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@pscentral​ event 25: seasons mothers & aunts and season associations

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There's no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin and no war so bloody as a war between dragons.

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON | SEASON 2 (2024)

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EMILIA CLARKE as DAENERYS TARGARYEN in Game of Thrones | 8.06 "The Iron Throne"

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Elizabeth Olsen photographed by Ryan West for L'Officiel Indonesia (2018)

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Hi huge fan of your art!

Suggestion idea: domestic movie Hayffie?

Somewhen during the 74th

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did you mean: your beloved blorbo and babygirl [google / template]

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@gifhungergames event ◈ day four: favorite character ↳ Effie Trinket (in/sp/o)

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THE HUNGER GAMES APPRECIATION WEEK ↳ day 4: favorite character

ELIZABETH BANKS as EFFIE TRINKET

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I realised recently that I feel weird if i type too much dialogue without any narration, perhaps because I don't see it often. How should one break up a long monologue in a case like this, where one character has a lot to say?

Breaking Up Character Monologue

Stories need to have a relative balance of exposition (explaining things), dialogue (characters talking), and action (things happening.)

To break up a long character monologue, you can do the following:

-- have character pause periodically as other characters interrupt, ask questions or provide input.

-- have character pause periodically to allow for exposition in the way of mentally exploring their thoughts and feelings about what they're saying, and processing/exploring other character reactions/visual cues that clue the character in about what they are thinking/feeling about what they're saying.

-- pauses to allow for environmental interruptions. For example, let's say your character is delivering a motivational monologue ahead of a big battle. Perhaps there is a pause as another infantry parades past, or during the test fire of a cannon or trebuchet. Or, maybe your character is delivering a monologue on a busy street corner and has to pause every time a loud motorcycle, heavy truck, or car blasting music drives by.

-- pauses to physically engage with the environment and/or other characters. For example, maybe your character pauses in their monologue to inspect their horse and make sure their gear is all set. Maybe they stop to examine the map table and move a few pieces around to illustrate a point. Or maybe they walk over to a street light that is plastered over with flyers and tear one off to hold up as an example of something that's part of their monologue.

Using a combination of these methods help to break up the monologue and also help keep the reader rooted in the setting, as well as remind the reader of the other characters present.

Happy writing!

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THE HUNGER GAMES APPRECIATION WEEK [1/7] favorite book/movie: catching fire

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THE HUNGER GAMES APPRECIATION WEEK -- day 2 - quotes/lyrics - THE HUNGER GAMES

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site that you can type in the definition of a word and get the word

site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition 

site that gives you words that rhyme with a word

site that gives you synonyms and antonyms

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I forged true friendship on the battlefield the other day

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GAME OF THRONES 2.05, The Ghost of Harrenhal

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THG REUNION AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS.

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