I Keep Seeing People Making Fun Of Using Growled, Hissed, Roared, Snarled Etc In Writing And Its Like.

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.

#literally

"How do you write such realistic dialogue-" I TALK TO MYSELF. I TALK TO MYSELF AND I PRETEND I AM THE ONE SAYING THE LINE. LIKE SANITY IS SLOWLY SLIPPING FROM BETWEEN MY FINGERS WITH EVERY MEASLY WORD THEY TYPE OUT. THAT IS HOW.

WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF: SHOUT / SHOUTED / SHOUTING

Do you ever find yourself over-using the word “shout” (or “shouted” or “shouting”) in your writing? Try using these words instead:

yell / yelled / yelling

scream / screamed / screaming

shriek / shrieked / shrieking

bellow / bellowed / bellowing

holler / hollered / hollering

cheer / cheered / cheering

bark / barked / barking

squeal / squealed / squealing

howl / howled / howling

roar / roared / roaring

hoot / hooted / hooting

call / called / calling

squawk / squawked / squawking

screech / screeched / screeching

exclaim / exclaimed / exclaiming

whoop / whooped / whooping

boom / boomed / booming

whoop / whooped / whooping

erupt / erupted / erupting

cry out / cried out / crying out

(NOTE: Keep in mind that all of these words have slightly different meanings and are associated with different emotions/scenarios.)

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