This

This

All of this!

I can't even begin to go over how many people don't understand this!

We don't have to be animals to make these sounds, it's in our natural everyday speaking patterns.

I keep seeing people making fun of using growled, hissed, roared, snarled etc in writing and it’s like.

have you never heard someone speak with the gravel in their voice when they get angry? Because that’s what a growl is.

Have you never heard someone sharply whisper something through the thin space of their teeth? Or when your mother sharply told you to stop it in public as a kid when you were acting up/being too loud? Because that’s what a hiss is.

Have you never heard a man get so blackout angry that their voice BOOMS through the house? Because that’s what a roar is.

Have you never seen someone bare their teeth while talking to accentuate their frustration or anger while speaking with a vicious tone? Because that’s what snarling is.

It’s not meant to be a literal animal noise. For the love of god, not every description is literal. I get some people are genuinely confused, but also some of these people are genuinely unimaginative as fuck.

Some writing advice I will hold on to until the day I die:

You don't need a dialogue tag for every exchange between characters, especially if it's clear who is speaking.

That's why character voice is so important to nail

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Get to Know Your Character #3

What is the most painful memory they have tried to forget, and how did they cope with the emotional scar?

What is the one thing they wish they could tell their past self?

What is the biggest lie they have ever told, and what motivated them to deceive?

What is the most significant sacrifice they have made for someone else? Did they regret it?

How does their personality change when they're under extreme stress or pressure?

What is the one thing they fear losing more than anything else?

How does their personality change when they're in a new environment or surrounded by strangers?

What is the most significant secret they keep from others, and how do they justify keeping it hidden?

What is the most important object or memento they own? Does it hold sentimental value?

What is the one thing they wish they could learn or master?

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Listen here writers who also hate everything they do:

You are a writer even if you don't post your writing

You're a writer even if you don't write like everyone else

You are a writer even if you haven't written anything in a while

You are a writer if all you do is roleplays from your favorite media with your friends.

You are a writer if all you write is fanfiction (shit sometimes it's even better than published work, good gods)

You are a writer even if you choose not to show anyone your writing

You are a writer even if you're bad at writing

You are a writer if you only ever write as a hobby and when you have inspiration

You are a writer even if you don't write like the famous authors of time

We have amazing stories, worlds no one can even dream of, people not a single soul can meet, all in this electrified hunk of meat in our skulls.

If you have a story, and the urge to rip it from your very soul and form words for others to read, you're a writer.