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pixiescribbles · 2 years

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some random writing tips for dialogue & descriptions

i am by no means an expert but! i see people down on themselves for various parts of their writing and i figured i could make a little post with suggestions. particularly how to bring the two together.

UNIQUE DIALOGUE:

slang is, for me, one of the most important parts about figuring out your muses voice. figuring out if they use any, which ones and when. for example: “i aint gonna do that” vs “i’m not gonna do that.” and even just from that sentence, are they even the type of person to say “gonna” or do they tend to say “going to.” figuring out how they use contractions is helpful (i.e. “i’m not gonna do that” vs “i am not gonna do that” for inflection).

the next thing, pay attention to filler words. they can honestly make the difference between wooden and natural dialogue. “um” “uh” “like” “so” “well” etc. it can also be phrases “i mean” “i guess” plus combining more than one kind of filler “um well” “so like” etc.

now if your muse is an oc i strongly recommend drawing inspiration from your faceclaim’s speech patterns. if there is a specific piece of their media which feels the most like the muse, watch it and pay attention to how the FC talks. the same will go for deciding mannerisms for your descriptions. if you don’t vibe with the faceclaim’s speech patterns, try finding someone who does and have a voice claim in mind!

DESCRIBING DIALOGUE:

describing how your muse is speaking can strengthen dialogue as well as better help your writing partner know how their muse will respond to it. obviously we all know adjectives are helpful with this “he said dryly” “she said hesitantly” etc. but if you add some small mannerisms into it, i find it enriches the paragraph. “he says dryly, shaking his head a little” “she says hesitantly. the corner of her lips twitch into a nervous smile.”

figure out if they smile when they talk. if they furrow their brows while they’re putting words to a thought. do they look down or up when thinking? do they tend to look directly at someone when talking, or do their eyes shift around a little? if they do like to look away when talking that’s when you can take time to decide what they’re looking at and add little bits in there: “he says dryly, glancing away with a shake of his head. his eyes settle across the street, absentmindedly watching a dog sniff at the base of a tree.”

describing their voice also adds some pizzazz. ‘his voice is a low timbre when he speaks, a firmness in the words “well, i aint gonna do that.” he shakes his head, the muscle in his jaw flexing.’

GETTING STUCK:

if you find yourself staring at a reply having no idea what to add for dialogue, i’ve found sometimes it’s because you haven’t figured out how your muse feels about what’s going on. it’s okay to take time to examine what their internal thought process would be. and it’s even more okay if they themselves don’t know how to feel or what to say. this is an excellent time to remember filler words because it’s what we do in real life. when you add the mannerisms with them struggling to find words it can bring it all together.

decide how they look when they’re thinking. bring out those little actions they might do while they’re fumbling for the dialogue. what type of words are they looking for? something appropriate, something funny to lighten the mood, something direct, or deflective? “he shakes his head a little, brows furrowing as he searches for an adequate response. ‘shit, uh…well.’ his voice trails off, softer than usual. ‘i dunno what to say, man. honestly.’”

everyone’s writing voice will be different and that’s good! it’s okay! it’s easy to get down on yourself comparing to others. but the fun of rp is how interactive it is. having other peoples perspectives and styles makes it so enjoyable. it’s okay to explore. figure out what fits you and your muse. you’re doing great and the bottom line is to have fun!

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pixiescribbles · 2 years

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“I can’t write to my mom anymore.” I tell him after he storms away from Connie and Sasha teasing him about what his mother calls him. He looks at me with a mixed look of sadness and guilt.

“I forget that you lost people when Shiganshina fell. That was thoughtless of me to say, I’m sorry.” He scratches the back of his head as he leans back against the wall, while his demeanour softens to something rarely seen on Jean. He always has this arrogant, nothing-can-touch-me behaviour and watching it melt away by a comment so insignificant to him gave my heart all the more reasons to fall more in love with him. I had known there was a softer side to him, I just never expected him to show it to me.

“Then again, it’s not like she expects me to write back. I wasn’t exactly nice to her when I left.” He looks away from me, almost embarrassed to tell me he and his mother had a quarrel.

