May 19th, 2013 at 10:22PM
referenceforwriters: by Chuck Palahniuk  8 Words You Should Avoid When Writing As always, Orwell’s final rule applies: “Break any of these rules before saying anything barbarous.” There are instances where each of these words fills a valuable role. However, especially among inexperienced writers, these words are frequently molested and almost always gum up the works. 1. “Suddenly” “Sudden” means quickly and without warning, but using the word “suddenly” both slows down the action and warns your reader. Do you know what’s more effective for creating the sense of the sudden? Just saying what happens. I pay attention to every motion, every movement, my eyes locked on them.Suddenly, The gun goes off. When using “suddenly,” you communicate through the narrator that the action seemed sudden. By jumping directly into the action, you allow the reader to experience that suddenness first hand. “Suddenly” also suffers from being nondescript, failing to communicate the nature of the action itself; providing no sensory experience or concrete fact to hold on to. Just … suddenly. Feel free to employ “suddenly” in situations where the suddenness is not apparent in the action itself. For example, in “Suddenly, I don’t hate you anymore,” the “suddenly” substantially changes the way we think about the shift in emotional calibration. 2. “Then” Read More

referenceforwriters:

by Chuck Palahniuk 
8 Words You Should Avoid When Writing

As always, Orwell’s final rule applies: “Break any of these rules before saying anything barbarous.” There are instances where each of these words fills a valuable role. However, especially among inexperienced writers, these words are frequently molested and almost always gum up the works.

1. “Suddenly”

“Sudden” means quickly and without warning, but using the word “suddenly” both slows down the action and warns your reader. Do you know what’s more effective for creating the sense of the sudden? Just saying what happens.

I pay attention to every motion, every movement, my eyes locked on them.
Suddenly, The gun goes off.

When using “suddenly,” you communicate through the narrator that the action seemed sudden. By jumping directly into the action, you allow the reader to experience that suddenness first hand. “Suddenly” also suffers from being nondescript, failing to communicate the nature of the action itself; providing no sensory experience or concrete fact to hold on to. Just … suddenly.

Feel free to employ “suddenly” in situations where the suddenness is not apparent in the action itself. For example, in “Suddenly, I don’t hate you anymore,” the “suddenly” substantially changes the way we think about the shift in emotional calibration.

2. “Then”

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May 19th, 2013 at 8:44PM
calibrashuns: I WENT TO THE CAFE DOWN THE STREET AND THERE WERE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THERE CELEBRATING THIS LIZARDS BIRTHDAY HE HAS A LITTLE PARTY HAT

calibrashuns:

I WENT TO THE CAFE DOWN THE STREET AND THERE WERE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THERE CELEBRATING THIS LIZARDS BIRTHDAY

HE HAS A LITTLE PARTY HAT

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☆ #reptile ☆ #q me up

May 19th, 2013 at 7:06PM

melonhead365:

3ridan:

wordsbeenspoken:

3ridan:

one time my mum sat me down and i thought she was going to give me the sex talk but she just looked me dead in the eye and said ‘Kali, if you’re going to stab someone, stab them, and then punch where you stabbed. They won’t feel the knife wound and just think you hit them.’ And my mum is still the most metal person in my life today.

I like ur mom

thanks i’ll tell her

holy shit

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☆ #murder ☆ #technical ☆ #q me up

May 19th, 2013 at 5:27PM

westbor0baptistchurch:

tootsied:

iapprovethispost:

tootsied:

I don’t give a damn about my reputation [LOUD GUITAR]

You’re living in the past it’s a new generation 

[LOUD GUITAR]

[SHREK ATTACKS THE KNIGHTS AT LORD FARQUAD’S CASTLE]

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☆ #lyrics ☆ #q me up

May 19th, 2013 at 3:49PM

perigilpin:

very different characters having to work together (◡‿◡✿)

learning how to work well together and becoming best friends (◕‿◕✿)

realizing they can’t live without each other (⊙‿⊙✿)

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☆ #shipping ☆ #not really but ☆ #I think that's how it starts ☆ #q me up

May 19th, 2013 at 2:11PM

catwhiskerscomefromwithin:

sunriseovermthope:

But who would need a bagel tote

lifesupport

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☆ #technical ☆ #WHY DO THESE THINGS KEEP HAVING DIFFERENT PICTURES ☆ #ON TOP OF THE SAME ONES ☆ #q me up

May 19th, 2013 at 12:33PM
ahjiao: sleepy

ahjiao:

sleepy

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☆ #bird ☆ #q me up

May 19th, 2013 at 10:54AM

lovelydyedlocks:

That internal struggle between wanting to grow your hair out and also wanting to chop it all off. 

image

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☆ #I want it gone ☆ #but ☆ #;A; ☆ #hair ☆ #q me up

May 19th, 2013 at 9:16AM
den-of-cin-of-feels: juliacaesaris: River isn’t looking at the Silent. River can’t remember the Silent. So how does River know there’s even something back there? Rory looks scared. River shot a monster because her father was scared. FEELS. ALL THE FEELS.

den-of-cin-of-feels:

juliacaesaris:

River isn’t looking at the Silent.

River can’t remember the Silent.

So how does River know there’s even something back there?

Rory looks scared.

River shot a monster because her father was scared.

FEELS. ALL THE FEELS.

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☆ #doctor who ☆ #q me up

May 19th, 2013 at 7:38AM

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☆ #DC ☆ #if Alfred is about to retie that bowtie with one hand and probably just using a mirror ☆ #jfc ☆ #q me up

May 18th, 2013 at 10:22PM
funkycops: coming up next on hoarders

funkycops:

coming up next on hoarders

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36,244 notes ☆ #tumblr ☆ #well ☆ #q me up
May 18th, 2013 at 8:44PM

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☆ #owl ☆ #q me up

May 18th, 2013 at 7:05PM

keep-calm-and-omg-its-niall:

leezzee:

gallifreyangurl:

dinosaurs-on-wheels:

hoechln:

i was going to make a list of people that annoy me, but it was too long so I decided to post a pic instead. 

image

omg i’m in the same photo as tom hiddleston

ugh, my hair looks terrible 

can we do it again i blinked

come on i was sneezing it’s not fair look at my face ugh

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☆ #freedom ☆ #q me up

May 18th, 2013 at 5:27PM

jazuthewasianprincess:

olgg:

If I was a famous actor and had a horde of fangirls, I would stay single, and every time an interviewer asked me about my love life, I’d answer that “there’s this one girl I saw at a meeting with fans. I don’t know her name, because of all the fuss with the autographs, and I have only seen her once, but I’m in love with her.” I’d say that, looking all sad and lonely.

Imagine all the fangirls’ faces.

just calm down a second there, satan

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☆ #gpoy ☆ #q me up

May 18th, 2013 at 3:49PM
tastefullyoffensive: A husky dog adjusting to cat owners.[via]

tastefullyoffensive:

A husky dog adjusting to cat owners.

[via]

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☆ #puppy ☆ #cats ☆ #q me up ☆ #furniture