#how to describe speech

[unboundprompts]

I don't know if you've done this before but what are some good ways to describe speech?

Ways to Describe Speech

-> feel free to edit and adjust pronouns as you see fit.

His voice was deep like the rumbling of the earth.

She had the voice of a singer, smooth and rich like chocolate.

Their voice reminded him of spring rain.

He often paused in his speaking, like a car radio that had lost signal.

She had a lilt to her voice that made it seem like she was asking a question.

Their voice was monotonous, threatening to put her to sleep with every word.

He couldn't put her voice into words. It was... otherworldly.

Her voice was brittle, as if she were on the verge of tears.

Their voice was authoritative. Their words carried like a loud command.

His voice, unapologetic and unwavering, made her shrink back.

Her voice was barely above a whisper.

Their words were cold with anger.

Other Words to Use to Describe Voice:

Firm

Formal

Frank

Hesitant

Humorous

Passionate

Playful

Professional

Respectful

Serious

Sympathetic

Smug

Superior

Croaky

Dry

Forceful

Grating

Hateful

Insincere

Nasally

Snarky

Tuneless

Wavering

Breaking

Coarse

Flat

Hoarse

High Pitched

Husky

Mellow

Raspy

Rough

Scratchy

Strong

Trembling

Boisterous

Booming

Screeching

Faint

Feeble

Frail

Penetrating

Piercing

Quiet

Raised

Shrill

Soft

Weak

Whisper

Captivating

Deep

Feathery

Hypnotic

Lilting

Mesmerizing

Rich

Smoky

Soothing

Breathy

Delicate

Warbling

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[asmoshywrites]

Giving Characters Traumatic Backstories

(To spice up your character development)

Giving traumatic backstories to your characters is like bringing a new life into your readers. It makes your characters relatable and more human, bringing a sense of attachment between your readers and the characters.

Scars to remind them of their rough past. 

(Extra points if they've tried to get rid of them but were unsuccessful)

2. Death of a close family member or friend.

(Extra points if they had to witness the death or couldn't move on from it)

3. The Character is an outcaste to society/ friends/ family 

4. Abusive childhood/ Neglected as a child

5. Fire survivor 

6. Being gaslighted or manipulated by someone close leads to severe trust issues and a distorted sense of reality.

7. Developing severe anxiety, PTSD, or other mental health disorders due to a traumatic experience.

8. Unsuccessful suicidal attempts due to fear of societal judgment from people.

9. They mentally torment themself in fear of becoming like someone they hate.

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[sleepychaika]

hobbies include: sketching phos (particularly not having a great time). yeah this is just a sketch dump pretty much!.

the last 3 were done while listening to the most phos-core song ive ever heard: Low – More (discovered thanks to @punpuncake) (no seriously, google the lyrics. mind-blowingly accurate. angst.mp3.)

aaand a bonus sketch from an aggie.io session with friends – blindingly white next to the previous pics, so im putting it under the cut:

#phos #phos hnk #phosphophyllite #houseki no kuni #land of the lustrous #.txt #hnk #i honestly really am just. #a big fan of how it (phos). crumbles under all the pressure. literally. self-destructs is how i read it being described today #like it cant handle all of this #so it crumbles and melts away sometimes with a big pow in an explosion and sometimes kind of quietly #just letting its hands lose their form letting the alloy drip through the cracks #it scratches my brain like nothing else #for some reason #maybe it's how it isn't being addressed in the manga directly.... nobody says a thing about it it doesn't get acknowledged verbally iirc #but it very much happens regularly and no explanation is even needed yoy just understand #;_; #i want to hold phos #oh lmao *you #yoy is such a funny typo i instantly hear my inner reading voice's speech being reversed like in a ytp

[mad-as-a-box-of-frogs]

Marc, all those horrible things she said to you, she was wrong. It wasn’t your fault.

Asylum: Marcsteven in Every Episode [5/6]

#Moon Knight #Marcsteven #Marveledit #Moonknightedit #marc spector x steven grant #steven grant x marc spector #Marc spector #steven grant #Yes you can make fun of Maaaaarrr- #I didn't know how to properly describe freezing into stone with your love's name on your lips #also Society where Steven gets a longer speech to Marc and is allowed to make it more personal #society with episode 5 also focuses on how much Marc has done and cared for steven #where we get to talk about the postcards!!!