“That can’t be true, she’s your mother. One little argument won’t stop her from loving you. You’re her son, I’m sure she’ll be delighted to get a letter from you.” I tell him while putting an assuring hand on his arm. He smiles shyly at me while he turns back to look at me.

“You’re right, thanks. Sorry for showing my pathetic whiny side, those two really know how to get under my skin.”

“No don’t be, I thought it was cute. It showed me a side of you I had been wanting to see for a while. Something different than your usual tougher self. I mean, -uh. Not that you aren’t cute then too, but, ahh.” I turned bright red realising I just confessed some of my thoughts to him. I tried to pull back my hand from his arm but he stopped that by placing his own on top of it.

“So, you think I’m cute huh?” The half smirk on his face told me that he liked what he heard, but also that he was now teasing me because of it.

“Looks like you’re in luck, because I too think I’m pretty darn cute.” He laughed at his joke and softened back up when he looked at me, his brown eyes staring intently into mine. Time seems to stop at that moment, until Jean let out a little chuckle and pulled me into his strong arms where he held me against his chest. I could hear his heart pound as fast as that of mine.

“Ah, Jean! Wha-“ I tried to squirm out of his embrace but he just tightened his grip on me. I accepted my fate, assuming I would never leave his arms again and just melted onto his embrace, wrapping my arms around him too. I let out a small contented sigh, and judging from the sound above me, so did Jean.

“Who would’ve thought that you of all people would soften me up like this.” He chuckles to himself before getting a slightly panicked look on his face.

“Just, don’t tell Connie and Sasha! At least not yet! I’m not ready to deal with them about this just yet. Besides, I think mother should know first.”

“Know what exactly?”

“You know,” he says while his face slightly starts to blush “that I found someone that doesn’t judge me like the others, and uhm, that I would like to, date. I would like to date you. If you know, you would want to date me too.” He clumsily said. He looked at my mildly puzzled face and laughed and explained himself. “I’ve liked you for some time. Though, I’m horrible at showing it I realise now. But have always admired your no-bullshit attitude while maintaining your angelic kindness. I guess that just piqued my interest at first and after observing and receiving your no-bullshit attitude, I just fell for you. And let’s not forget that you’re absolutely gorgeous.” He cups my cheek in his hand as he softly caresses my cheekbone with his thumb, I lean into his gesture. “I just never thought you’d have the same feelings, seeing you’re always hanging around Eren and Armin. I assumed that you had something going on with one of them.”

“Me? With either Eren or Armin?” I laugh at the thought of this. “No, Eren has Mikasa, although he doesn’t realise that yet, and Armin is way to soft for me. I need someone more grounded and, audacious than that.” I choose my words carefully but his face showed some form content in it. “They and I are from the same district, so it just feels easier to hang around them. We share the same pain and loss and that just creates a different kind of bond I guess. It’s easier to leave the unspoken words unspoken because they understand it anyways.” I mumble while getting lost in thought.

“I won’t pretend that I understand what you went through, but I will be here for you if you need to speak your unspoken words.” For some reason, his words bring tears to my eyes, “Thanks.” I say as I wipe away the water threatening to spill from my eyes. He presses a small kiss against my forehead and at that moment I hear a door slam open behind me.

“Jeaaaaan booooooyy! Oh what do we have here? So this is why it was taking so long for you two lovebirds to come outside!” Connie and Sasha come storming inside and Jean’s face coloured deep red mirroring the colour in my own face. He threw a protective arm around me, and started talking back to the duo, which only fed their teasing, but he didn’t let me go.

#jean kirschtein fluff #Jean kirschtein #aot fanfiction #Jean x reader #jean boy

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pixiescribbles · 4 years

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I am a(n):

⚪ Male

⚪ Female

🔘 Writer

Looking for

⚪ Boyfriend

⚪ Girlfriend

🔘 An incredibly specific word that I can't remember

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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Hi. How is your day?

Hey! Pretty good actually, thanks! Hope your day is going well too!

I’ve been slacking on my writing so I’ll try to start writing again soon!

Thanks for checking up on me (again).

#bearandbirdfan #ask pixiescribbles

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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Let’s play Writer’s Would You Ever

Send me an ask that says “Would you ever write…” and continue the sentence.

