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The cycle ends with me:

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🫱🏻🫱🏻 UNconscious = A state of unresponsiveness

🫲🏻🫲🏻 SUBconscious = Underneath, below consciousness.

Unconscious SUBconscious bias. SUBconscious habits. SUBconsciously.

When you are UNconscious, you are not doing anything except having fainted, or being in a coma. Apparently, specifically brain death counts too. It is used most often and correctly in medical settings. You are not actively doing ANYTHING that involves bias or habits because you are NOT LUCID. You are the OPPOSITE of conscious.

When something is SUBconscious, it is a habit or opinion that you are awake to perform, but you are not aware that you are doing it, or you are not aware that it harms people.

When something is subLIMINAL, it is communication meant to bypass one’s immediate consciousness. It is BELOW your awareness. You see it in logo design a LOT, but importantly, *shakily grips your shoulders* YOU ARE AWAKE to INTERACT with them.

IT’S SUBconscious. SUB-!

I hope you win arguments but still feel wrong

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Hey writers! What's one (slightly) embarrassing thing you wish you understood about writing?

The difference between verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc.

When to use commas (without sprinkling them in random places)

What a “clause” actually is (independent? subordinate?? help.)

What the hell is passive voice?

How many adverbs is “too many” (or better yet: ...what's an adverb? 🫣)

Worldbuilding without infodumping 7 paragraphs

How to write action scenes (that isn't "he hit him with the sword really hard😭)

How to write an ending that doesn’t feel rushed or random

Pacing. Just… pacing.

Present tense? Past tense? I hardly know her.

How to write natural dialogue instead of Oblivion speech ("Halt! Who goes there?

What “voice” means (and why everyone says: ✨“find yours”✨)

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question question how to quote dialogue like how many " do i use is it "' or ""

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What would you call a resident of Agrabah? My brain usually goes to Agrabahan (like AH-gruh-BAY-yun), though maybe it could be Agrabahn (AH-gruh-BAH-n) or something else entirely. I don't really know how creating demonyms work.

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If you struggle mixing up your words, here's a helpful little chart thing:

Your = possessive (that is your book)

You're = conjunction of "you are" (you're doing great)

It's = conjunction of "it is" (it's not possible)

Its = possessive (the dog chased its tail)

Their = possessive (that is their book)

They're = conjunction of "they are" (they're doing great)

There = in reference to a location (go over there)

Who's = conjunction of "who is" (Who's knocking on the door?)

Whose = possessive (whose style is whose?)

To = preposition/infinitive marker (I walked to the mall/she wanted to come, but I didn't want her to)

Too = adverb; in excess/in addition (that is too much candy/I want to go, too)

Two = the number 2 (I have two apples)

Further = metaphorical distance (we keep drifting further apart)

Farther = physical distance (the car drove farther every second)

Should've/could've/would've = conjunctions of sh/c/would HAVE, not sh/c/would OF

Definitely = absolutely (I'm definitely going)

Defiantly = in a manner that shows disobedience (she glared defiantly at him)

Peak = the top of something (his anger hit a peak)

Pique = to stimulate (you have piqued my interest)

Feel free to add any that I missed, but these are the most common that I see

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a little piece of advice: when writing, try to keep events happening in the same tense. E.g. if you start with your character “said”, “nodded”, “groaned” etc, stick to this.

Alternatively, if your character “waves hello”, “looks around”, “asks about directions”, stick to that. It makes sense, too! As you’re describing things that are happening at the time of writing, remember that. They’re happening as you’re writing.

It just doesn’t make sense to write a few sentences in one tense and the next ones in a different tense if they’re happening at the same time. It would be jarring to the reader and make your writing hard to follow.