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A. E. Lowan reacted to Naruzeldamaster's post in the thread When does 'sarcasm' become 'just being an ass' ? with
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I don't use sarcasm all that much, only for certain character archetypes where it seems to 'fit' ? But even then it only creeps out... -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread When does 'sarcasm' become 'just being an ass' ?.My parents were from New Jersey. I say this because their breed of sarcasm was pretty brutal. It's also difficult to translate into...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Naruzeldamaster's post in the thread So does anyone know any websites where I can find art? with Love.
I'm talking of fictional characters, Original or Otherwise. Though I'm more interested in original characters these days than fanart. A...
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Yes, it is possible to export complete conversations from XenForo, but you cannot filter to export only one users comments. No you can't...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to xena's post in the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ? with Love.
I think if you do enough research on it, you absolutely can use it. Having to look something up doesn’t mean it doesn’t belong, as long...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Karlin's post in the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ? with Love.
The one super important thing is: do not agonize for hours over one word. Your time is too valuable for that.
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Copy and paste Posts for Reference.Personally, I favor screenshots.
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.You drop the medical term. Unless that specific term is plot important, you aren't required to use it. Like this. Battlefield surgery in...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Lynea's post in the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ? with Love.
The more we know, the more we can know
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A. E. Lowan reacted to JBCrowson's post in the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ? with Love.
Dickens and Shakespeare were both fond of inventing new words, to the extent I wonder if the colloquialism "what the Dickens..."...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Indeed. But why stop there? When existing language fails to provide, I say look further afield. "Dudetastically," "Scruffed." I have a...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ? with Love.
Never forget that it is part of a writer's duty (I believe) to be educative. Where else do we learn new words but in books. Unless...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Naruzeldamaster's post in the thread Can a (proper) mute person laugh? with Love.
I love this and I'm making it one of my rules. Interesting, I don't think my mute character will be an attempt to speak about the mute...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Can a (proper) mute person laugh?.Fun fact: We also have a mute character, the father of one of our FMC's. He's also suffering from mental illness and severe trauma. This...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Naruzeldamaster's post in the thread Can a (proper) mute person laugh? with Love.
Fan fiction, but I want her to be accurate to canon (Which unfortunately means her cute sounds when 'interested' in someone are...