Petit a petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.

Exclaimed : to speak in an enthusiastic or forceful way; to cry out or speak suddenly or with strong feelings

Explained : to make plain or understandable; to give the reason or cause of

Gasped : to breathe in suddenly or loudly because of surprise, shock, or pain; to speak with quick, difficult breaths

Greeted : to address with expression of kind wishes upon meeting or arrival; 

Groaned : to say (something) that expresses annoyance or unhappiness

Growled* : to say (something) in an angry way; to make a low sound like the sound of a growling animal

Grunted* : to say (something) with a grunt; to make a short, low sound

Grumbled : to complain quietly about something; to talk in an unhappy way

Guessed : to make a guess; to make a correct conclusion by chance

Gushed : to speak in an extremely enthusiastic way

Hinted : to say or give information in an indirect way

Hollered : to call out loudly; to make loud or angry complaints

Howled : to cry out loudly in pain, anger, amusement, etc.

Huffed : to speak in a way that shows you are annoyed or angry

Implored : to ask or beg in a very serious or emotional way; to call or pray for earnestly : to entreat

Inquired : to ask for information

Insisted : to demand that something happened or that someone do something; to speak forcefully and allow no disagreement

Interjected :  to interrupt with a comment, remark, etc. 

Interrupted : to ask questions or say things while another person is speaking; to do or say something that causes someone to stop speaking

Intoned : to say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice. [From the books I’ve read, this was mostly used in reference to prayers and poems. - James]

Instructed : to teach someone something; to give an order or command

Jeered : to shout insulting words at someone; to laugh at or criticize someone in a loud and angry way

Jibed : to utter taunting words. (Variant: Gibe)

Joked : to say things that are meant to cause laughter; to make jokes about someone or something

Lied : to tell a lie

Lisped : speech defect in which s is pronounced like th in thick and z is pronounced like th in this; to speak with a lisp

Moaned : to speak in a way that shows pain or unhappiness; to make a long, low sound because of pain, unhappiness or pleasure

Mumbled : to utter with a low inarticulate voice; to say something in an unclear way that makes it difficult for people to know what you said

Murmured : to speak in a quiet and soft voice; to make a low, continuous sound  

Mused : to think or say in a thoughtful or reflective way

Muttered :  to complain in a quiet or indirect way; to utter words indistinctly in a low voice and with the lips partly closed 

Nagged : to annoy by often complaining about someone’s behavior, appearance, etc.; to annoy with repeated questions, requests, or orders

Noted :  to remark upon (something), typically in order to draw someone’s attention to it.

Objected : to disagree with something or oppose something; to say (something) that explains why you oppose something or disagree

Observed : to utter as a remark; to come to realize or know, especially through consideration of noted facts 

Offered : to present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as so desired; to express readiness or the intention to do something for or on behalf of someone.

Ordered : to  give an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

Panted : to say something breathlessly

Piped : to  say something in a high, shrill voice.

A Court of Thorns and Roses ( 1/∞) ↠ Amarantha

Anonymous asked: I don’t think you answered my previous question. Do you or your followers know of any quality writing sites? I want to post my work online and receive good feedback.

Here’s a decently long list:

Anobiumlit

Authonomy

Booksie

Burrst (endorsed by K)

CritiqueCircle (endorsed by hiddeninyour-mind)

EditRed

Fanfiction: For fan fiction authors (endorsed by C, R, M, and K)

FictionPress (endorsed by C)

Figment: Figment has also taken over Inkpop (endorsed by C)

Glypho

GreatWriting: UK site

GSPoetry: For poets

Hexbound (endorsed by anon)

Legendfire (endorsed by punifa)

Lulu

Mibba

NaNoWriMo (endorsed by R and K)

PoetrySoup: For poets

Protagonize: Collaborative interactive fiction (addventure)

Quilliant

RealeBooks

Scribophile (endorsed by A)

SoulScribe

TeenInk: For teenagers

theNextBigWriter

ThisIsBy

Tikatok: For children

TodaysWoman: For women

Triond

Voicesnet: For poets

Wattpad (endorsed by C)

WEbook

WriteLink: UK site

WritersInTouch

Writing

YoungWritersSociety: For teenagers

Plenty of Tumblrs also post writers’ work and give feedback:

writersof.tumblr

spawning-pool

home-for-writers

timbuktumagazine

rejectscorner

writersrelief

More sources for publishing online and getting feedback:

The Best Paying Publishing/Writing Websites Online

50 Sites Similar to Inkpop

Resource List: 40+ Sites for Writers

Also, we have answered a question similar to this one before. You can find it here, though we’ve added all the links from that response to this one. Thank you for your question!

How We Write: The world in the morning was a land frost kissed and chilled. The sun rising above the willows to burn away fog and drink it up again. We rise anew, our bones stretching, our skin shimmering, our blood beating a drummer boys concerto. The land is coffee beans and frying pans and sweetness on the tongue, and we follow its path to whatever life may bring. We are the people and we are alive and we are ready.

Watch: Earlier in the clip, Kimmel roasted Sarah Palin for her “offensive and dangerous” climate nonsense.

Because like-

1) JK Rowling was never an 11 year old orphaned wizard boy. Tolkien was never an ELF. This is how writing works.

2) I, a bisexual woman, am perfectly capable of writing straight men? 

Why are you guys such bad writers?

So you want to be a writer. Congratulations! That means you’re a writer. There’s no hard-and-fast rule about what makes a writer a writer. Maybe you write poetry, or blog posts, or novels, or infomercial scripts. Or maybe you write fanfiction.

A lot of people will tell you that fanfiction is not a legitimate form of writing. They’ll say that it’s “cheating,” because you draw inspiration from other people’s work. They’ll say it’s low class writing, because a lot of fanfiction is smutty (or, frankly, gay).

Well I’m here to tell you, fanfiction writers, that you have nothing to be ashamed of! Well, maybe you have other things to be ashamed of. But you should not be ashamed for writing fanfiction.

Fanfic is a gateway drug for many writers. It’s a way to explore ideas, practice writing, develop skills (like plotting, character development, continuity). It’s a place you can go to get instant feedback, boost your confidence, get critiques. It can help you form lasting relationships, from the beta readers to best friends.

Writing fanfiction is, for many writers, not only a stepping stone to writing original fiction (and doing well in the publishing world), but also a valuable experience and asset. Or, you know, fun.