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The real problem with books-turned-movies isn’t “omg they didn’t include every single word in the book” it’s “omg they completely overlooked the main theme, threw out any significant allegories, took away all the emotional pull, an turned it into a boring action movie with a love triangle in it”

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For those of you who weren’t able to get 100% of the total solar eclipse today… I gotchu <3

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I drew the gang,

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Someone captured the solar eclipse on an airplane

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Cloud Hoodie ☁️⭐🐈and Moss Hoodie🍀🌿🐸

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my doctor asked me for a routine blood lab this week so I deliberately scheduled it for today just so that I could have 'eclipse and blood sacrifice' on my calendar

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Pats all of them 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

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#star wars #ahsoka tano #anakin and ahsoka #once a rebel always a rebel #grand admiral thrawn #sabine wren #ahsoka show #hera syndulla #chopper the war criminal #dave filoni #the mandolarian #din darjin #star wars grogu #baby yoda

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One of the hardest things for me to learn and practice in my writing is that people do not say that much.

My character dialogue frequently feels contrived. They open up to partners too quickly, maintain perfect communication with friends, and hold back exactly the right info from enemies. Yet, irl, I've observed and contributed to much miscommunication, lost opportunities, and unconscious distrust of friendly motivations. Natural speech is not tailored, and appropriately expressing abstract thoughts takes skill.

We've heard film media fans deride "therapy talk" wherein characters uncharacteristically divulge their inner struggles to others and receive perfect, textbook advice in response. This feels inauthentic because most humans don't talk like that! We skirt around our problems, we feel uncomfortable when others vent, we want to avoid conflict and rejection, and our well-meant words often do more harm than good.

People also tend to talk a lot, but say little. As writers, we generally don't want our stories stuffed with useless conversations, banter, and small-talk that don't advance the plot—we want that story grown up and moved out! But please, include those things. Have scenes where friends hide thoughts from friends by joking around or discussing hobbies instead, where a rival saves the MC's thoughtless speech for later, where a happy couple argues over a minor miscommunication. These aspects can add depth to a story that feels manufactured, or life to characters that sound scripted.

If this is you, take your time; natural dialogue takes a while to finesse. Currently, I write the meaning behind the dialogue first then smudge it up in redrafts. As with all the lessons I've learned/shared, each piece of writing advice should come with a "Daily Value" label affixed, lol. Balance is needed and adjustments should be made until you have the story you want.

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Fantasia (1940) “The Nutcracker Suite” dir. Samuel Armstrong