Writing Tips

Writing Tips

Punctuating Dialogue

➸ “This is a sentence.”

➸ “This is a sentence with a dialogue tag at the end,” she said.

➸ “This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a dialogue tag.”

➸ “This is a sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence. New sentences are capitalized.”

➸ “This is a sentence followed by an action.” He stood. “They are separate sentences because he did not speak by standing.”

➸ She said, “Use a comma to introduce dialogue. The quote is capitalized when the dialogue tag is at the beginning.”

➸ “Use a comma when a dialogue tag follows a quote,” he said.

“Unless there is a question mark?” she asked.

“Or an exclamation point!” he answered. “The dialogue tag still remains uncapitalized because it’s not truly the end of the sentence.”

➸ “Periods and commas should be inside closing quotations.”

➸ “Hey!” she shouted, “Sometimes exclamation points are inside quotations.”

However, if it’s not dialogue exclamation points can also be “outside”!

➸ “Does this apply to question marks too?” he asked.

If it’s not dialogue, can question marks be “outside”? (Yes, they can.)

➸ “This applies to dashes too. Inside quotations dashes typically express—“

“Interruption” — but there are situations dashes may be outside.

➸ “You’ll notice that exclamation marks, question marks, and dashes do not have a comma after them. Ellipses don’t have a comma after them either…” she said.

➸ “My teacher said, ‘Use single quotation marks when quoting within dialogue.’”

➸ “Use paragraph breaks to indicate a new speaker,” he said.

“The readers will know it’s someone else speaking.”

➸ “If it’s the same speaker but different paragraph, keep the closing quotation off.

“This shows it’s the same character continuing to speak.”

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5 years ago

Things they don’t tell you about top surgery

- Talk to the surgeon about the size you want your new areolas/nipples (don’t be afraid to ask)

- Numbness. No one talks about this for guys who are about to have surgery. You’re going to be numb all in your chest area, especially where the incisions were. They cut nerves as they pass along your chest, and it can take up to a year to regenerate those nerves. Still, feels super foreign for the first two weeks

- Make your bed into a pillow chair, body pillow, two on each side, and two for your head. 

- Sleep alone. I tried to sleep with my girlfriend and it was miserable. You really do need the entire bed for yourself

- Go on Groupon, & get yourself a 10 foot lightning cable iPhone charger, BEST THING EVER, can reach from wherever you are

- Don’t take a week off from work, take two. You will regret the one week, and love the extra time

- When they say “don’t move too much, even after the first week”. LISTEN. I moved way too much and got so sore super quickly. 

- Drink lots of water & eat if your taking the pain medication, otherwise your stomach feels super funky.

- Get stool softeners, & don’t be afraid to take those babies. Don’t wait a week to poop. you’ll surely regret it. 

- The drains are scary & they may hurt while draining or rewrapping your dressings, but once they come out, the second they do, its no more pain, its crazy. 

i hope this helps someone, because i wish i knew all of this when i was having mine a month ago. Looking back its like everyone forgets all the real negatives, its a great experience, & i healed very well & quick compared to most, but the first few days are crazy. They hurt, suck but it gets better. 

4 years ago

Some words to use when writing things:

winking

clenching

pulsing

fluttering

contracting

twitching

sucking

quivering

pulsating

throbbing

beating

thumping

thudding

pounding

humming

palpitate

vibrate

grinding

crushing

hammering

lashing

knocking

driving

thrusting

pushing

force

injecting

filling

dilate

stretching

lingering

expanding

bouncing

reaming

elongate

enlarge

unfolding

yielding

sternly

firmly

tightly 

harshly

thoroughly

consistently

precision

accuracy

carefully

demanding

strictly

restriction

meticulously

scrupulously

rigorously

rim

edge

lip

circle

band

encircling

enclosing

surrounding

piercing

curl

lock

twist

coil

spiral

whorl

dip

wet

soak

madly

wildly

noisily

rowdily

rambunctiously

decadent

degenerate

immoral

indulgent

accept

take

invite

nook

indentation

niche

depression

indent

depress

delay

tossing

writhing

flailing

squirming

rolling

wriggling

wiggling

thrashing

struggling

grappling

striving

straining

2 years ago
How Many Times Must I Tell You, Stanley? If You Saw My True Form Then Your Tiny, Human Mind Would Simply

How many times must I tell you, Stanley? If you saw my true form then your tiny, human mind would simply implode! I will not be responsible for your brain turning to mush, I refuse. Just drop it, won’t you?