I’ll respond with yes or no and give an explanation as to why if I want to.

#writers ask #ooooooh

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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Dear Artists:

You have a talent, a talent I envy. You can look at a white sheet of paper and see a beautiful scene. With nothing more than pens, markers, a bit of colored oil, mixed media... Whatever calls you, you can bring that scene to life. You can show others what you see and move hearts and souls.

If your talent lie in sculpture or textiles, the above is no less true, you just do it in three dimensions.

As a writer I have those same pictures in my mind. I have those same scenes. But I lack the talent, and indeed the drive, to do it as you do.

So the pictures fall out the only way they can - in words. Imperfect words. Words that paint the scene but leave out some of the more subtle details. Words that may miss the soft shading or gentle transition of your art.

Artists I admire you, we share the same problem, pictures in our minds struggling to find a way out. We only differ in the tools we use to share them.

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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Tips for fight scenes

If you get punched in the nose your eyes will water, a lot, even if it didn’t really hurt

Your body follows your head, your head gets pushed one way and your body will want to go that way

Getting hit in the stomach isn’t good, it hurts, getting hit in the diaphragm is worse. Causes your lungs to kinda spasm and make it hard to breathe (diaphragm is between stomach and chest)

When fighting a larger person they will have an easier time forcing you back

The jaw is the knockout button. Hit it hard enough and down for the count

Back of the head is very vulnerable, can cause serious damage if hit there

Kidney punches. They hurt. A lot.

People with experience will try to be where they are comfortable. A wrestler will try to get their opponent on the ground, a boxer will stay on their feet, etc.

Easiest counter to a kick is to get closer to whoever is throwing it, then they won’t have enough room for it to be effective

If you want realism, avoid fancy, flashy moves. They’re less practical and easier to counter.

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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Kirito’s Birthday Celebration 2019

I am late for day 2 but I still really wanted to finish the second fic, so here it is!

I got inspired to write this little fic while listening to my Disney play list and a Tangled song came by, LOL.

so here’s a little Tangled AU with Kirito and Asuna taking the lead.

AO3 FF.Net

Also, Happy Belated Birthday Kirito

#kiritobday2019 #kirito #asuna #tangled AU #im such a weeb #and a little obsessed with tangled #i might even make a multi chapter fic of this #or not

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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Kirito’s Birthday Celebration 2019

This is such a cute idea!

For the first fic I decided to give it a little Halloween twist and combine it with StarSoba’s Fictober!

Summary of the fic

Asuna had begged Kirito for a Halloween girlsnight in their new home. After he reluctantly agreed, he found a way to make the evening more interesting for himself.

AO3 FF.NET

#kiritobday2019 #starsobafictober #starsobahalloween #scary stories

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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So in honor of the spooky season approching.. @sobatsu and I have come up with 31 prompts for the month of October!

What is Fictober? Honsetly idk if this has been done before, probably, But basically each day is a day for a prompt and you write a fic. Any pairing, any rating, any show!!! Artists you are welcome as well to join!!

So below are the prompts for the month (of course you can change them if you would like) and you can do as many or as little as you want. Make them as long or as short, hell even put them together, this is just for fun!!

So for this month, i will be posting fics and Soba with be doing Head Canons!!!!

If you want to join in go ahead and tag your posts as #starsobafictober or #starsobahalloween and we will make sure to reblog and read and see all your wonderful creations!!

This is meant for fun so well…HAVE FUN!!!!!!!

The event starts on October 1 and goes until the 31st!!! (maybe we will do other holidays if this goes well!!)

🕸🎃Prompts🎃🕸

Candy

Pumpkins

Blood moon/ full moon

Costumes

Ghosts 👻

Haunted House

Witches and Wizards

Trick or treat

Bonfire

Death

Werewolf ☠️

Vampire

Haunted

Darkness

Scary Stories

Scarecrows

“I’m not scared…are you?”

Screams

Murder

Sweaters

Black cat

Graveyard

Silence

Haunted Castles

StarSoba/ Free Day

Spiders

Monster Ball

Ravens and Crows

Blood

Leafs

Halloween

💀💀💀💀We hope that you all have a blast with these prompts!!! 💀💀💀💀

(Reblog so others can join in on the fun!!)

