#said is dead

[chlos-dead]

said is dead!

includes: other words to use instead of “said” for your writing. (from A - N)

*all made by me*

pinterest: @/chlosdead

#chlos-dead #aesthetic #pastel #writing #writing inspo #inspiration #author #fanfics #fanfiction #writers on tumblr #said is dead

[creativeenergy]

Source.

#writing advice #editing advice #said is dead #synonyms #writing resources #resources

[thestormlightnetwork]

The Haters aren't gonna stop me from tagging every dialogue as said.

#said is dead #NO SHE ISN'T

[autumnmobile12]

A Note to Writers #4

Actual advice from a creative writing class I took.

No, said is not dead.  It’s still a good idea to use ‘said’ for the majority of your dialogue tags.  Said and asked are the generic terms for regular conversation.  Terms like ‘declared’ or ‘exclaimed’ let your audience know your characters mean business.  It’s like putting too many exclamation points or italics in one paragraph; the effect actually becomes less intense.

Exceptions to this advice:  extremely flamboyant and over-the-top characters.

#writers #writing advice #writeblr #said is dead #overused writing techniques #not a professional #just a hobbyist

[sokokoko]

"Don't use said" ppl and their epic battle against "only use said" ppl

#writer memes #writer problems #writing prompts #writers #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #writing #not writing #writing advice #i think #a person should write however they like #I mostly use said and then sprinkle in either adverbs alongside it or use words that are stronger or more appropriate than said #like shouted yelled or barked out to convey volume #questioned #i alternate between that and asked #writing styles #said is not dead #said is dead #schrödinger's said #depending on the writer #said is #dead or alive

[nopoodles]

I'm begging people to stop saying "said is invisible"

It's not invisible, it's a simple locational device. It shows the reader nothing more than who is speaking. Which is super useful!

Use said effectively and appropriately as you would any other dialogue tag. But for the love of all that is good please stop pretending it's invisible. If every dialogue tag you use is "said" it gets really visible really fast and it goes from visible to annoying pretty sharpish after that too.

The solution to the Dialogue Tag Problem is learning when to use a tag at all versus when to not. (I have a whole video on this here if you want it but)

There are 4 ways to denote who is speaking and the primary and most important one is Context

If you have 2 people in a conversation and one says something, then there's a line and different dialogue - it's the other person speaking.

Eg:

Context, Merry and Kalik are sparring, they are the only two people in the scene.

"Why would I find someone else when you're right here and almost willing to help?" Kalik asked

"Almost?"

"Almost."

Another option is Action Blocking (sometimes referred to as stage direction), where you describe what a character is doing and follow it up with dialogue, or dialogue then character action.

Eg:

Kalik pulled a crystal from his pocket. "What colour is this crystal?"

Or

"You wanna spar?" Kalik was already shifting over to the sparring mats in anticipation of agreement.

Then there's Dialogue Tags that come in two forms: specific and generic.

Specific Dialogue Tags are ones that have specific connotations like yelled, hissed, snarled etc - these should only be used with intent and purpose. And they should be used sparingly lest they undermine the message of your story and dialogue. Characters should match one another and, in all likelihood, you won't need to use more than one each unless the character is actively changing tone.

(context, Merry and Whitclé are the only people in the scene)

"No," Commander Jonathan Whitclé said flatly.

"What do you mean no?" I snapped.

"You are not suitable for the position."

"Well why the hell not?"

Then there's Generic Dialogue Tags which are used as locators to remind or out and out tell the reader who is speaking but not how (or that they're speaking in a level way or you can pair them with an adverb of piece of description like "through clenched teeth" or whatever but I digress). These are your saids, your askeds, your respondeds and answereds, things like that.

These should also be used with purpose. Ask yourself if the reader needs to be reminded who is talking. Pair them with a chunk of description or internal monologue to reorientate the reader to who is/was talking. Use them to make the point that one character is emotionally heightened and another is not.

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All this to say, said is not invisible it's just plain, like a palate cleanser between rich courses of a meal. It's a shitty meal if all you get is palate cleansers.