[samwise1548]

For your time travelling kids AU:

The kids didn’t realise Jon and Martin ever disliked each other bc Jon was to embarrassed to say he was mean to his husband, the father of his children. So the kids keep making comments about how gross and in love they are (bc you know, children) and jmart is like “uuuuuuuuh…”

Oh the kids for sure know that Jon was a bit of a butt when they first met from all the teasing Martin did around them, but they could never fathom how mean he really was. They’ve made it their job to embarrass their parents however much they can now, without actually giving away their origins, to make up for Jon’s rudeness

#tma timetraveling kids au #my face is sore from involuntarily making each of Jon’s changing expressions while drawing this #and I continue making the last face at my own art XD #also please appreciate the colors of the kids speech bubbles. I mixed Jon and martins colors for them and I like how it turned out #also also ignore Jon’s changing hair. I’m trying to figure his s1 design out still #Jonathan sims #Adam Blackwood #Hadiya Sajid #martin blackwood #I picked last names for them! #tma #the magnus archives #not described #doodles #comic #my art

[drink-tang-gang]

“I’ll touch your cheek / you’ll hold my hand / and only we will understand / not a word need be spoken/ in our language of love”

—-

One of my favorite commissions done for the lovely @LeCatProduction on twitter. I love any excuse to give these two some love. <3

#looney tunes #pepe le pew #penelope cat #still can’t believe I got PAID to draw these two #it makes me feel. idk i cant describe it. I just feel!!! 💓💓💓💗 #in reimagining their dynamic I want to keep them grossly romantic and in love with each other #pepe’s a flirt and a gentleman and toootally swoons over penelope #penelope’s a classy gal and likes being won over. she’s got sharp tastes #and it’s fun to see how pepe will try and ‘win’ her over #in quotations bc. they only have eyes for each other #but also pepe’s so emotional and gets swept up that penelope has to reel him in bfkf #like: they go to a tropical resort and pepe breaks into soliloquies abt how romantic and beautiful everything is #meanwhile penelope is a Bad Luck Magnet so she she tries to see the positives in pepe’s speeches even though #they JUST barely survived a dangerous shark chase AND survived a storm #again ​he’s not oblivious to the situation or of penelope’s feelings: he just gets caught up sometimes. prolly literally lololol #WAaaa i talk too much ok ramble over #✍️ scenery! where’s the scenery? ✍️

[morninkim]

Rise of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

When five teenagers from Angel Grove find five crystalline coins of unknown origin, it's up to them to morph and save the world as the Power Rangers!

#rotmmpr #mighty morphin power rangers #mmpr #power rangers #my art #had one of those moments where i had an idea that i fully don't quite have the skill for and decided to give it a go anyway #was truly just messin around and made something i really like!! #look at the cool thing i made!! #its essentially just a mock promo image/poster for the show #could've probably cropped it to just have the helmets and the logo but i liked having the team walkin away from them as well #also i was listenin to the rise playlist i made while drawin and it's such a vibe #oh!! also this is a good time to quickly explain how the helmets work in rise - since i've only ever drawn them completely morphed #essentially they're just the top part when not worn (for portability - they can also be stored on the back of the suits or on the belt) #and then the white underpart and mouth cover materialize/pop out in a ranger colored shimmer #the mouth piece is essentially skin-tight and allows the rangers to emote and understand each other's speech #while distorting their voices slightly for anyone unmorphed - kind of like in the '17 movie for lack of a better way to describe it

[james-p-sullivan]

i managed to write about 1.4 k words yesterday and i am over the moon about this

#i know ive been really whiney about it #but seriously having my creative outlet ripped from my hands was really horrific when i needed it the most #but something clicked yesterday #and i was able to bang out a nice little intro #and i actually liked it???? #like i want to go back and add some more things and expand on something I briefly touched #but holy shit you guys i got it down on paper #i cant describe to you how difficult writing is when you don’t recognize letters #and im not someone who is able to use speech to text #I TRIED #i practically go mute any time a recording device is near me #i try to speak so hard but nothing comes out #ive always been like that #i just clam up #BUT ANYWAY #GUYS I WROTE SOMETHING #PLEASE PAT ME ON THE BACK :D #fan fic talk #sulley speaks

[hannibalismos-jaaneman]

random parallel between tsoa and hannibal but like hannibal's and patroclus' names are given so much importance in the narratives.

