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➸ 04.22.2017 | Its CRUNCH time! 👊💦 Only one more week of school before finals - so I made a tracker/list to keep an eye on everything I need to finish until then. Don’t know about anyone else, but I’m sweating buckets. (Image on left page made by me! Figured it’s time to throw some of my art on my spreads 💖)
Thursday | Dec 24th || Studying Spanish literature: currently tackling La Edad Media.
1 / 100 days of productivity
17 april, 2017
finally started on my modern history notes! this was my first time trying to make my notes look good and i think i did alright. currently trying to fix my sleeping schedule so that i can properly revise before school starts again.
+ thank you to @emmastudies for the lovely desktop background!
(4.15.17) / 4pm taking some notes on social psych from the barrons review book because this ap exam is quickly approaching and there’s still like 4 chapters i need to teach myself…it’s ok though bc i actually love studying for this class!! (also i’m rly bad at posting my own content bc real life is very overwhelming) (♪ livewire - oh wonder)
I’m tired of everything I do with my social medias // I hate when I feel like I’m taking all of these pics to please someone but actually it’s all about me and my motivation (this is what internet made with me)
the “fine” arts, the “it’s whatever” arts, the “no don’t worry about it” arts, the “it’s okay i guess” arts
Well it’s been a while. This is one of my March spreads inspired by my obsession with the botanist aesthetic.
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Hey guys! This post has been coming for a really long time, I’m sorry to have kept you all waiting but university readings have kept me very very busy! I have compiled a list of books which are classics (in their own way, some even being modern classics). Books that I’ve read and loved or other people in my life have loved have been italicised and this list includes links to my favourite covers/the edition of the book that I own since you all ask me where I buy my books from on my bookstagram (and that is from book depository!). I hope you enjoy this, stay bookish 📚
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I hope you guys enjoyed it! Feel free to message me if you want me to add one of your favourite books or something, happy reading 😙❤️
I LOVE ALL OF THESE!!!
I’m so happy you do!! 💕
This took me forever but I am happy with how the picture turned out! It’s like the books are dancing! My imagination is a bit crazy but when I look at this picture I see books dancing in a ballroom and I am looking down at the scene. Am I being silly or is my imagination just too big?
A very useful demonstration of the importance of sentence length.
I’ve seen this before but the colored version helps so much more!
august 21, 2016 (11/100) 🌻 last week’s spread 💫 made a moodboard kinda this using some pretty pictures from tumblr + a motivational quote to motivate myself yay
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my sketchbook page to keep track of my art projects :) // follow my studygram!
So I’ve been reading a lot of amateur writing lately, and I’ve noticed what seems to be a common problem: dialogue.
Tell me if this looks familiar. You start writing a conversation, only to look down and realize it reads like:
“I’m talking now,” he said.
“Yes, I noticed,” she said.
“I have nothing much to add to this conversation,” the third person said.
And it grates on your ears. So much ‘said.’ It looks awful! It sounds repetitive. So, naturally, you try to shake it up a bit:
“Is this any better?” He inquired.
“I’m not sure,” she mused.
“I definitely think so!” that other guy roared.
This is not an improvement. This is worse.
Now your dialogue is just as disjointed as it was before, but you have the added problem of a bunch of distracting dialogue verbs that can have an unintentionally comedic effect.
So here’s how you avoid it: You mix up the dialogue with description.
“Isn’t this better?” He asked, leaning forward in his seat. “Don’t you feel like we’re more grounded in reality?”
She nodded, looking down at her freshly manicured nails. “I don’t feel like a talking head anymore.”
“Right!” That annoying third guy added. “And now you can get some characterization crammed into the dialogue!”
The rules of dialogue punctuation are as follows:
Some more examples:
“If you’re writing an incomplete thought,” he said, “you put a comma, then the quote mark, then the dialogue tag.”
“If the sentence ends, you put in a period.” She pointed at the previous sentence. “See? Complete sentences.”
“You can also replace the dialogue tag with action.” Extra guy yawned. “When you do, you use a period instead of a comma.”
So what do you do with this newfound power? I’m glad you asked.
For example:
“We’ve been talking about dialogue for a while,” he said, shifting in his seat as though uncomfortable with sitting still.
“We sure have,” she agreed. She rose from her chair, stretching. “Shall we go, then?”
“I think we should.”
“Great. Let’s get out of here.”
By controlling the pacing, you can establish mood and help guide your reader along to understanding what it is that you’re doing.
I hope this helps you write better dialogue! If you have questions, don’t hesitate to drop me an ask :)