(Also shout out to @lovelyluce for telling me to do it and being supportive)

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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Things to Do in October: Starters

Send me a symbol for a thread or drabble in which the characters…

🎃 - carve Jack o’ Lanterns 🍁 - go on a scenic autumn walk 🔮 - see a fortune teller 👻 - tell ghost stories 👹 - go to a Halloween store 🕯 - perform a seance 🌽 - go through a corn maze 🌾 - go on a hayride 🌱 - go to a pumpkin patch 🍿 - have a Halloween movie marathon 🔪 - have a horror movie marathon 🍎 - go apple picking 🤡 - go to a haunted house attraction 🎭 - be actors at a haunted house attraction 🥕 - go to a farmer’s market 🔥 - have a bonfire 😱 - play scary slumber party games (Bloody Mary, the Midnight Game, etc…) 🎨 - do a craft ☠ - visit a cemetery at night 🏈 - go to a football game 😈 - try on Halloween costumes 🌳 - take a drive to see the trees ⌛ - go to an antique store 👽 - talk about conspiracy theories 🌄 - go hiking ☔ - go on a rainy day walk 🥨 - make snacks for a party 🍬 - go shopping for Halloween candy 🍭 - hand out candy on Halloween 🥐 - cook some comfort food 😏 - play a scary prank 📚 - go to a library or bookstore 🎈 - plan a Halloween party together 🎉- attend a Halloween party together ☕ - go to a cozy cafe 📍 - sew homemade Halloween costumes 🎧 - listen to music together 🏚 - go poke around in a haunted location 🎪 - go to a creepy carnival 🏠 - sit at home by the fireside 🚂 - go on a scenic train ride 🍂 - rake leaves 🎫 - go on a tour of a spooky location 🍷 - go to a winery/brewery ⛺ - rent a cabin for the weekend 🏰 - spend the night in a spooky vacation spot

#rp prompts #askbox memes #symbols #halloween #prompts #halloween prompts #holiday #fall #autumn #october

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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It took me forever to get the hang of starting scenes. Save yourself some time.

(Credit in Pic)

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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stuck in the constant limbo between “really excited about my own writing” and “pretty sure I can’t actually write”

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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A 2-day birthday celebration for Kazuto “Kirito” Kirigaya

How to participate:

You can make anything ( fanart, fanfics, edits, amvs, merch shrines, etc. ) as long as Kirito is the central focus.

On October 6th - 7th, please post whatever you made to the tag #kiritobday2019 so others can find your work.

Rules:

No nfsw, pedophilia, or incest allowed.

Please keep all your content focused around Kirito. Ships are 100% okay as long as they don’t fall into the categories above.

If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to @askkirito

Have fun!

#YAAAAAL its my precious’ beans birthday almost!#kiritobday2019 #sao #sword art online #kirito #kazuto kirigaya

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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How?! I love NaLu stories so much and your third installment popped up on my feed so I followed. But how do I find the first installment? I want to feel fuzzy and then gush at you about the fuzzies...

Gaaaaah thank you so much!!

You can find my other requests here!

I bundle all my requests there!

And please, gush all you want!! I will forever love you for gushing over them!

#ask pixiescribbles #snydecyanide #i will forever love you for gushing over my nalu fics

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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Request: NaLu/ENDLu; Part 3 of "Marked Hearts", Lucy's thoughts as the END markings spread to her heart

Thank you for your request! I was contemplating on whether i would do a part three or not. But here it is. I do want to add that I will not be continuing any more requests on Marked Hearts. My reason is, is that I still (I know I know) haven’t started the new season yet and I have no clue if what goes down in the anime/manga. I’m not sure if I’m capturing the moment quite correctly. Either way, thanks for your request!

For Natsu

I could have known Natsu wouldn't stay awake for longer than 10 minutes while I'm re-writing his book. Although it is soothing to see him sleeping peacefully while these marks are very noticeably spreading towards my heart.

For some reason the spreading started soft and chilly. I could definitely feel something cold stirring inside me, but it has grown to the point that it feels like the air is shallow.