#raj shitposting #will doesn't say hannibal's name a lot in the show but when he says it he breaks the flow of his speech just so he gets to savour it. #sometimes when he talks about hannibal he's literally speaking just so he gets to say his name. #when he was talking to jack about “baiting the dragon” jfc he did NOT need to clarify. jack knew very well who he was talking about. #but this bitch wanted to say his name so he said it. no one can stop his ass. #and patroclus literally melts into a puddle of poetry when achilles says his name. man spent a literal page describing how he said it. #and how his way of saying it was so distinctiive that it was the sole way of giving his name meaning. #hannigram #patrochilles #tsoa #hannibal #literati

[weirdbabs]

i am once again thinking about how fucked it is that sacrificing like half to three fourths of the ships/crews to save 3 people is considered a paragon option but sacrificing about 75% of your unit to defeat the enemy is renegade. why would sacrificing thousands of people to save 3 be considered “compassionate” or “heroic” while sacrificing 75% of your unit (which is 7-14 people apparently, so like 5-11 people) to ensure you won is considered “ruthless” or “apathetic”

(i know why. its bc the first mass effect game doesnt really seem to have a grip on what it wants its morality to be much more than blue= nice, good and red= bad, mean)

#mass effect #the later games get it better imo. i really like how they did it in 3 where often times the choices lead to the same thing #like choosing the renegade vs paragon option in the geth/quarian conflict. both save both races but both speeches feel right for the option #you know? #the ME wiki describes renegade as ‘ruthless’ and ‘apathetic’ which like. *throws hands in the air* I GUESS #like personally i dont think of renegade shep as apathetic based on the ruthless background but whatever. to each their own #didnt feel like saying this when i typed it bc i was trying to get something to my mom so that took priority but i said 50-75% of the troops #bc each asset is worth 90 (75 if council saved). thats maybe 1/3 lost but im increasing it bc its been AT LEAST 2 years since the battle and #we KNOW that they had a surge of people enlisting post to fight the geth. figure in more people enlisting right after earth was hit and i #figure that numbers somewhere between 50 and 75% lost. especially since i couldnt find an actual number anywhere #personally i think me3 starts 3. maybe 3.5 years after the battle bc 2 years dead + me2 + 6 months under house arrest

[chuthulhu-reads]

[ID: A page from Trigun Maximum. In the first panel, the child Knives, wearing a big heavy coat with a furry collar, is reaching up, looking startled. The second panel shows that what he's looking at is a distant, faint, pale figure. The third panel closes in on the figure to show a child with pale shoulder-length hair and a blank expression, wearing the same kind of oversized shirt that Vash and Knives usually do as children. In the fourth panel, Knives is reeling back a little, still looking startled and anxious, as is Vash, who's standing behind him. Knives yells, "Vash! Is that..." The fifth panel shows the top of a cold sleep pod, and a bit of the face of the child sleeping happily inside. The sixth panel shows Vash in the background, looking down and saying, "No, it's... it's not her". In the foreground, Knives is still facing forwards, still frowning anxiously. The seventh panel shows the pale figure in the distance, and then the eight panel shows a sort of glimmer as if it's fading away, with Knives chasing after it and giving out a wordless exclamation. In the ninth panel, Knives is running down a corridor with Vash following behind, looking at the white silhouette of a person at the far end. The tenth panel shows that it's the same pale child, now looking back over her shoulder at the twins. End ID.]

Has there ever been a definitive answer as to what the fuck is happening here? Is Tessla a ghost? Is her body actually, as TriStamp suggests, still alive, and reaching out to the only other independent plants around? Are the twins somehow sensing her presence, but because they don't fully understand their own powers, the sense manifests as a shared hallucination, similar to the way Vash seemed to sense that Knives had been around during a plant's Last Run but didn't see what actually happened, just a loose representation? If this is Tessla purposefully reaching out to the boys, why now? Is it because the rest of the crew woke up, and she wants to warn them of what could happen if anyone else sees them? Or, like Vash argues later, does she too think that the twins are in danger now that they're a year old, older than she ever got to be, old enough for experiments to pick up where she died? Or does she just want her own kind to visit her lonely grave?

#Trigun #one of the many agonies of Tessla is that she's utterly voiceless #the medical records describe her 'mastering speech' but not anything she SAID #we don't know how she felt about the experiments done on her #how much she understood about what was happening to her #what she would have wanted #how she would have felt to meet other plants like her #we know nothing. Her words were not recorded and she died. #Knives puts a lot of regrets and rage on her but he doesn't actually know either. #Maybe she wanted to warn the twins that humans can be dangerous #Maybe she just wanted to say hello #We can never know. Because she's dead. Her ticket was ripped out of her hands and shoved in a test tube.

