Can I just… talk for a moment… about how much I love how, if you know them well, words don’t have synonyms?
English, for example, is a fantastic disaster. It has so many words for things that are basically the same, and I find there’s few joys in writing like finding the right word for a sentence. Hunting down that peculiar word with particular meaning that fits in seamlessly in a structure, so the story flows on by without any bumps or leaks.
Like how a shout is typically about volume, while a yell carries an angry edge and a holler carries a mocking one. A scream has shrillness, a roar has ferocity, and a screech has outrage.
This is not to say that a yell cannot be happy or a holler cannot be complimentary, or that they cannot share these traits, but they are different words with different connotations. I love choosing the right one for a sentence, not only for its meanings but for how it sounds when read aloud. (Do I want sounds that slide together, peaceful and seamless, or something that jolts the reader with its contrast? Snap!)
I love how many words for human habitats there are. I love how cottage sounds quaint and cabin sounds rustic. I love steadiness of house, the elegance of residence, the stateliness of manor, and tired stubbornness of shack. I love how a dwelling is different to a den.
And I love how none of them can really touch the possessive warmness of all the connotations of home.
Words are great.
Words are art.
Whether art is carving, casting, painting, singing, dancing, playing music, stitching a tapestry or cooking a meal, well-chosen words can describe all of them with ease, elegance and grace.
Doing it the other way round is more problematic… 🙂
Hey @deadcatwithaflamethrower more word awesomeness!
Word porn!
This reminds me of another post, “if I invite you to my cottage in the forest it sounds charming but if I invite you to my cabin in the woods it sounds like you’re gonna die.” [source, though it turns out I paraphrased]
Author: saratogaroad
Listen to me.
Happy endings are not bad.
Wanting characters to be ultimately happy is not the same ignoring conflict.
Writing good conflict WITH a satisfying and believable resolution takes time and talent.
You are a good writer even if you only write happy endings.
Grimdark sad endings do not have more depth than happy endings.
Anyone who tells you otherwise is probably a grimdark writer with a disproportionate sense of their own ability and depth.
Let your characters be happy, and don’t let anyone tell you that you are subpar for wanting that.
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Prompto Week
↳ Day 2 – Favorite Relationship: His friendship with Noctis“Seriously though… Thanks for making time for this loser.”
i do believe in fate and destiny, but i also believe we are only fated to do the things that we’d choose anyway. ( insp. )
Spyro the Dragon (Into the Crystal Flight)
[Spyro artworks & credits goes to Insomniac Games]
So in her supports with Chrom, Lucina pesters him to tell her all about how he and Robin met. (I’m actually wondering if this was a localization deal, because Chrom gets super flustered over such an innocent question? But I haven’t seen the Japanese script so I’m not sure.) We never see him share that story, but I like to think he does, and that he goes into how he proposed and etc etc.
The reason I like to think Chrom tells Lucina is because, in Chrom and Robin’s S-Support, Chrom says, “You are the wind at my back and the sword at my side.” And then, in Lucina’s S-Support with Inigo, she asks him to be “the sword at [her] side.”
So basically, I feel like Chrom did eventually tell Lucina how he proposed, and then Lucina went right ahead and used that to try and court Inigo. I mean, it worked for her parents, so it should work here as well, shouldn’t it?
Ahh, so precious. ♥
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