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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.)

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Character writing/development:

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Suicidal Urges/Martyr Complex

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Writing Strong Female Characters

Writing POC Characters

Character Voices

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Intrigue in Storytelling

Enemies to Lovers

Alternatives to Killing Characters

Worldbuilding

Misdirection

Consider Before Killing Characters

Foreshadowing

Narrative:

Emphasising the Stakes

Avoid Info-Dumping

Writing Without Dialogue

1st vs. 2nd vs. 3rd Perspective

Fight Scenes (More)

Transitions

Pacing

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Connected vs. Stand-Alone Series

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What to use instead of 'said'

Normally:

• added • replied • answered • stated • announced • questioned • asked • mentioned • remarked

Loudly:

• cheered • shouted • yelled • demanded • barked • blurted • growled • scolded •snorted

Softly:

• muttered • murmured • mumbled • uttered • stuttered • hissed • moaned • mouthed

Emotionally:

• begged • cried • confessed • complained • promised • pleaded

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@steggyfanevents Steggy Month – Week One with @peggynet – theme – Peggy

Peggy Appreciation Week day seven – free choice

Agent Carter + text posts { × }

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i hate when i send someone a meme in another language and they're like "uhm... translate? 😒" fucker i sent you a meme where 90% of the words have an english cognate and/or you don't need to know what they're saying to find it funny. can you at least TRY

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I’ve lived a lot of lives, but I’m done running from my past.

BLACK WIDOW (2020) dir. Cate Shortland + BLACK WIDOW (2019) by Jen Soska & Sylvia Soska

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Yelena: Kate, America, this team is a family. You shouldn't be fighting. We need to uplift and love each other.

Peter: (peeking through the door) Yelena, Clint is on the phone.

Yelena: Tell that asshole to go to hell.

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hawkeye + text posts (bishova edition)

6/?

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Kate: (blood dripping down her face) Well, that went better than expected!

Yelena: WHAT?! There are at least 15 ways this could have gone better. Like, I'm counting them right now in my head, you idiot!

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reblog if you’ve read fanfictions that are more professional, better written than some actual novels. I’m trying to see something

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ttpd is like... this fucking sucked... it was my fault... fuck joe... this also fucking sucked... fuck matty... i thought i was gonna die... straight up commit me to an asylum... FUCK matty... fuck joe... no one knows me... fuck kim kardashian... i created every problem and every consequence i have to face... please see me as human... i am exposing my flaws so you see me as a real person... fuck jake gyllenhaal... if you're gonna be so up my business you better realize how fucked up my business is... also hi killatrav ily... there is nothing redeeming about this chapter of my life... hi mom ily... this ALSO fucking sucked... there may be good in the world... here is every sin i have ever committed... i was promised love and forever repeatedly and no one ever delivered... my reaction to trauma was awful... i made so many bad decisions... if you're gonna crucify me do it for good reasons... are you not entertained?

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I saw this bts photo of flo in the thunderbolts* set

And my mind IMMEDIATELY went to the one of scarlet on the set of black widow

There’s just something so sweet about seeing black widows in casual clothing having a little walk in the woods

#please someone tell me what the * stands for #it kills me to have to wait a whole year for this movie #thunderbolts #yelena belova #florence pugh #natasha romanoff #scarlet johansson #black widow

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I (closeted f) wore a dress with the #bi colors to my cousins wedding and brought one of my gay best friends as my +1

We never kissed or held hands and danced separately most of the night

And you know what my entire family kept telling me? That they’re so happy i found such a good guy and that it’s nice i finally have a boyfriend

#they also dont know hes gay #i wish i could say the closet is made of glass #but its more like fogged glass #you have to try reall hard to make up the shapes

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Coulson: Are we really going to let Natasha keep Peter? Maria: We let Clint keep her.

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Kate: If someone is flirting with me I need them to literally say "I'm flirting with you" or else I'm just like wow they're nice

Yelena: That's where I'm going wrong?

Kate: wha-

Yelena: you think I'm just being nice?!

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Kate: Okay, I don't know how to say this, so I'll whisper it to Peter and he'll say it in a calm way.

*Kate whispering in Peter's ear*

Peter surprised: YOU’RE DATING YELENA?

Tony:

Clint:

Natasha biting her sandwich: HA! You idiots, owe me fifty dollars.