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I knew it wouldn't be easy to re-write the book, but it seems like the book itself is preventing me from editing it. With each word I add or replace, I feel another jab towards my heart. I'm really trying my best not to flinch or groan so I don't wake Natsu, but this specific jab was just too intense. Natsu's brows knit together as I shriek in pain. I guess I'm lucky because he continues sleeping. Maybe that's something I should do now, just take a nap and rest before I continue writing. As I bent forward to place a kiss on Natsu's forehead I realise that I can't stop now. I've read the whole book, I know exactly what and where to edit the sentences, I'm not even halfway through the book yet. If it were the other way around, Natsu wouldn't have rested until the job was done. No matter how painful it is, I will finish writing this book. Tonight. I pick up my pen again and brace myself for the sharp pain to come with each stroke I make on these papers.

It's as if for some reason silly reason the book knows I'm not backing down because the pain is getting sharper than it was two pages ago. The air feels shallow which makes it hard for me to breathe properly, which already was a slight task with sleeping Natsu on my chest. But it also feels as if the weight of the world is resting on my chest, something is pushing down on it, while E.N.D.'s marks are carelessly flowing through my body, tainting every vein, muscle and nerve it encounters on its way to my heart. There is sweat dripping from my brow, my locks are sticking to my forehead and it feels like a thousand tiny knives are stabbing me.

Half way done

This is great, I'm on a roll. Im almost done, the pain seems to be less and it's. Not as hot in this room as before. Maybe the worst part of it is over? Either way, I need to continue writing if I want to catch some sleep before heading to the guild to get scolded for being reckless by Master Makarov. I just want it to be perfect. Natsu deserves to continue a happy life, without this from his past haunting him. He's done so much for me ever since we've met, this is the least I can do for him.

Three quarters done

The air is shallow again, shallower than it was before. And despite the shallow air, my heart is working overtime. My heartbeat is out of control and while I'm trying to calm it down by taking deep breaths in and slowly releasing it, it's not working. The marks are circling around my heart, tightening around it. I clench my jaw, hoping it will help me brace for the impact but it doesn't. The marks have gripped my heart, and it feels like they are squeezing it. Writing the last few words is getting harder and harder, and it's slowing down to a speed you can barely call writing at all. I need, to, finish, this book. All I can hear, think, feel and see is darkness closing in on me, depriving me from all my senses. Until I see something pink laying on my chest, twitching restless in his sleep, which brings me back to my senses.

I'm doing this for him, for Natsu.

The darkness is still closing in on me, and it still feels like my heart is being ripped in two but it is not going to stop me from finishing this book. If Zeref didn't want the book to be the-written he should have finalised it, not cast some spell over it that would be scare off people who would want to re-write it, because honestly? This shit sucks and I'm in pain and I would do it all over again if it would mean that Natsu is saved.

Last page

I'm almost there, my limbs are shaking because of the pain. I don't think I've ever sweat so much in my life, I'm afraid to look at the sofa when I wake up, if I wake up again. I'm down to the last sentence. This will finalise it all. It will finalise my editing, finalise the bonding of our hearts, if my heart accepts his marks, and of his marks don't tear my heart. But it will finalise our bond.

The last word is written, and the squeezing feeling intensifies. All I can do to keep me from screaming out it to bit my lip and hold on to Natsu. I can tase the iron in my mouth as my bottom lip bleeds from where my teeth are clenching. The squeezing feeling doesn't subside, but the fatigue finally takes over and I fall asleep, still clenching to Natsu, not sure I'll wake up again the next morning, to see if my work has had any effect.

#nalu fanfic #natsu x lucy #pixiescribbles does requests #fairy tail #ask pixiescribbles #EndLu #marked hearts three shot #pretty much a mini serie now #fairy tail fanfiction #nalu fanfiction

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pixiescribbles · 5 years

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Speech Adjectives

adenoidal: if someone’s voice is adenoidal, some of the sound seems to come through their nose

appealing: an appealing look, voice etc shows that you want help, approval, or agreement

breathy: with loud breathing noises

brittle: if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry

croaky: if someone’s voice sounds croaky, they speak in a low rough voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat

dead: if someone’s eyes are dead, or if their voice is dead, they feel or show no emotion

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