[laniidae-passerine]

was just overtaken by a desire to see a queer staged performance of much ado featuring masc Beatrice and femme Benedict bi4bi mayhem

#imagined her smoking in a suit as she tells ‘a lovely lady’ about how Benedict sucks at the party #then taking the cigarette and placing it in his awe struck mouth with a parting ‘farewell my lady’ as she leaves #he’s sitting in full glamour drag wig ballgown jewellery makeup and all #he drops it out of his mouth when he begins to lovingly complain about her behaviour and nearly sets his own skirts on fire #they’d be so hot!!!!!!!! and bi4bi #after her ‘can’t have a man with a beard can’t have a man without one’ I’d want hero to lean in with a ‘and what about a woman fair cousin?’ #in return Beatrice seems to start ‘the perfect woman would look and act like’ speech before being cut off #she’s explicitly and unknowingly describing how Benedict looks and acts when he’s all dolled up #Benedict’s bisexual contribution is dialling up the implicit flirting between him and all his mates. also everything about him #much ado #much ado about nothing

[asmoshywrites]

HOW TO DECIDE A TITLE FOR YOUR STORY 

Picking titles for your story can be crucial. Creating the perfect title that tells its own story and is unique, importantly, it should reach the right audience. 

"If they can judge a book by its cover, they will judge the title."

Know the summary of your story, and build a title based on it. (Your title should relatively give an idea about the story)

Deciding the title after significant elements in your book.

Naming the title after the plot twist (no one sees it coming)

Give the title of your story based on the main character.

Avoid cliches and long titles. (They aren't as impactful as you think)

 Titles often vary by genre. For instance, mystery titles might aim to be more enigmatic, while romance titles may focus on emotions or relationships.

Remember, your title should make the reader think, excite them, and create a memorable title.

Author Tip: Picking the 'perfect' title can be difficult. Take help by browsing through movie names and mix-matching the words. 

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[feathersnek]

May I introduce her majesty, Haze Cesario Idafield

The sincere ruler of humanity's last remaining safe-haven, the kingdom of Neo-Eidyia.

Our fearless leader in Tales of the Rays new arc: Recollection. It would be my pleasure to tell you more about her. At least that we know of so far in our 3 short chapters.

On the surface:

Haze is a truly kindhearted ruler who wants nothing more than the destruction of the wraiths that brought mankind to its current desperate state. She strives to understand, bring happiness to, and deliver salvation to her people. She loves her people dearly and bears her weight as ruler with diligence.

Once you get to know her more personally you will find her to be not only earnest and caring, but also somewhat oblivious to simpler aspects of life that only commoners know of. She approaches such new things in a very headstrong manner that sometimes leads her to actions quite unexpected of her royal status.

But Haze has more to her than this. Let's delve deeper under the cut:

Haze leads not only her country and her army but also research on the wraiths and how to eradicate them once and for all. During said research, generations ago, she one day ceased to age. She knows not how or why, but views it as god's will for her to wipe out the wraiths. As such, she has lived for many lifetimes now, and her desire to save her people grows each passing day. To her, all of her citizens are like her beloved children.

Immortality has its side effects. Haze's memory is decidedly too full. She must focus intently to remember things at times, even if they happened just yesterday. It's unknown just how deeply this affects her besides momentary times of heavy thought to recall the past.

Haze is also very fond of open affection and contact. She is not shy about stating her love for her people or her friends. Neither will she hesitate to give headpats or hugs. She is confused when others get embarrassed by her doting on them in these ways, but notes when she has made someone uncomfortable and tries to give them space.

Haze has long lived to see wraiths' blight upon mankind erased.

Her constant years of research and battle are about to pay off, though in ways entirely unexpected...

#tales of the rays #Rays Recollection #Haze Cesario Idafield #Haze Idafield #TotR #Feather's Character Introductions #It's hard to describe how much of a joy it is to read Haze #Her speech and reactions and thoughts are so fun to hear #She has soooo much more to tell us too. Naturally I expect she has secrets as big as the long life she's lived

[adhbabey]

Hey like,, I've seen a bagillion ppl talk about this for autistic people but like none for those with systems.

