Get to Know the Writer Tag

Tagged by @rmorada ages ago in this post! Thanks, love! 💜

1. Who’s the one person your mc would die for?

Titanium: She would die for all of her “siblings” but the one person she would die for above all else is Topaz.

2. What is your WIP’s name? Does the title have any
significance?

To Walk With Legends and The Temple of Gemma. TWWL is called that because Nenet does walk with legends. TTOG is called what it is because Gemma is Latin for jewel and they live in a temple.

3. What would you say your mc’s fatal flaw is?

Nenet: She doesn’t like to admit that she is wrong.

Titanium: Tries to protect everyone by herself.

4. Who is your favorite character to write in your
WIP?

Okay, she isn’t from my WIP but she is my absolute favourite to write! It’s Mallory!

5. What scene did you absolutely despise to write?

I haven’t really come across any scene that I absolutely despised writing.

6. What kind of tools or websites do you use to help
you write?

None? At least I dont think I do.

7. If your mc could star in a tv show, what show
would it be?

Who de heck knows. Mallory would be in a crime drama though.

8. Why is the antagonist the antagonist in the
story?

Well, Victoria is one of the antagonists in The Temple of Gemma because she wants to make the gemstone/metal people in jewellery.

There’s another villain but that’s a spoiler!

9. How long have you been writing your WIP for?

A few weeks. With some of them, I’ve had the basic idea for a while but I haven’t really sat down and written it till now.

10. Why do you like writing?  

I dont know, why do you like breathing? Lmao, that was mean I like writing because I get my thoughts across in a better way.

Tagging: @writersloth and @strawberryspaceship 

cheshireinunderland:

cheshireinunderland:

millie-likes-art:

cheshireinunderland:

cheshireinunderland:

cheshireinunderland:

millie-likes-art:

cheshireinunderland:

cheshireinunderland:

@millie-likes-art, I am rewriting that fic now. So thanks for that.

However! You’re gonna have to suffer through my rants about my past self and how bad I was at using punctuation correctly.

@ past me. 

FULL STOPS ARE A FREAKING THING!!!

JEEZ

SHould I feel guilty? XD

YES YOU SHOULD 

also wtf is going on in your tags?

@millie-likes-art

Well, I just had my second realization that people with white hair, regardless of whether or not they are questionably sane, are attractive.

So thanks for that.

Lmao, have I ever mentioned that I really hate past me at the moment?

It is getting increasingly difficult to rewrite the shitty fanfiction and I dont know how to feel about anymore.

Past you must really be something, huh? XD I won’t blame you if you tap out.

I cant. I’m already too invested, I even started posting it to my FF account despite planning on taking a long hiatus!

Also, yes. Past me was an even shittier writer than I am now.

I have found where I can watch the anime for free, rediscovered exactly why the villain of the second to last arc was my favourite character and am amazed at how quickly I am writing.

*rolls in with a cup of coffee and a scowl*

Welp, I decided to cut a character so now I need to rewrite everything they appeared in.

Thanks @millie-likes-art. Really, thank you.

Off to watch the anime again!

How to write a kiss

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Rebloggable version, as requested by davrosbro. 🙂

Oooh!  Yes!  I love kisses.  Kisses are where it all starts ;).

Okay, first, remember that a kiss is much, much more than just lips.  It is lips, but also tongues, teeth, eyes, faces, hands, noses, bodies, heartbeats,  breath, voice- and most importantly, a kiss is emotions.  A kiss without emotion is just wet mushy lips stuck together.  Ew.  Gross.  The most important part of a kiss isn’t the how, but the who– because of the emotions between the two people.

