the retrovert

Original photography, quotes and inspiration. An online notebook of sorts

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A Different Light

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David Jagger 

“Lady with Fan”

[huariqueje]

A Mansion in the Darkness -   Morten Schelde , 2015.

Danish, b. 1972 -

Coloured pencil on paper, 29,7 x 29,7 cm,

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Jean-Luc Godard

[egolesst]

“Somniphobia”

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©Philomena Famulok

[talonabraxas]

Tibetan monks wearing the Cham masks for ritual dances, 1904

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Artist : Daphne Louter

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Fairy Queen on a Bat by Amelia Jane Murray

[everythingstarstuff]

‘Don’t Look Up’ by Cameron Burns (Captvart)

[thensuburbia]

Sunflowers.

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Reflections

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A Typed Word On The Importance Of The Hand Written

A Typed Word On The Importance Of The Hand Written

…The dangers of online communication consists of the illogical acceptance that worthwhile human connections can, in the digital age, be condensed into the simple reception (receival) of  typed words or sentences. The truth of the matter is, real connection is all too often  felt rather than spoken.   The simple  physical presence of the other does matter.  Handwriting is important because it…

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50 WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF “SAID”

Do you ever find yourself over-using the word “said” in your writing? Try using these words/phrases instead:

stated

commented

declared

spoke

responded

voiced

noted

uttered

iterated

explained

remarked

acknowledged

mentioned

announced

shouted

expressed

articulated

exclaimed

proclaimed

whispered

babbled

observed

deadpanned

joked

hinted

informed

coaxed

offered

cried

affirmed

vocalized

laughed

ordered

suggested

admitted

verbalized

indicated

confirmed

apologized

muttered

proposed

chatted

lied

rambled

talked

pointed out

blurted out

chimed in

brought up

wondered aloud

(NOTE: Keep in mind that all of these words have slightly different meanings and are associated with different emotions/scenarios.)

[neil-gaiman]

Also remember that “said” is invisible on the page, and that you aren’t ever overusing “said”, even if you’re scared you are.

You could write a novel using nothing but “said” to indicate that people are speaking and nobody will ever notice, complain, or think you’re a lazy writer.

[tri-ciclo]

Bluma Wainer, Clarice Lispector (1920 – 1977), Paris, 1946

[journalofanobody]

“I write and that way rid myself of me and then at last I can rest.”  ― Clarice Lispector

[franzkavkas]

A photograph of this Gymnasium student shows Kafka standing, a little embarrassed, leaning against overgrown balcony railings, in a high-buttoned adult suit with waistcoat, high collar and tie, his arms extended to both sides, his slender hands intertwined with the ivy. He has a powerful nose, a small, firmly closed mouth, dark hair coming from low on his forehead, grey eyes dreamily and doubtingly directed at the observer. 

A ‘callow creature’ was what he was at the time, as he notes in his diary in 1916. He could expect no guidance from either his parents or his teachers.

Klaus Wagenbach, Kafka: A Life in Prague