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The worst thing in the entire world is when you’re sweeping a big pile of dirt into a dustpan and it leaves that little coke line of grit behind. No matter how you position your pan or your broom and no matter how many times you sweep over it your outcome cannot change. As immovable as fate. I hate it so

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the main experience of being in my 20s has been standing in the middle of a grocery store & checking my notes app grocery list

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andrew garfield for gq, 2022

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I truly hate the word "unalive." There are so many other euphemisms that fictional Italian mobsters worked so hard to provide you with and you just ignore them.

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i wish i had a cute internet nickname but i fear its too late now

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still overwhelmed w tumblr mobile app's ui but here we go again

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HELP

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Writing fight scenes

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1. Pacing

A fight scene should be fast-paced and intense. Unless it's a final battle with numerous parties, a fight scene that's too long tends to take away suspense. To speed up your pacing, use active voice to describe movement and don't overdescribe your characters' thoughts. Excessive inner monologue will be unrealistic, as people usually have no room to think during intense combats.

2. Character mannerisms

Here's a point that people often overlook, but is actually super important. Through fight scenes, you should be able to reveal your characters' contrasting mannerisms and personality. A cunning character would play dirty - fighting less and making use of their opponent's weakness more. A violent character would aim to kill. A softer one would only target to disarm their enemies, using weakened attacks. A short-minded character would only rely on force and attack without thinking. This will help readers understand your characters more and decide who to root for.

3. Making use of surroundings

Not only the characters, you also need to consider the setting of your fight scene and use it to your advantage. Is it suitable for fighting, or are there dangerous slopes that make it risky? Are there scattered items that can help your characters fight (e.g. nails, shards of glass, ropes, wooden boards, or cutlery)? Is it a public place where people can easily spot the fight and call the authorities, or is it a private spot where they can fight to the death?

4. Description

The main things that you need to describe in a fight scene are :

• Characters involved in the fight

• How they initiate and dodge attacks

• Fighting styles and any weapons used

• The injuries caused

Be careful to not drag out the description for too long, because it slows down the pace.

5. Raise the stakes

By raising the stakes of the fight, your readers will be more invested in it. Just when they think it's over, introduce another worse conflict that will keep the scene going. Think of your characters' goals and motivations as well. Maybe if the MC didn't win, the world would end! Or maybe, one person in the fight is going all-out, while the other is going easy because they used to be close :"D

6. Injuries

Fights are bound to be dirty and resulting in injuries, so don't let your character walk away unscathed - show the effect of their injuries. For example, someone who had been punched in the jaw has a good chance of passing out, and someone who had been stabbed won't just remove the knife and walk away without any problem. To portray realistic injuries, research well.

7. Drive the plot forward

You don't write fight scenes only to make your characters look cool - every fight needs to have a purpose and drive the plot forward. Maybe they have to fight to improve their fighting skills or escape from somewhere alive. Maybe they need to defeat the enemy in order to obtain an object or retrieve someone who had been kidnapped. The point is, every single fight scene should bring the characters one step closer (or further :D) to the climax.

8. Words to use

• Hand to hand combat :

Crush, smash, lunge, beat, punch, leap, slap, scratch, batter, pummel, whack, slam, dodge, clobber, box, shove, bruise, knock, flick, push, choke, charge, impact

• With weapon :

Swing, slice, brandish, stab, shoot, whip, parry, cut, bump, poke, drive, shock, strap, pelt, plunge, impale, lash, bleed, sting, penetrate

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the queen’s gambit ♟️

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ZENDAYA Annual Academy Awards | (March 27, 2022)

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Immediately finished the show and ran to my tablet. Please watch Good Omens - It makes me so freaking happy and it should make you happy too.

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‘I’M JUST A KID AND LIFE IS A NIGHTMARE’ i scream at the age of 23 as i’m forced to make adult phonecalls

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90k NOTES WHAT THE HECK

god i love it when nat runs for cover under steve’s shield / steve instinctively raises his arm to cover them both

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Queer Eye is so good because we get to see five members of the LGBTQA+ community laugh and cry and be silly! Those guys struggled so much in their lives! Bobby grew up in the south in a deeply religious community and ran away at age fifteen! (he got outed.) Karamo is the first openly gay black man on reality tv and he drowned in toxic masculinity for the whole duration of his adolescence! Antoni confessed coming out was super painful because of internalized homophobia and a dysfunctional family life! Jonathan was shunned out by people he loved because of his identity, and I’m pretty sure Tan is the first openly gay Muslim man in the goddamn history of american tv!!! Those guys lived the trauma of our worst nightmares and are now happy and hugging each other and thriving. Just seeing them smile is fucking healing (and they are aware of it! They want us to know we can be happy too!) They truly love each other and give off such a good wholesome vibe. When we look at them there’s this little soothing voice that sounds like Karamo and whispers everything is going to be okay.