(also the reason your English teacher told you not to use said was so that you would get familiar with using other dialogue tags so you could do what I'm describing in this whole post. It's not their fault some people clung to that task and never let go. This is the blue fucking curtains all over again!)

#writing advice #said is dead #except its not #said is invisible #except its not that either

[chushanye]

if i had a nickel for every time the Rat Grinders killed their party cleric I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's fucked up that it happened twice

#when brennan said they cant stabalize hm because he's fully dead i was STRESSINGGGGGGGG #muscles tense heavy breathing #fantasy high junior year #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fhjy

[egophiliac]

I have SO many thoughts about everything and they are in no kind of order yet, so here's just some quick little bits in the meantime!

I am not normal about any of these characters!

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 part 6 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 part 6 spoilers #me just staring at the ceiling thinking about anime characters #if i start talking about the big stuff now it's going to turn into a huge rambling mess so in the meantime #i did not get sebek (yet) (i need to contemplate my gems...) but i did see his groovy #he is just full-on cinderella-sparkles bibbidi-bobbidi-booing into that armor! magnificent. #and i really don't have enough words for how much i love tiny malleus. he is perfect. he is precious. he is everything to me. #he knows who his dad is no matter what some crusty dead talking ectoplasm blobs say #(man no wonder lilia's got hangups if THAT was the general attitude he was getting) #('eww you got your dirty bat cooties on the prince' go sit in the corner with mrs. rosehearts you absolute garbage) #(...i did kind of love that lilia started to wake up because the senate said one nice thing to him) #(and he immediately was like 'this is not reality') #(sounds about right) #on a lighter note i was just. SO charmed by the little throwaway about ✨dragon lord consort esteemed diplomat revaan✨ #who picks the vegetables out of his food and hides them under the tablecloth #everything i learn about this man makes me like him more. he was SO dumb. #now we know where malleus gets it from i guess #also unrelated but once again the fact that i named my mc tamago has had unintentional consequences #tamago take the tamago and tamago tamagao tamago #frikkin love that when yuu gives the egg back you can just be like 'i love him. this is my baby now.' 100% accurate. #also yuu continually referring to malleus as tsunotarou even to the senate = amazing. yuu really has NO self-preservation or awareness. #they fit right in with everyone else #<- see what did i tell you. huge rambling mess. #and i haven't even BEGUN to talk about MELEANOR -- (is dragged offstage by a hook)

[elesketchii]

that one steven universe meme

#someone on twitter said draw your fav characters as that steven comic and i just. i had to. #my art #digital art #undertale #rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #arthur morgan #frisk undertale #fanart

[aroaceleovaldez]

Nico referring to his mom as "Mama" implies he most likely at least used to refer to Hades as "Papa" and i 100% headcanon he still does but mostly in the manner of him having the entire Underworld wrapped around his finger for being the baby of the family

#pjo #riordanverse #nico di angelo #headcanon #my art #nico flexing youngest child privilages by pulling out the most pitiful expression he can manage #anyways i find it fun to explore character word choices #cause yknow no two characters are going to select their words the same way #or even necessarily think about it to the same degree #i like to think Nico thinks about his word choice a lot #so of course every time he uses ''papa'' he fully knows he's pulling the Baby Of The Family card #Hades definitely knows this too but falls for it every time anyways #cause Nico hasnt called him ''papa'' regularly since getting his memory wiped - just detached ''father'' or at best ''dad'' #so it just reminds Hades of How Much He Just Wants His Children To Be Happy Like The Old Days #and how much poor Nico has been through and he's just the baby of the family and- #cue Nico smugly staring at the camera cause he knows how much power he holds #also i say Nico is Hades' only son cause mythologically even when Zagreus *is* Hades' son (rarely) he's. dead. #a major part of Zagreus' mythology is that he died #and im p sure every other deity said to be Hades' children are all goddesses and also are like 50% of the time not his #theres also only like 3 of them. and as far as we know in riordanverse canon one of them is implied to not be his daughter #so Nico is Hades' only son and also youngest in the family (cause Hazel is older by a month chronologically or 1 year biologically) #(and everybody else is a deity if children of hades at all)

[chlos-dead]

said is dead!