Okay so:

lips– Lips can slide, glide over each other smoothly, or they can be chapped and rough and dry and get stuck on each other.  They can match, top-to-top and bottom-to-bottom, or they can overlap, with one person’s top or bottom lip captured between the other person’s lips (yummy).  If there is lipstick or chapstick there is lipstick or chapstick flavor, otherwise, lips don’t have a taste (can you taste yours?).  Lips also can smack- the sound of two of them coming together or pulling apart, because they’re wet and warm and soft. 

tongue– Tongues are always wet, and always warm.  They’re very versatile.  They can trace over lips, teeth, or another tongue.  They can be smooth and graceful or teasing and flicking.  When tongues are involved, there is drool.  It’s only sexy when you like the person you’re kissing, or else it’s kinda gross. 😛

teeth– teeth can clack together awkwardly, or teeth can bite down sensually.  A person biting their own lip is cute, a person biting another’s lips is sexy.  A person biting gently is sensual, a person biting roughly is sexual. 

eyes– Eyes can be wide open with surprise, half-lidded with desire, fully closed with pleasure.  Eyes can gaze lovingly, lustfully, wistfully, hungrily, seductively- it all depends upon the emotions of your characters.  Have them do whatever you like, but don’t leave them out- give them at least a mention!

faces– Faces are what the lips are attached to.  Noses bump, cheeks flush, ears turn red, foreheads either wrinkle or relax.  Kisses can leave lips, quite easily, and become kisses on chins, cheeks, noses, foreheads, ears, necks, throats.  Kisses on noses or foreheads are cute and adorable, kisses on cheeks are sweet, kisses on chins, ears, and throats are very sexual.  And a kiss on the lips can be all of those! ❤

hands– Hands are super-important.  In order to describe a kiss, usually you want to also describe the hands.  Where are they?  Does one character have their hand behind the other’s head or back, holding them close?  Are they on someone’s shoulders pulling them near, or pushing them away?  Fingers brushing someone’s cheek or palms grabbing someone’s ass convey two very different kinds of situations, even if the kiss itself is exactly the same.

noses– Noses are annoying.  They easily get in the way, especially for first kisses!  People have to tilt their head to one side or the other, and if they don’t, noses bump.  I’d only mention noses if a kiss is supposed to be awkward or uncertain or nervous.

bodies– bodies are either close together, or far away.  Someone can be surrounded comfortingly by someone’s arms, or terrifyingly trapped by them.  Bodies are warm or hot, they are calm or nervous, relaxed or tense.  Body language says a lot.  Is your character pulling away, or moving closer?

heartbeat– Hearts can beat fast or slow, and that’s about all they can do- but there are lots of reasons why they do!  A heart can beat fast with fear or excitement or nervousness; a heart can pound with lust or race with terror or sing with joy.  Hearts can glow, cower, or shatter.  When you really want to drive the emotions of a character home, mention the heart.

breath– To me, the most consuming part of a kiss is the breath.  The air that someone else has just breathed going deep into your lungs is very intimate.  Lips and tongues don’t have a taste, but breath does.  Each person’s breath tastes different, smells different, and surrounds a person differently than anyone else’s breath.  Breath can be warm and sweet, breath can be hot and sexy, breath can be hot and frightening.  It is something that is very present and should not be left out.  A lot of writers leave breath out.  And it’s so important; it’s the most intimate part of a kiss.  Someone else is breathing into your lungs, and it’s either heaven or it’s hell.

voice– Voice conveys much, even without words.  A voice can groan, whimper, gasp, moan, catch, whine, scream, sigh.  Voice can convey emotion powerfully, and while some kisses are silent, usually they’re not. 

emotion–  Emotion is the most important- and the thing you try not to say.  You want to describe it, through all of the things above, so that it’s perfectly clear what your characters are feeling, without you ever using the “feelings words”.  If they’re in love, their bodies will lean close, their eyes will smile, their voices will giggle softly.  If they’re nervous, their palms will sweat, their noses will bump, their voices will shudder.  If they’re afraid, their muscles will be tense, their faces will grimace, their lips will not open.  Emotion is the color that you keep inside your mind as you write; it’s the base line that drives the description behind everything else you say.

