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(a realization about dialogue formatting, from a comic artist turned novelist.)

One of the first things a novice writer learns about speech tags is that they’re part of the “scaffolding” of prose. They should be largely invisible to the reader: use them when necessary, omit them when not, and be sparing in the application of verbs other than “said”. They serve only the function of clarifying who is speaking when it is necessary to do so.

Except:

Sometimes you might want to use a speech tag in spite of the redundancy. The fact that the reader’s eyes slide right over them is an exploitable property. By slicing a line of dialogue in half with a speech tag, you can force the reader to perceive a meaningful pause between two utterances—and the effect is much stronger than you might get out of an ellipsis or an em dash. Developing an intuition for when and how to do this is a huge part of learning to write dialogue, I think.

(And yes: if you ever wondered, this is exactly same the reason why comic artists sometimes “double bubble” their speech bubbles. Same end, different means!)

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Yooo some art I did, check out my main :]

"Go on and look at what you've done, Idril. Quite the museum of destruction rattling around in that head of yours."

DnD women supremacy (She's going through the horrors) Bonus speedpaint:

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I'm a big kagurafan btw

been reading kagurabachi

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Now this is an outfit

The Mysterious Eastern Swordsman

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They recorded tinnitus? It's a physical thing?????

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seeing newer HermitCraft fans learning about docs unwavering allyship for the first time is so fun because he has literally always been like this. remember that one time he jumped a guy for calling bdubs a faggot. at a bar. at Disneyland. years ago. doc doesn't lie he IS the goat

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Little explanation for the nickname

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line art tutorial

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[video by tommcgovern27. original caption: this one's going out to anyone living in a studio apartment rn]

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draw him with boobs!! draw her with a flat chest!!!!! this is an order soldier!!!!

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basic things you should know about your main characters

how is their relationship with their family

what are their beliefs, if they have any

what is their motivation (preferably something unrelated to their love interest/romantic feelings)

who were they raised to be vs. who they became/are becoming

what are their plans for the future, if they have any

how they feel about themselves and how it affects their behaviour

how do they feel about things they cannot control

and last but not least: Why is This Character the Protagonist??

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Why is my feed just dream tiger

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I love people sometimes

(Collection of Dream Tigers)

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SHE REDSTONED WHAT???

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