What do I call an alter who struggles to speak or loses speech?? Because some of us can talk and some of us can't, for a variety of reasons. Maybe we have word/voice quirks and some of us mask, some of us just can't speak english, some of us feel the affect of aphasia more than others, some of us just genuinely struggle to or can't speak. All sorts of reasons.

But its obviously different for someone who's a single person. So wtf do we call our alters who don't or struggle to speak???

#babey posts #loss of speech #nonverbal #← just for reach #because like we are multiple people man #how to we describe that #alters #we also had a lot of trauma surrounding losing our voice in some way or another #so it's created alters who can't speak normal human english #and it's affected our system communication a lot

[unproduciblesmackdown]

facebook post from joe on christmas 2020

Well, it’s 2am on Christmas Eve night and I find myself laying in bed, thinking about this year’s Christmas Extravaganza that never was. This would’ve been the thirteenth year. It has been both deeply comforting and insanely depressing to get so many messages from people who were bummed about the show not happening or posting pics from years past. I truly can’t believe that I am part of something that plays such a huge role in the lives of so many people I know and love and so many strangers. It’s been the one constant in my own life since I first started working in this business and I have long suspected that Christmas just wouldn’t feel like Christmas without doing the Extravaganza. I was right. People have been asking me if I was going to do a virtual Extravaganza since September. While I have not wanted to let anyone down, I just couldn’t bring myself to make it happen. There’s nothing remote about the Extravaganza and I felt like as soon as you took it out of a room with live actors interacting with actual humans, it became something else entirely. I was desperately hoping to have Some holiday whatnot to offer and for a while it looked like we were going to get to do an Iconis and Family concert on an empty stage at a regional theater that would be streamed but, as often happens these days, it got cancelled at the very last minute. It was my most personally disappointing theatrical experience of the year! And I assumed it was the last theatrical undertaking I would be involved with until 2021. And then. Out of the blue, I got involved producing (and performing in) the #SaveWestBankCafe campaign and telethon. And while it’s not the same as staging the freewheeling ode to Christmas Specials and Chosen Families that I’ve done for the past 12 years, it does feel weirdly connected. The Christmas Extravaganza usually involves a plot device that finds us trying “save the theater” from a greedy real estate developer or landlord or [insert classic Christmas villain here.] The whole misfit gang has to band together and pool our resources and make sure that good triumphs over evil. It’s not enough that we save the theater, we have to save the Christmas villain, save the city, save the whole stinkin’ world. I realized that I AM doing the Christmas Extravaganza this year. It’s just real life. There’s no anthropomorphic chestnuts (yet) but otherwise, it’s all the same. t really know where this is going, but I wanted to say thanks for everyone who has been along for the ride- both onstage and off. Thanks for making me feel like this family that we’ve made is as important to you as it is to me. And promise me you’ll be there when we come back. And yes, Virginia, we Will come back. This is the final speech that was gonna happen right before the end of that cancelled Iconis and Family show. Read along. I’ll be me and you can be EVERYBODY. JOE Well, it’s almost time to say goodnight. But before we go, I want to thank everyone on this stage for spending tonight with me. And thank all of you watching at home, too. I think the thing I miss most about the before times is the live connection between us up here and you out there, but I also think I learned something tonight. EVERYBODY What did you learn, Joe? JOE I learned that just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it isn’t there. It’s not just the audience who is missing in this theater tonight, there are plenty of Iconis Family members who couldn’t be here either. But even though they aren’t, they are. I feel them. The storm’s raging outside, but we’re fighting through it. And right now, a dozen lunatics singing theater songs on a stage at a regional theater feels like more than Christmas. It feels like hope. From all of us to all of you: here’s to Family, to home, to survival. And here’s to the day when we can all be together again. [Music: “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”] Photo by Jessie Smith

#i think i saw this before but like read it only the once at the time & yknow the vibe was [coughing up blood lying facedown] #and now that day when we can all be together again: this last weekend. plus virtual distant observation from afar lmao #going ''hmm and how would i describe how i feel rereading and reabsorbing and reprocessing this now'' while currently crying ;m; #tfw that bmc bway goodbye speech & getting the Shoutout To Everyone Listening Here & Everywhere Now & Anytime #like pointing to oneself....when abf is singing in my halloween friends and you're one of them. yeah; you too #the successful real life Save The Theatre producing / performing he was doing fr like 1st of all wrow 2nd of all truly how Resonant #joe iconis christmas extravaganza #joe iconis