—————

Finally finished drawing my design for the Narrator’s true form! They’re so gender <3


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1 year ago

My Stanley is going around and giving people he likes moss. Would you like some?

My Stanley Is Going Around And Giving People He Likes Moss. Would You Like Some?
My Stanley Is Going Around And Giving People He Likes Moss. Would You Like Some?
My Stanley Is Going Around And Giving People He Likes Moss. Would You Like Some?

Narrator doesn’t understand how amazing a gift of moss from such a wonderful Stanley is. Stanley and I do.

@corruptedsl1me


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4 years ago
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net
Look, I’m Not Saying If Herman Melville Was Alive Today He Would Totally Have An A03/fanfiction.net

Look, I’m not saying if Herman Melville was alive today he would totally have an A03/fanfiction.net account… but that’s exactly what I’m saying.

Still went a little over my time limit for this one, but getting faster I think.

2 years ago
Two Cousins, Patricia & Daniel, Go Camping & Accidently Slip Through A Wormhole To Another Planet. Warren
Two Cousins, Patricia & Daniel, Go Camping & Accidently Slip Through A Wormhole To Another Planet. Warren
Two Cousins, Patricia & Daniel, Go Camping & Accidently Slip Through A Wormhole To Another Planet. Warren
Two Cousins, Patricia & Daniel, Go Camping & Accidently Slip Through A Wormhole To Another Planet. Warren
Two Cousins, Patricia & Daniel, Go Camping & Accidently Slip Through A Wormhole To Another Planet. Warren
Two Cousins, Patricia & Daniel, Go Camping & Accidently Slip Through A Wormhole To Another Planet. Warren
Two Cousins, Patricia & Daniel, Go Camping & Accidently Slip Through A Wormhole To Another Planet. Warren

Two cousins, Patricia & Daniel, go camping & accidently slip through a wormhole to another planet. Warren here wants to make sure Everything Is Totally Fine and Normal.

Good thing Raleigh is a good friend.

4 years ago
Please Share This!!!!! As You Resident Vitiligan And Fellow Artist I Am Here To Educate People On How
Please Share This!!!!! As You Resident Vitiligan And Fellow Artist I Am Here To Educate People On How
Please Share This!!!!! As You Resident Vitiligan And Fellow Artist I Am Here To Educate People On How
Please Share This!!!!! As You Resident Vitiligan And Fellow Artist I Am Here To Educate People On How
Please Share This!!!!! As You Resident Vitiligan And Fellow Artist I Am Here To Educate People On How
Please Share This!!!!! As You Resident Vitiligan And Fellow Artist I Am Here To Educate People On How

Please share this!!!!! As you resident vitiligan and fellow artist I am here to educate people on how to properly create a character with vitiligo and other things to keep in mind about the disorder.

Only 1% of the entire world’s population has vitiligo but I see so many artists making characters with it when they sometimes don’t even know what vitiligo is and pass it off as “skin pigmentation”. Like— what does that even mean??? XD

It’s not an aesthetic and it won’t get you “diversity points” so stop romanticizing vitiligo!

2 years ago

Pause. Think about this (amazing video, obsessed with the snake facts and the delivery of them). Imagine if you were living your life then an unknowable entity scooped you up and started very very excitedly ranting about how amazing a creature like you is. It loudly goes on and on, getting more and more excited. You try to wiggle away to no avail. But it’s not hurting you, it’s being very gentle as it holds you. It’s just so happy it finally found a creature like you!! So excited!! And it goes on about how beautiful you look and random facts about your species!!

And then you’re finally allowed to slip away, you are let go back into your day-to-day life. The experience was a little frightening, but you are completely unharmed and safe. You return to what you were doing before.


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