Writing Tips

Writing Tips

Punctuating Dialogue

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➸ “This is a sentence.”

➸ “This is a sentence with a dialogue tag at the end,” she said.

➸ “This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a dialogue tag.”

➸ “This is a sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence. New sentences are capitalized.”

➸ “This is a sentence followed by an action.” He stood. “They are separate sentences because he did not speak by standing.”

➸ She said, “Use a comma to introduce dialogue. The quote is capitalized when the dialogue tag is at the beginning.”

➸ “Use a comma when a dialogue tag follows a quote,” he said.

“Unless there is a question mark?” she asked.

“Or an exclamation point!” he answered. “The dialogue tag still remains uncapitalized because it’s not truly the end of the sentence.”

➸ “Periods and commas should be inside closing quotations.”

➸ “Hey!” she shouted, “Sometimes exclamation points are inside quotations.”

However, if it’s not dialogue exclamation points can ask be “outside”!

➸ “Does this apply to question marks too?” he asked.

If it’s not dialogue, can question marks be “outside”? (Yes, they can.)

➸ “This applies to dashes too. Inside quotations, dashes typically express—“

“Interruption” — but there are situations dashes may be outside.

➸ “You’ll notice that exclamation marks, question marks, and dashes do not have a comma after them. Ellipses don’t have a comma after them either…” she said.

➸ “My teacher said, ‘Use single quotation marks when quoting within dialogue.’”

➸ “Use paragraph breaks to indicate a new speaker,” he said.

“The readers will know it’s someone else speaking.”

You know how Black Star could'nt lift Soul in his weapon form because he's not his meister?(pretty sure it's also because their souls are on different wave lenghts) which one of the first years would try to lift the weapon twin (and fail, also i forgot who was the weapon and who's the meister lol-)

I bet Sebek, he'll get super cocky about it and then accuse the weapon of cheating when he can't lift them.

Ok I 100% agree with Sebek getting angry if he can’t lift Yuri in her weapons form. And all the first year would because they are all cocky ass holes. But we love them🥰

switch up your verbs (part one) ~

walked - hiked - moved - shuffled - toddled - sauntered - ambled - tiptoed - meandered - strolled

laughed - chortled - chuckled - giggled - snorted - guffawed - howled - snickered - shrieked

wanted - ached for - wished - craved - coveted - fancied - pined - aspired

ran - sprinted - galloped - scampered - bolted - trotted - dashed - raced - jogged

jumped - bounced - hopped - leapt - hurtled - vaulted - barged - bounded

*overblot happen

Dr. Bright : "Bring the machete canon (i think it named that) !

Everyone : "no !"

Floyd : yes !

Yes that would happen, along with the first years yelling different answers.

More of the SCP X Twisted wonderland pls!

Heres a quick writing for now until a finish the bigger one

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Within Twisted Wonderland they have been some what tracking what is going on around them as ots a different world and that's what they are paid for. But I always liked the idea that Mc my be smart and hold more brain cells then the trio but they are spontaneous and basically unpredictable with what they do next. So you have three doctors that risk there life for humanity on a daily basic that all want to die along with being fathers (are they good at being dads is up for discussion) transportation to a new world with a teenage for their world that throws themselves in life and death situation with Yuu's fire breath talking cat thing that you can't touch as Mc will bite you. Ever time Yuu gets out of or goes into life or death situation they go "if I die I die."

Do what you will with this information