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Yes I did see it! <3333
It’s weird because there are both things that can be best translated in words, and others in pictures. Comics is supposed to grasp the best of both worlds, but there’s always times where one just can’t compete with the other. So yeah there’s some things I write that seem choppy, but with the visuals work, and there’s some things I write that sound really good and will be lost in the drawn form, it;s just the way it is ;(
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I KNOW!!! Thisāll encourage looking at each otherās writing, and trying to understand each otherās POVs! ā¦Which is hard XD BUT everyone has a style (including YOU) and itās really beneficial to coax those styles out!!
Yeahhhh…but I’m really bad at figuring out a style, lol šš I know IĀ haveĀ a style, but idk exactly what it is, y’know? XD I can see it…but I don’t know how to describe it, lol!!!
@freedomwriter76
Oh my goodness! I could totally write a fanfic scene with Reubsy in it!!!ššš
Ok but yes you do have a distinct style, idk how to describe it…
I’d have to read more carefully to notice it, but I feel like actions that are quick have writing and spacing that is quick. Like you might give the a line about getting punched, it is generally quick and to the point, and on it’s one line. Idk, I’ve just noticed that. Also you do this thing of adding on a mini sentance (idk what to call it lol) for emphasize… like for actions? A little bit like this?
He hit the ground. Hard.
or something like that. I’ve also noticed the opportunities taken (when a character removes a jacket ect) to say “revealing his muscular build” XDXD I think it works well in your writing, I’m just too shy to ever describe one of my charries like that lol.
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@mineralizedwritings I would beĀ honoredĀ if you wrote a Reuben scene āØāØāØāØ
Aww, girl…I do notice that in mine, but I didn’t really describe it as a style, lol!!! thx for pointing all of that out š
And yes, I am not afraid of describing a character’s looks, especially the guys šš
@freedomwriter76
I’m not honestly sure if I have a style
but I usually write tragic and depressing characters XD
and I usually end my chapters or short stories with
with a sentence written like this, and it’s usually sad XD
sometimes I wonder about myself
Do me a favorā¦. Tell Cress I meant it
-ThorneYeah, I guess you just have to do the best you can. š¤Ā How’s the comic going, btw?
@freedomwriter76
Well, similar to what Min said, you have a habit of getting into a character’s inner monologue, and using short, eye-catching sentences. Which makes sense, because the extra space around the statement is going to amp up the drama, yeah?
Oh and you like ellipses…
XD I think the only reason I’ve noticed, is because I do kind of the opposite. I don’t use ellipses all that often. But you use them often. Again, just a stylistic choice š
HA yes Min’s right – Freedom is known to love muscular guys. š
Oh, like in italics? Like this?
Never again would love touch her heart.
āEverything is a mountainā
Oh also, something interesting
@freedomwriter76 @whalekeeper
Idk if this has anything to do with the previous conversation… but I’ve actually noticed my style becoming more stylized a little bit more recently. I’ve always hated how when I type something how it should sound, word gets upset… I’ve embraced it, I’m a rebel now, I ignore red squiggleĀ lines ! ! !
Anyways, for example I think I wrote Kaine today saying something like, “Jus’a minute” instead of just a minute, because that’s actually how he would say it in a rush. I have a book about making comics, and they talk in it about how it is important to give different characters different speech patterns, so I think that’s where it came from, idk. Also sometimes I like writing ‘yeah’ uncapitalized (again, makes word agry lol) because it makes it look like a softer yeah than Yeah.
"And so I left this world just as I had entered it. Confused."
GUYS. MIN’S A REBEL.
Conquer the grammar!!!
š I love when characters’ speech styles are super unique – it adds a bit of something, as long as you’re not going overboard with imitating accents. Have you ever read Redwall? There’s this species – the moles – who have such a stylized accent, that it’s literally a skill to be able to understand them in one read. I read maybe five or six books before I got the hang of it. š
āEverything is a mountainā
@whalekeeper OH. MY. GOSH!!! *jumps up and down* SCREEE!!!
I just read what you wrote forĀ myĀ style study andā¦. š
thank you so much for the kind words first of all, like, just the fact that someone thinks I have *dramatic hairflip* style XD XD XD
BUT THE STORY WAS SO GOOD!! And my babies!! You wrote them so beautifully!
Loved it!
Ah! I honestly donāt know if I could do justice to someone elseās styleā¦
Honestly it would be a lot of fun to tryĀ yoursĀ Whaley but I wouldnāt even know where to begin.
