sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

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sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four
Writers should NOT feel guilty about:
Skipping a day of writing.
Not having a perfect first draft.
Partaking in sinister, arcane rituals for inspiration.
Working at their own pace.
Enlisting demons and/or helpful spirits to aid them with editing.
WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS
What’s the lie your character says most often?
How loosely or strictly do they use the word ‘friend’?
How often do they show their genuine emotions to others versus just the audience knowing?
What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?
Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?
What’s their favorite [insert anything] that they’ve never recommended to anyone before?
What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?
How loose is their use of the phrase ‘I love you’?
Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive?
What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?
If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?
What’s something that makes them laugh every single time? Be specific!
When do they fake a smile? How often?
How do they put out a candle?
What’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?
What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?
What do they notice first in the mirror versus what most people first notice looking at them?
Who do they love truly, 100% unconditionally (if anyone)?
What would they do if stuck in a room with the person they’ve been avoiding?
Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person?
What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?
What simple activity that most people do / can do scares your character?
What do they feel guilty for that the other person(s) doesn’t / don’t even remember?
Did they take a cookie from the cookie jar? What kind of cookie was it?
What subject / topic do they know a lot about that’s completely useless to the direct plot?
How would they respond to being fired by a good boss?
What’s the worst gift they ever received? How did they respond?
What do they tell people they want? What do they actually want?
How do they respond when someone doesn’t believe them?
When they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it’s personal versus when it’s professional?
When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?
If they committed one petty crime / misdemeanor, what would it be? Why?
How do they greet someone they dislike / hate?
How do they greet someone they like / love?
What is the smallest, morally questionable choice they’ve made?
Who do they keep in their life for professional gain? Is it for malicious intent?
What’s a secret they haven’t told serious romantic partners and don’t plan to tell?
What hobby are they good at in private, but bad at in front of others? Why?
Would they rather be invited to an event to feel included or be excluded from an event if they were not genuinely wanted there?
How do they respond to a loose handshake? What goes through their head?
What phrases, pronunciations, or mannerisms did they pick up from someone / somewhere else?
If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?
What do they commonly misinterpret because of their own upbringing / environment / biases? How do they respond when realizing the misunderstanding?
What language would be easiest for them to learn? Why?
What’s something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?
Are they a listener or a talker? If they’re a listener, what makes them talk? If they’re a talker, what makes them listen?
Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?
Who would they say ‘yes’ to if invited to do something they abhorred / strongly didn’t want to do?
Would they eat something they find gross to be polite?
What belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun) personally don’t agree with?
What’s a phrase they say a lot?
Do they act on their immediate emotions, or do they wait for the facts before acting?
Who would / do they believe without question?
What’s their instinct in a fight / flight / freeze / fawn situation?
What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?
If they’re scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear?
What’s a simple daily activity / motion that they mess up often?
How many hobbies have they attempted to have over their lifetime? Is there a common theme?
A translation of British sayings, what non-British people think they mean, and their actual meaning.
this is basically how i write letters.
These things make me laugh because I remember that if you are American or Australian or whatever you must think we are just being polite all the time but really we hate it and the total underlying rudeness of my culture is brilliant.
I can hear Martin Freeman very clearly reading these in my head.
We are clinically incapable of being verbally direct; all points must be meandered towards gently until you jointly stumble across the matter at hand. If you try to force the issue up front our brains go ‘abort! abort!’ we default to commenting about the weather and then excuse ourselves from the conversation to have a lie down and a nice cup of tea to recover.
“[Screenwriters] are in the business of generating emotion. That’s why people go to the cinema. They want to be frightened; they want to be thrilled; they want to be filled with wonder; they want to laugh; they want to cry.”
— William Nicholson (BAFTA & BFI Screenwriters’ Lecture Series)
“Everything’s a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It’s up to you.”
— Nicola Yoon, Everything, Everything
“You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.”
— Iyanla Vanzant
sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four
me as a writer
“Sometimes god will put a Goliath in your life, for you to find the David in you.”
— Unknown
“Forget all the reasons why it wont work and believe the one reason why it will.”
— Unknown
“Sometimes god will put a Goliath in your life, for you to find the David in you.”
— Unknown
Non-Writing but Writing-Related Activities!
(aka my writer's block cure, for when I want to create for my WIP but can't write it)
Moodboards
Playlists
Minecraft maps of the world
Minecraft skins of the characters
Sims 4 characters
Diary entries
Jewellery
Roleplays with your characters
Art (drawn or commissioned)
Alternate universes
Memes
Incorrect quotes
Lessons of the world's history
Ask games
Uquizzes
Bonus writing
Crossovers
Chatfics
Stories the characters knew as children
Tag games
To whichever writer it might benefit:
Just write, honestly. If it brings you joy, if it fulfills something inside you, just write.
Don’t let the possibility of “bad writing” stop you. Start writing. You cannot edit a blank page. You can write something beautiful — you can become a better writer — but only if you write.
It is A-OK for your story not to be a masterpiece from the start, don’t let it demotivate you. Just write, keep at it. You will get there.