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25 Great Articles about Words and Writing »

tetw:

A Tetw reading list

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Great writing about reading, speaking, journalism and… writing.

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55 Words to Describe Someone’s Voice

writinghelpers:

writinghelpers:

I was sitting on the computer last night trying to be productive and actually write something. My first sentence included the character listening to a voice through an intercom and my first thought was, “What kind of voice is it?” 

So, naturally, I found myself googling the different ways to describe a voice. I present to you my findings! I hope you all find it useful. 

  • adenoidal (adj): if someone’s voice is adenoidal, some of the sound seems to come through their nose
  • appealing (adj): an appealing look/voice shows that you want help, approval, or agreement
  • breathy (adj): with loud breathing noises
  • brittle (adj): if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry
  • croaky (adj): if someone’s voice sounds croaky, they speak in a low, rough voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat
  • dead (adj): if someone’s eyes or voice are dead, they feel or show no emotion
  • disembodied (adj): a disembodied voice comes from someone who you cannot see
  • flat (adj): spoken in a voice that does not go up and down; this word is often used for describing the speech of people from a particular region

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Ultimate Writing Resource List

thelastrplord:

a massively extended version of ruthlesscalculus’ post

General Tips

Character Development

Female Characters

Male Characters

Tips for Specific Characters

Dialogue

Point of View

Plot, Conflict, Structure and Outline

Setting & Worldbuilding

Creativity Boosters* denotes prompts

Revision & Grammar

Tools & Software

Specific Help

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sxizzor:

rhazade-waterbender:

badmoonraisin:

I am reading an essay called Male-Male Desire in Pharaonic Egypt (by Alex Clayden) which is actually pretty good

but

I just need to draw attention to this little gem of a pick-up line

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Attention, followers: you now know how to write “nice ass” in hieroglyphics.

all i ever wanted out of life tbh

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A Quick Guide to Common Logical Fallacies

oswaldofguadalupe:

Ad Hominem _ Directing an attack against the person making a statement rather than the statement itself.

Affirming the Consequent _ A statement where the second premise affirms the consequent of the first premise.

Appeal to Emotion _ The attempt to persuade people by evoking strong emotions rather than making a logical argument.

Appeal to Force/ Fear _ Threats that negative consequences will follow if the other person does not accept their position.

Appeal to Ignorance _ Claiming the unknown; specifically when someone argues that a statement is true simply because it has never been proven false.

Appeal to Pity _ Coercing someone to accept a position by creating sympathy for those who hold the same position.

Begging the Question _ Jumping to the conclusion of what someone is attempting to prove before they finalize their statement.

Bifurcation _ The supposition that there are only two mutually exclusive outcomes, when there may, in fact, be several.

Complex Question _ Coercion by asking a loaded question. Supposing or inferring intent, placing the second party in an uncomfortable or confusing position.

Denying the Antecedent _ A statement where the second premise denies the antecedent of the first premise.

Equivocation _ Altering semantics. Transitioning from one definition of a word to another within an argument.

“Fallacy” Fallacy _ The argument that a statement is false simply because an argument for that position can be proven fallacious.

Fallacy of Composition _ The position that what is true of the parts must also be true of the whole, or what is true of the individual members of a group is also true of the group itself.

Fallacy of Division _ The supposition that what is true of the whole must also be true of the parts. A reverse of Fallacy of Composition.

Fallacy of False Cause _ Claiming the existence of a false cause-and-effect relationship between two separate events.

Fallacy of Irrelevant Thesis _ Involves proving a valid point, but not the point at issue.

False Analogy _ Drawing a comparison between things that are similar in trivial ways, but not at all pertaining to the argument being made.

Faulty Appeal to Authority _ The endorsement of a position or statement simply based on the social stature of the person making it.

Formal Fallacies _ Errors in logical reasoning which flow from the structure or the form of the argument itself.

Genetic Fallacy _ The rejection of a claim simply because someone objects to the source of the information.

Hasty Generalization _ Making a general claim which is derived from an insufficient number of specific examples.

Hypothetical Proposition _ A claim that if A is true, then B must be true also.

Mixed Hypothetical Syllogism _ A statement with two basic premises, one of which is merely hypothetical.

Moralistic Fallacy _ The demand that because something should be a particular way, that it validates that way.

Naturalistic Fallacy _ The position that since something is a particular way, it is morally acceptable for it to be that way.

“No True Scotsman” Fallacy _ The arguer defines a term in a biased way in order to protect his position from rebuttals.

Question-begging Epithet _ Using biased or emotional language to coerce people into accepting a position rather than using logic or evidence.

Reification _ Attributing an absolute definitive characteristic to something abstract.

Slippery Slope Fallacy _ The claim that a particular action will trigger a negative chain of events, when in reality many surrounding factors would prevent the result.

Special Pleading _The error of using a double standard.

Strawman Fallacy _ Drawing a false analogy of an opponent’s position and then refuting the false analogy rather than what the opponent had actually claimed.

Sweeping Generalization _ Generalizing an exception.

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Describing Skin Colors

thewritershelpers:

Having trouble finding synonyms for ‘white’, ‘black’, ‘tan’, etc? Have any clear idea what tone you’re going for? Here’s some web pages for skin tone description and references:

Words Used To Describe Skin Color

Handy Words for Skin Tone (Includes palettes and comparisons)

Describing Characters of Color

More Tone Synonyms w/ Pictures

7 Offensive Mistakes Writers Make (includes more than just skin color)


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