵ Reveled in ➵ Absorbed

...or if they're shocked or horrified:

̗̀➛ Witnessed ̗̀➛ Stared at ̗̀➛ Gawked at ̗̀➛ Recoiled from the sight of ̗̀➛ Bore witness to ̗̀➛ Froze at the sight of ̗̀➛ Locked eyes on ̗̀➛ Gaped at ̗̀➛ Couldn't look away from ̗̀➛ Found themselves staring at

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[lannegarrett]

"I know adverbs are controversial, but "said softly" means something different than 'whispered' and this is the hill I will die on."

[quotespile]

“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up.”

— Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum

[frodothefair]

Ernest Hemingway, Islands in the Stream

[bebx]

[midnightinshadow]

[lone-nyctophile]

I didn't like having to explain to them, so I just shut up, smoked a cigarette, and looked at the sea.

-Albert Camus

[ariesrin]

Alternatives to 'said'

When character is angry:

Snapped

Spat

Snarled

Hissed

Barked

...or sad:

Choked

Mumbled

Managed

Croaked

Murmured

...or if they're feeling nervous:

Stammered

Babbled

Rambled

Muttered

Squeaked

...and even when flirting:

Coaxed

Purred

Teased

Hummed

Crooned

[vancruejovi]

[readallnightsleepallday]

Leigh Bardugo, Ninth House

[stardustscripted]

[midnightinshadow]

[lunamonchtuna]

— Sylvia Plath, quoting an acquaintance in ‘The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath’

[academic-vampire]

𝔰𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔶𝔰𝔦𝔡𝔢

[bluewithin]

coco mellors, cleopatra and frankenstein.

[academic-vampire]

𝔰𝔢𝔞 𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔱

[the-forest-library]

“You should be at the club.” No, I should be at the scholastic book fair.