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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 also 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.”

➸ “If it’s the same speaker but different paragraph, keep the closing quotation off.

“This shows it’s the same character continuing to speak.”

Giving Dan-Da-Dan characters Pokemon teams pt. 1

Pt. 2 Pt. 3

Reasons for the Pokemon under the cut

Clefable - I wanted him to have Pokemon that related to his interest in aliens and Clefable is implied to be from space. I like to think that Cleffa is the first Pokemon he ever got and helped to further spark his interest in extraterrestrials.

Beheeyem - Similar to Clefable it's based on aliens but it's also based on trenchcoat wearing paranormal investigators and Okarun would for sure be a big fan of that. Plus, it takes more inspiration from Western Sci-fi tropes and Okarun is also into that.

Lapras - I wanted some of his Pokemon to be based on cryptids as well and Lapras is partially based on the Loch Ness Monster.

Dunsparce - Same with Lapras, it's based on a cryptid but with the added note that it's based on the Tsuchinoko so it's also a reference to that one scene in Episode 11.

Orbeetle - It's first stage evo, Blipbug, literally looks like Okarun with the hair and the glasses. Plus, Orbeetle is partially inspired by UFOs and has many alien like qualities to it.

Smeargle - Not much to this one tbh. I mostly added it cause Okarun likes to draw and I wanted him to have a Pokemon that showed that though I can see it being traded out for a Zangoose since it matches his Turbo form and it's got a pretty similar disposition.

Penny is a cringe teenager

Also this shitpost has haunted me ever since my friend showed me 

Made one post about Digimon and now my dash is filled with Digi content fuck yeah this rules.

Kendrick and Drake beef so crazy it got me into rap music

The cutest cuties that ever patootied

DI! GI! MON!

*whistling sound in the distance*

SatoSugu can have "God I hate you so much I hope you fall down the stairs" and "You are my entire world, my sun and my stars. I cherish every second we are together and every second we are apart is a second of my life I wish to be rid of if only to have your sweet words ruminate within my soul longer" coming from both parties at any time and I think that's beautiful