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rhiawriter · 2 years

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Do you prefer to write dialogue between characters or inner monologue? Is there dialogue/monologue that you’ve written that has stuck with you? What dialogue/monologue that you’ve written has been the most challenging?

My favorite thing to write is a dialogue scene where the pov character is thinking thoughts that contradict what they're saying. When there's a disconnect between their inner life and their outer presentation. This is something that I loved about writing for Jon when I wrote ASOIAF fic.

It's challenging to work with a new character, or if I'm writing from a POV that I don't usually write. In Dragons in Winter, I struggled with Sansa the most. And in GG I've messed with some scene from Lorelai's perspective, but haven't cracked her inner voice yet. It's kind of hard with characters who talk a lot.

Here's a scene from Summerhall that I think captures that tension between outer presentation and inner turmoil that I like to do:

Daenerys dismounted and climbed the steps, arranging her dragon cloak dramatically around her. As always when she was in front of a crowd, her small size couldn’t contain her charisma. It radiated over the crowd. Arya and Jon dismounted and made their way up the steps towards their queen.

“The north has come south to celebrate the anniversary of our great triumph!” Daenerys shouted over the crowd.

“Lady Arya Stark fought bravely, slaying several Others and helping to vanquish the Long Night. Lady Arya, kneel before me.”

Arya knelt. Brienne of Tarth stepped forward and handed Daenerys Life Giver, the sword she had used during the war. Jon swallowed a lump in his throat. He had taught her how to fight with it—trained her in the snow.

His sister rose with a grin on her face. The honor meant less to her now than it would have when she was a girl. As a spearwife, she should spurn such formality, but Jon couldn’t help but grin back at her, thinking of his sister, little Arya Underfoot, wanting to be a great swordsman like her brothers.

“And Lord Commander,” Daenerys leveled her gaze at him, her violet eyes steely and guarded. “You led our armies during the War for Humanity. The Seven Kingdoms are in your debt.”

Jon knelt before her, glancing once at the crowd that held its breath in anticipation.

And then his eyes were back on hers, trying to find some connection, some gleam of recognition of what they had once been to each other. “Do you, Lord Commander Snow, swear before the eyes of gods and men to defend those who cannot defend themselves, to protect all women and children, to obey your liege lady, your queen, and—” the queen's resolve broke for a moment— “and your king? To fight bravely when needed and do such other tasks as are laid upon you, however hard or humble or dangerous they may be?”

“I do.” Jon bowed his head as the sword touched his shoulder. More oaths. More promises. More ways to disappoint. As the crowd roared its approval, and the queen gestured for him to rise, Jon couldn’t help but remember that this was not the oath that Daenerys had once wanted him to take.

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soranatus · 3 months

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Dreaming of Good Times

A wonderful Pokemon chinese animated short film directed by DaiWei (All Saints Street) and produced by MTJJ / HMCH studio (Legend of Hei) for Chinese New Year.

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#chinese new year #lunar new year #pokemon #pokémon #video #animation #pokeani #short film #year of the dragon #rayquaza #pkmn #winter

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catchymemes · 5 months

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#aww #wholesome #adorable #winter #snow #funny #lol #haha #humor #meme #memes #animals #cats #cats of tumblr #dragons #dragon

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vvagoley · 4 months

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So who's gonna be the first for a kiss under the mistletoe? 😘

#astarion #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #my art #bg3 fanart #fanart #vg #vvagoley #astarion ancunin #dnd #dungeons and dragons #baldurs gate astarion #mistletoe #kiss #christmas #december #winter

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puppyeared · 4 months

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my attempt at making a fursona

#i never see any mole furries so i thought id try my hand at it ^_^#i was hungry making this and was thinking of dirt cup pudding so its partly inspired by that and mario grass blocks #i dont draw furries very often so this was a fun learning experience lol. also!! star nose moles are kinda cute!!!!#when i was coming up with a name my mind kept going back to that tiktok of dogs and the tts voice saying stuff like i like mulch #mulch is my favorite food! yippee mulch!! so if youre wondering where i got the name theres the lore for it #i also wanna make a sea otter fursona.. and perhaps a snowshoe hare or other winter animal. oh or a barn owl!!#im trying to free my mind when it comes to making multiple sonas bc im still trying to wrap my head around it #ive always kinda seen myself as my persona but i want to try and be silly with it. actually while i was making this i was a little doubtful #to call it my fursona bc it doesnt look like me but a little voice inside my head was like well. youre not a 5 foot tall talking mole eithe #so you might as well. and i was thinking abt ppl with their dragon wolves with wings and i was like wow.. youre right... i can do what i #want forever. and brother that shit was enlightening it was like my third eye opened when i realized that #my art #myart #my oc #oc #fursona #mulch #furry art #sfw furry #character design #oc ref sheet #reference sheet

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dead-end-draws · 2 months

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Nothing quite like an old fixation on a certain dragon book series to bring my illustrative side back to life. Hopefully I can keep the pencil active through art block.

Mainly all WIPs, will I ever finish them? Who knows, but I’ll leave them here for now.

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grimae · 5 months

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winter dragon

#Saeculum #Skindarim #winter #dragon #feelings about him today. so have a collection post.

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kaenith · 5 months

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My piece for the Four Swords Winter's Delight zine! What could be cozier than sharing hot chocolate with friends? 💚❤️💙💜🖤

It's been very fun to work on this project, and I'm really excited to get to see all the other pieces now :D Thank you for all the work you put into it, everyone — especially Kahl, for organizing it all!

Hope everyone has a warm and happy end of the year ^_^

#four swords #four swords winter's delight #my art #fanart #red link #vio link #shadow link #blue link #green link #skirrsa #dragons

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daily-dragon-drawing · 4 months

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dragon playing in the snow ? just a happy little guy <3

#9 - 雪雲 (snow cloud)- A (snow) angel who brings you snow days ☃️❄️🌨️

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apofiss · 4 months

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We love the winter most! 🌨️✨(=｀ω´=) Wallpaper size on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/apofiss

#winter magic #winter vibes #dragons #toothless #let it snow

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rhiawriter · 2 years

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What scene have you written that draws the most emotion from you? Did this translate to your readers? Would you change anything?

Thanks for the ask!

Two scenes come to mind. The first is actually the entire story of Summerhall Part 2. I was in a very bittersweet mood when I wrote that. I had just been vaccinated, and was starting to feel hopeful again, but I was still so sad about all that had been lost. For weeks when I was writing it, I felt like I was caught up in a fever-dream, I was so immersed in the feelings of that story. That feeling definitely translated to the readers who connected with it. And it was the last thing I planned to write for the GoT fandom, so there was an extra layer of bittersweetness to it.

The other scene that comes to mind is Rickon's death in Dragons in Winter. It was so dark, and I worried it would come across as cheap and a twist for twist's sake. I wrote around that scene for a long time, until I couldn't put it off anymore. When I sat down to write it, I just really focused on Jon, Sansa, and Arya and how they all had vastly different responses to the tragic situation. So many people have told me that that chapter made them cry, I still get comments about it sometimes. I'm so relived that the emotions came across correctly, and it didn't get interrupted as cheap and sensationalist.

#writing asks #summerhall #dragons in winter #thoughts on writing #asoiaf fanfic

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bogcreacher · 4 months

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