[ SECRET POST #3165 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3165 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Miranda]


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03.
[Dramatical Murder]


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04.
[Mortal Kombat (1995)]


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05.
[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]


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06.
[Berserk]


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07.
[Ace Attorney/Metal Gear Solid]


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08.
[Final Fantasy XII]













Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 008 secrets from Secret Submission Post #452.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: "Fluttering anus"

[(Anonymous)]

sighed, smirked, laughed, or other action verbs used in place of said

more so if they are sighing and smirking entire paragraphs

Re: "Fluttering anus"

[(Anonymous)]

YES, THIS.

Why are people so afraid of "said"? It's a mystery to me.

Re: "Fluttering anus"

[(Anonymous)]

I hate that so, so much. It's simply WRONG.

This is okay: Alice smirked. "I agree," she said.

This is also okay: "I agree," Alice said, smirking.

This is WRONG WRONG WRONG: "I agree," Alice smirked.

Re: "Fluttering anus"

[(Anonymous)]

There's also: Alice smirked. "I agree."

No "said" necessary in that kind of sentence, since it's obvious who's talking.

Re: "Fluttering anus"

[(Anonymous)]

I know this is one of the most classic kinds of officially-condemned Bad Writing, but tbh it's never bothered me as long as it's not used in excess.

Re: "Fluttering anus"

[(Anonymous)]

Lol, I go back and read stuff I wrote when I was eight, and I have literally replaced said with everything else. I grew out of that pretty soon after. Funny to think there are people doing what I thought was just a childish thing!

Re: "Fluttering anus"

[(Anonymous)]

To be fair, you can "sigh" or "laugh" words, or at least say them while sighing/laughing at the same time.

Smirking, that's a little more difficult. I guess your mouth would have to look like it has a permanent medical issue.

Re: "Fluttering anus"

[(Anonymous)]

Eh, I think it can work, more for characters who are unsympathetic. I do kind of imagine their mouths are looking a bit contorted.

Example from a news article about a politician:
“As you can imagine,” he smirked, “I was extraordinarily popular with the public employee unions.”