Choosing the Right Words...

It's important to convey the right emotions through the words you chose. I know I have issues with this. I like this chart a lot.


It helps quite a bit. However, being petrified and terrified are still different. They are not interchangeable. Just like being unsure and anxious gives two different emotions.



If you are in doubt on whether to say "said" or any other word, it's alright to just say "said". It just depends on the situation. Obviously:

     "Hi" I said.
     "Hi" she said.
     "What are you doing today" I asked.
      "Nothing" She said.
      "Come with me," I said.
      "Alright," she said.
Would be boring (just like the conversation). It would be a bit more exciting if you change some of the words.
     "Hi" I said.
     "Oh, Hey!" replied.
     " What are you doing today?" I asked.
     "Nothing much," she explained.
     "Come with me," I insisted.
     "Alight," she muttered.
Through that the reader knows that person A (the I) wants to hang out with person B (the she) even though person B isn't very thrilled by it. Maybe they are siblings or person A is a cousin of person B.

Words are very important to getting things across. If one word can convey ten, use the one word. (Unless it doesn't fit the personality of the narrator).

Summer Time

It's harder to write in the summer. I'm pacing my dinning room trying to come up with new ideas. Unfortunately I come up with my best ideas after experiencing tragedy or witnessing a great tragedy. I really hope not to experience or witness any more but it is inevitable. I just don't want to wait till that happens.  I just need to come up with a different way of writing.

I watched The Great Gatsby a week after it came out and thought about the character Nick Carraway. In the film he wanted to be a writer and stopped writing to become a bonds man. It is clear in the movie that he was a watcher. A person who witnesses great tragedy and "seems" to do little to change anything. It is clear that his actions do have an affect (is that the right use? or should I use "effect") on the events. Silence can sometimes be the greatest affect (as seen in abuse cases all over the world) on any persons life.

 I know I tend to be a silent watcher. When ever I go to a party, not wanting to drink, I watch on the sidelines and make up stories about what will happen to the people attending the party after they leave. It can be either a tragedy or a comedy (usually based on my mood at the time). If I chose to drink, I would think about my feelings after the party, if I feel like I was stupid or if it was fun. Usually I feel I did something stupid and disappointed every woman who has ever told me to aim higher. I do use the experience for my own benefit. I make my mistakes into funny stories and material for personality traits for characters.