Your style is seriously the most unique, amazing style Iāve ever read, and I ADORE IT!!! But Iām afraid I would TOTALLY BOTCH IT!!!
Like the only way I can describe it is pops of teals and pink paint splattered all over Lemony Snicketās typewriter with sprigs of golden ribbon layered about.
And hot cocoa. XD
that made no sense but yea XD
I feel like itās just aesthetic, aesthetic, aesthetic and it literally makes my brain explode with happiness XD
#IfMarcelDiesIRiot
#ProtectMarcel
#ProtectSeb@whalekeeper @mineralizedwritings glad yāall like ma snappy lines XD I feel like they add more tension?? Idk š¤£ sometimes Iām like
āAm I overdoing itā¦.?ā
āNAWHā XD
also this is amazing cuz ummā¦I totally want fanfic of my characters. Like so bad XD
#IfMarcelDiesIRiot
#ProtectMarcel
#ProtectSebš„°š„°š„° I’m glad you liked it!!! I wasn’t sure if you two girl wouldĀ wantĀ fanfics?? And I was like, ummmm I’mma go for it anyway šš
I feel like basically all of us on here want encouragement in what we’re doing – because it isĀ hard to write, and especially during that process it can be frustrating, since you aren’t really showing your work as a whole to anyone.
So fanfics would just lighten up people’s day! ā¤
Yes lol, of course you have style! (And the snappy lines are part of it š) I can almost always tell when a snippet of writing came from Godly.
November and Paxton have so much in common, and it was a joy to write them!!
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Thank you for theĀ sPeCtAcuLaRĀ compliment, complete with a ThRillinG metaphor and a sWeEt dose of happiness.
*curtsies* šš
I’m glad my words come off that way because it sounds so…Ā right.Ā Well, I mean that I’ve had a long history of style changes over the years (Min can probably attest to my edgy phase… my apologies š), and I’ve finally found a style I can stick with this past year.
It’s something I feel proud of, you know?
Although I will take criticism any day, so feel free to slap me with reality if I go too far š
āEverything is a mountainā
@mineralizedwritings @whalekeeper
Yeah I’m not getting tags either, must be another Kp glitch since this was happening with another topic too š¤
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AHHH, didn’t get notified but thankfully I’m a stalker so here I am.
This is such an amazinggggg idea! I don’t think I’ve shared enough of my writing for y’all to replicate my style… but I’m interested in trying this out!
(Whaley, yours were spectacular)
I rolled the log over and underneath was a tiny little stick and I was like, "That log had a child
Iāve always hated how when I type something how it should sound, word gets upsetā¦ Iāve embraced it, Iām a rebel now, I ignore red squiggleĀ lines ! ! !
Ahhh me tooo!!!! It’s so annoying!!
You do have a style!! Everyone does xD I also think whatever we read impacts our style a lot, at least for me š
You definitely do write about a lot of characters who are struggling with grief, and their past, but that’s ok! That’s definitely a theme that needs to be done in fiction, because they need to point people to hope and lead them to God.
You also use lots of sentences with commas, like this –
The stars painted the sky, as a full moon shined lightly through her window.
(Which I’m not sure if it is grammatically correct but a lot of writers break the rules anyway –for me it’s incomplete sentences xD–so that might not matter.)
Another thing I noticed was you focus a lot on what is going on inside the character (I think I do that a lot too) mostly emotions, feelings, thoughts, and that makes it so much deeper and more involved in the character, I think.
And you have lots of funny dialogue and witty comebacks (which are some of the best parts of reading XD)
@freedomwriter76
Like @whalekeeper said, you use ellipses a lot… but that’s not a bad thing… I kind of like the way you use them š
I think one of my favorite parts about your stories is the characters. Idk, just the way you have them interact, and how they’re all different but still relatable is just really cool.
And yeah, @mineralizedwritings mentioned your short sentences (to add impact, I guess?) which I do a lot too š
And like @miley you use a lot of longer sentences as well, with commas, like –
He continued to face Pierce, staring him right in the eyes, letting Pierce know he wasnāt that scared, intimidated fifteen-year-old anymore.
So yeah, anyway, I really like reading your guys’ writing and I hope this helped you kind of see some of your styles lol
"Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out." Eccl. 12:12
AHHH, didnāt get notified but thankfully Iām a stalker so here I am.
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This is such an amazinggggg idea! I donāt think Iāve shared enough of my writing for yāall to replicate my styleā¦ but Iām interested in trying this out!
Aw yeah, me either, but maybe I’ll try someone else’s!!
(Whaley, yours were spectacular)
Ikr??š
"Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out." Eccl. 12:12
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