includes: other words to use instead of “said” for your writing. (from O - Y)

*all made by me*

pinterest: @/chlosdead

#chlos-dead #aesthetic #pastel #writing #writing inspo #inspiration #fanfic #fanfiction #author #said is dead

[itskeithxx]

Summoning The Ghost King [GONE WRONG]

Good grief this took so long (12 hrs 45 min) but it’s done! i have never drawn Jason before or any DC character but ive been obsessed with DP x DC crossover fics so this was born :3 i hope he looks ok lol

also: the runes are actual words i translated and they spell out stuff abt summoning the ghost king…. i def didn’t need to do all that but eh

#ghost king danny #danny phantom #danny fenton #ghost king phantom #jason todd #dpxdc #dp x dc crossover #red hood #dc universe #dp fanart #danny phantom fanart #jason todd fanart #art #digital art #i spent way too long on this #still ate it though #jason todd x danny fenton #cus i said so #dead on main #dcxdp #dp x dc art

[blue-eyed-author]

Dear fellow writers,

‘Said’ is beautiful. Please use it more. It isn’t anything to be feared of hated. It’s not boring or overused. It makes all the other dialogue tags more special when they’re used on occasion.

‘Said’ makes your writing less cluttered. It can be a simple way of reminding the reader who is talking without bombarding them with synonyms.

“Use it along with action to make it more interesting,” she said, picking up her pencil.

He smirked, and said, “Or with expressions and body language.”

“Or,” she said, “just as a quick reminder of who is talking.”

“And if you know who is talking, a dialogue isn’t always necessary.”

Of course you can use other dialogue tags, but please don’t exclude ‘said’. It’s heartbroken from being ignored.

‘Said’ is beautiful.

#said is NOT dead #give it love #writing advice #writing tips #creative writing #original writing #novel writing #writing #books #author #writeblr #stories #author blog #authors #future author #aspiring writer #writers on tumblr #fiction writing #writing blog #writing community #writer things #writers #author advice #author tips #author things #authors supporting authors #writer blog #writing rules #wattpad

[naboosands]

Cody is not sorry at ALL

#cody came to the rescue and uh #maybe he doesn’t want to rescue his general after all #anyway #i return from the dead to bring you obi wan in chains #cody missed out on the first battle then said NEVER AGAIN #codywan #codywan art #obi wan kenobi #commander cody #star wars #sw fanart #tcw #star wars the clone wars #the clone wars #tcw fanart #myart

[nerdpoe]

Damian has been partnered up with Daniel in their Home Ec final.

And Daniel...is putting no effort at all into cooking.

Damian keeps trying to convince him to help, but Daniel keeps wriggling his way out of the responsibility.

Damian ends up having to handle the Turkey! Unacceptable! He does not condone the death of animals for food unless it is for survival! This part must be handled by Daniel.

He shoves the turkey in Daniels' hands.

There's a soft green glow.

He hears Daniel whisper a horrified "oh shit no".

And the very dead turkey that they were supposed to be cooking comes to life.

It is very, very angry.

#dpxdc #dcxdp #dp x dc #dc x dp #story prompt #phanfic #after it's all said and done damian scolds danny for not telling him about his meta handicap #danny is just too embarrassed #he gets removed from home ec the next day #apparently the principal hadn't believed him when he told them what would happen if he handled dead animals #they believe him now #crack fic

[taxinealkaloids]

girls will literally turn their parents’ corpses into meat puppets to prevent the House of their birthright from being annexed by other powers 

#my art #tlt #the locked tomb #harrowhark nonegesimus #the corpse puppets were actually the reason I instantly became obsessed with her #also i'm nearly certain people on the ninth realized p&p weren't right. as ortus said harrow isnt the only one who can add 2 and 2 and #get four!! like those guys were dead. they were for sure dead. and everyone just kinda agreed they'd pretend not to notice. #picturing some nuns sitting around like ....ok so we all know they're dead right? we know they're dead? #and the other ones are like yeah but shhhh #yes the 10 yr old is doing the budgeting now. just ignore it. #also tumblr decided to absolutely chow down on the quality of the first pic so uh it just looks like that now. crispy.