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Character Voice Breakdowns
One of the hardest challenges for me as a writer is writing dialogue. I struggle with making each character sound unique and not just a medium for moving the plot forward. After watching On Writing: Dialogue Basics!, I decided to start breaking down characters from various novels to get a sense of why they sound the way they are. As I'm already writing HP fanfiction, what better reason to start with various HP characters? I want this to be a thread to help writers understand HP character's...
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Spell description resource
Something we were doing on IRC that I thought we could continue here. I think it can be quite a useful resource, especially for people writing extended action sequences. Spell movement verbs Shoot, hurtle, blast, rush, speed, lance, fly, launch, smash, crash, lash, burst, swirl, roar, erupt, explode, pierce, cut, slice, rip, push, throw, streak, dart, spit, spiral, arc, sweep, ripple, flash, emanate, flow, unfurl, unfold, bloom, blossom, send Wand movement verbs Jab, sweep, twitch,...