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How would a first-time interaction between Ralsei and The King go?
Like Ralsei desperately trying to convince King to not freeze the whole of Vaugarde and almost falling for The King's surrendering ruse, but remembering how Spade king tried the same thing and catches onto it.
to be honest i dont have a good enough handle on ralsei’s character to fully imagine how that interaction would go… i’m not sure if they’d reach the point of the false surrender on their first meeting since the king originally only began playing into that due to his shared background with siffrin, and i feel like ralsei wouldn’t be as sympathetic to his ideals… if he did feign surrender though ralsei would absolutely fall for it
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A Long List Of "Said" Alternatives
Organized by emotions!
ANGRY/ANNOYED:
Insulted, goaded, jeered, argued, bickered, raged, scolded, complained, nagged, quipped, chided, snarled, ridiculed, snapped, retorted, protested, grumbled, whined, accused, badgered, threatened, lashed, ranted, scoffed, retaliated, stormed, sneered, boomed, roared, yelled, shouted, barked, grilled, fumed, heaved, insisted, bellowed, taunted, sassed
HAPPY:
Beamed, cheered, gushed, bubbled, chirped, resounded, praised, sang, trilled, chorused, tittered, complimented, effused, jabbered, rejoiced, approved, chimed, chatted, exclaimed
SAD:
Bawled, cried, blubbered, sobbed, wept, sniffled, wailed, agonized, grieved, mumbled, groaned, sniveled, apologized, lamented, fretted, gurgled, croaked
CALM/NEUTRAL:
Added, began, addressed, agreed, called, announced, confirmed, described, continued, disclosed, echoed, greeted, emphasized, informed, mentioned, implied, mused, observed, prompted, offered, recited, started, recalled, uttered, reckoned, ventured, went on, pronounced, voiced, noted, remarked, commented, interjected, shared
SCARED:
Cautioned, gulped, swallowed, keened, panted, gasped, shrieked, trembled, shuddered, yelped, warned, hesitated, stammered, stuttered, pleaded, murmured, sputtered,
CURIOUS:
Hummed, questioned, inquired, quizzed, queried, wondered
NOTE: You don't always have to use an alternative to said in order to get your point across! Please avoid overusing dialogue tags, and remember to spice things up in other ways.
If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.
1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.
2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.
3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.
4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.
5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.
Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.
Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.
I considered having these features for some of my characters, and this will definitely help me later.
Also, this may or may not help me with a certain fandom with a particular beloved character :P
Character Flaws List!!!Â
˙⋆✮ Apologizing and immediately doing the thing again
˙⋆✮ Giving advice they never actually follow themselves
˙⋆✮ Knowing they're overreacting and doing it anyway
˙⋆✮ The inability to leave a conversation without one more thing
˙⋆✮ Turning every compliment into an argument
˙⋆✮ Asking for opinions and then resenting the ones given
˙⋆✮ Needing to be the one who cares less ˙
⋆✮ Starting projects with obsessive energy and abandoning them quietly
˙⋆✮ Remembering every wrong done to them in stunning detail
˙⋆✮ Making jokes at the exact moment sincerity was needed
˙⋆✮ Saying they're fine and being genuinely furious when believed
˙⋆✮ Promising to be on time while fully knowing they won't be
˙⋆✮ Bringing up old arguments disguised as new observations
˙⋆✮ Liking people more in their absence than their presence
˙⋆✮ Fixing other people's problems to avoid their own
˙⋆✮ Being completely incapable of asking for help directly
˙⋆✮ Catastrophizing privately and performing calm publicly
˙⋆✮ Holding people to standards they don't apply to themselves
˙⋆✮ Falling for the same type of person and calling it bad luck
˙⋆✮ Knowing exactly what to say and choosing the wrong thing on purpose
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Your character doesn't need to be likeable. They need to be legible. The reader needs to understand every decision they make even when it's wrong, even when it's ugly, even when they want to shake them. Likeable is easy and forgettable. Legible is what makes someone stay with you for years. Make the logic of every bad choice visible. The reader doesn't have to agree with it. They just have to follow it.
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