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leslieknope2k44

a guide to wlw period pieces

fountainfinity

things people do in real world dialogue:

• laugh at their own jokes

• don’t finish/say complete sentences

• interrupt a line of thought with a sudden new one

• say ‘uh’ between words when unsure

• accidentally blend multiple words together, and may start the sentence over again

• repeat filler words such as ‘like’ ‘literally’ ‘really’ ‘anyways’ and ‘i think’

• begin and/or end sentences with phrases such as ‘eh’ and ‘you know’, and may make those phrases into question form to get another’s input

• repeat words/phrases when in an excited state

• words fizzle out upon realizing no one is listening

• repeat themselves when others don’t understand what they’re saying, as well as to get their point across

• reply nonverbally such as hand gestures, facial expressions, random noises, movement, and even silence

deborahdeshoftim5779

Excellent sticky note for dialogue writing in fiction.

americanphancakes

All of this. I get a lot of compliments on my dialogue and this list pretty much covers what I do (but some of it, I didn’t even realize I did, lol). I highly recommend reading your dialogue aloud (or imagining it in realtime like a movie scene) to see if it feels natural, which is what I do when editing.

dead-tigris

Tehran, Iran by Hadise Sattarian

aestheticcaptions

[Image description: photos of cars with wallpaper-like flower prints on them]

sighswhispers

New goal in life: To live in kaleidoscopic world of 1970s Girl Scout Cookies packaging.

dreamadove

I want to be politically informed and educated but I also wanna have a good day and be in a good mood. Do you see my problem?

edukaition

#2018mood

thecollectibles

Fairy and the peasant girl (for Mythbook 3) by Yuliya Litvinova

carasidhe

now this is some legit modern fairy art

srhz

nonalimmen

View from my desk. (Instagram)

themaladroitexpensive-deactivat

Honestly I’ve never identified with something more in my entire life. Shout-out to my Quiet Gays™

marianascosta

inktobers 21-25

dwnsy

Frida Kahlo (1907.07.06-1954.07.13)

lizardtitties

This is the first time I’ve seen this picture and it’s so fucking powerful for me.

susanjamison-deactivated2022012

Susan Jamison, “Drowning Dress”, silk dress with lead fishing weights and embroidery, 2013. In memory of Virginia Woolf. www.susanjamison.com

ohdeargodwhy

A Midsummer Night’s Dream [x]

zforzelma

What with the Mercutio/Romeo kiss from the other day I feel like I should have a tag specifically for “men kissing in Shakespeare plays even though it’s not in the text, but after 400 years of unresolved sexual tension it’s time.”