Wow, that was a lot!  Gosh I hope it wasn’t too much!  Keep in mind not every kiss has all these things- this is just a list of things to consider when writing a kiss, and based on how long of a kiss you want to make.  Keep in mind that typing “they kissed for a long time”…that’s six words, it takes half a second to read, so that’s a short kiss!  If you want a long kiss, you need long sentences that make the reader linger. 

So maybe to start off, pick three things on the list to describe in your first kiss.  Don’t try to do it all- that would be too much for even the most epic kiss.  Just pick what’s most important to this particular scene, to these particular characters, and describe those parts along with the lips, and you’ve got yourself an awesome, emotional kiss. ❤

How to Write Dialogue

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Basic Structure

There are a few ways to structure dialogue. These are the most common ways to structure a line, although I haven’t seen 7 in a very long time.

  1. “The dog’s outside. He’s finally stopped barking,” Anne said.
  2. “The dog’s outside. He’s finally stopped barking,” said Anne.
  3. “The dog’s outside,” Anne said. “He’s finally stopped barking.”
  4. “The dog’s outside,” said Anne. “He’s finally stopped barking.”
  5. Anne said, “The dog’s outside. He’s finally stopped barking.”
  6. “The dog’s outside.” Anne sighed with relief. “He’s finally stopped barking.”
  7. Said Anne, “The dog’s outside. He’s finally stopped barking.”

It’s a good idea to avoid using the same method twice. Two or three or four (!) straight lines of 1’s “X said” or 6’s sentences broken up by a dialogue will sound strange.

Notice how the dialogue tag (“Anna said” and variations thereof) only goes in an area that does not impede the flow of dialogue. In the case of 3, 4, and 6, the dialogue tag or action actually enhances the period’s long pause. Only place dialogue tags at the beginning or end of a phrase, or where there would normally be a period, semicolon, colon, comma, or other punctuation indicating rest.

Dialogue Tags

A dialogue tag is a word + the person saying it. “He said”, “she said”, “they said”, etc. are all dialogue tags. The most common verb in a dialogue tag is “to say” (said, says, say, etc.) A lot of authors like it for its simplicity and unobtrusiveness. For those who insist “said is dead” (implying “said” is so bland it shouldn’t be used anymore), there are a bajillion other dialogue tags to play with.

Some verbs should not be used as dialogue tags.

“I’m really grateful,” Kiandra smiled

“This is ridiculous,” Aelwen sighed.

A dialogue tag is there to tell the reader how the character says something. You cannot say something smilingly or sighingly. You might say it happily or regretfully.

“I’m really grateful,” Kiandra said with a smile // “I’m really grateful,” Kiandra said happily

“This is ridiculous,” Aelwen said. He sighed sadly // “This is ridiculous.” Aelwen sighed.

Actions are not dialogue tags.

Adverbs

Adverbs are the little “-ly” words you add at the end of dialogue tag to show how a character is saying something.

“I don’t know,” Vanhi said uncertainly.

“I can’t wait!” Quetzel said excitedly.

Excitedly and uncertainly are the adverbs in this case. There is a list of adverbs here and here. Don’t get too hooked on adverbs. They’re great for helping when the meaning of a line is unclear.

Take this sentence:

“I love you,” Mirage said.

By itself this sentence isn’t much. You have no idea how Mirage is saying it, and it could be hundreds of different ways. Now modify that.

“I love you,” Mirage said desperately.

“I love you,” Mirage said sarcastically.

“I love you,” Mirage said joyfully.

“I love you,” Mirage said defiantly.

Now you know exactly how Mirage is saying it.

Recently, there’s been a movement to do away with adverbs or to use adverbs sparingly. Most adverbs are unnecessary. You can guess how a character is saying something by context. For example,

Myrtle kissed Mirage’s cheek and pressed a chocolate into her hand.

“I love you,” Mirage said.

You can assume that Mirage is saying this in loving or affectionate voice without the adverb being there. You can also use different dialogue tags to express the same emotion.

“I love you,” Mirage yelled

Vs.

“I love you,” Mirage said loudly.

Finally, adverbs sound funny if you use them one after another.

“I despise you,” Makai said sharply.

“I don’t think you’re much to look at, either,” Hagan said fiercely.

“I can’t believe Falk put us on this stupid date,” Makai said crossly.

If you’re addicted to adverbs, restrict them to every ten dialogue tags. If you aren’t addicted to adverbs, then just use them whenever you feel you need them. You can always delete them later if you think they’re unnecessary. 

Abandoning Your Dialogue Tags

There are some cases where you can forgo using dialogue tags altogether. When two people are speaking with each other in a natural give-and-take pattern, the audience knows that they are the ones speaking, and in what order they are speaking. See below.

“The dog’s outside,” Anne said. “He’s finally stopped barking.”

“I don’t understand why he’s so frightened of the vacuum,” said Brenda.

“If you were the size of a Chihuahua, I think a lot of things would frighten you,” Anne said.

“Was that a crack about my height?”

“Shorty!”

You can tell Brenda said, “Was that a crack about my height?” because Anne spoke before her, and you can tell Anne said, “Shorty!” because Brenda spoke before her. Do not use this trick if more than two people are speaking at a time. You could introduce a third person like this:

“Was that a crack about my height?”

“Shorty!”

“Cut it out,” Dan said crossly.

“Can’t we have a little fun?” Anne asked.

“You’re so annoying.”

Since we specified it’s Anne and Dan speaking in turn, it can only be Dan who says, “You’re so annoying.”

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cheshireinunderland:

millie-likes-art:

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millie-likes-art:

cheshireinunderland:

cheshireinunderland:

@millie-likes-art, I am rewriting that fic now. So thanks for that.

However! You’re gonna have to suffer through my rants about my past self and how bad I was at using punctuation correctly.

@ past me. 

FULL STOPS ARE A FREAKING THING!!!

JEEZ

SHould I feel guilty? XD

YES YOU SHOULD 

also wtf is going on in your tags?

@millie-likes-art

Well, I just had my second realization that people with white hair, regardless of whether or not they are questionably sane, are attractive.

So thanks for that.

Lmao, have I ever mentioned that I really hate past me at the moment?

It is getting increasingly difficult to rewrite the shitty fanfiction and I dont know how to feel about anymore.

Past you must really be something, huh? XD I won’t blame you if you tap out.

I cant. I’m already too invested, I even started posting it to my FF account despite planning on taking a long hiatus!

Also, yes. Past me was an even shittier writer than I am now.

I have found where I can watch the anime for free, rediscovered exactly why the villain of the second to last arc was my favourite character and am amazed at how quickly I am writing.

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Mallory Cullodena. A girl whose existence is shrouded in lies. Is Mallory Cullodena even her real name? No one knows except for her and her father, neither of them will tell. Known to most people by the title “Bloody Mary”, she makes a living being exactly what people fear the most. Sometimes becomes weirdly introspective, totally unlike her usual “live in the moment, dont think about the past or future” attitude. Whatever you do, dont ever make her shriek. Has extremely powerful telepathy and telekinesis.

@writersloth @millie-likes-art

shriek until it kills you (or until you cant anymore)

They started out as whispers, gradually getting louder. They were the voices of everyone she had ever shattered mentally, the voices of those she impersonated without caring about how their family would feel. They asked if she regretted it, she didn’t, and they wouldn’t. Shut. Up.

A piercing shriek, not a scream, never scream darling, that means they’ve won, crawled up her throat and erupted out of her mouth.

It felt like she was trying to swallow glass.

The ground began to crack, windows started to shatter, buildings started to cave in, and she didn’t stop shrieking. 

She could feel liquid dripping down from her nose and if the faint taste of iron in the back of her throat was anything to go by, she’d soon be coughing up blood as well.

Still the terrible shrieking sound kept erupting out of her mouth with no signs of stopping. Her vision began to blur as the amount of oxygen she was able to take in got lower and lower.

As quickly as it starts, it ends. And she is left with a mind that is blessedly empty of any voice but her own.

@writersloth @millie-likes-art