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Below is a list of non-western “witchy” sounding names, for all your supernatural, magical and Potter-y needs. Feel free to request name meanings on my etymology blog. Suggestions are always welcome.

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Said Synonyms- Reporting

Added:to enhance an argument

Advised: to warn, to offer help

Announced: to declare formally and or publicly

Asserted: to state positively but having no proof

Called: to capture attention by increased volume

Commented: to explain, interpret, or criticize - to make a remark

Complained: to express dislike or disagreement

Congratulated: to give wishes; to acknowledge an action or deed

Continued: to further or add to an earlier point

Declared: to make known clearly and openly

Informed: to give information, to make known; declare

Lied: to not speak truthfully

Observed: to mention casually

Offered:to suggest; to state

Mentioned: to state briefly; to bring up in conversation

Protested: to formally or openly disagree

Quoted: to repeat words of others; to cite a source

Recalled:to remember or bring up

Related: to make connection; to say allegorically

Remarked: to make a brief, casual statement of an opinion

Remembered: to recall

Reminded: to remember; to mention so as not to forget

Repeated: to say again; to restate

Replied: to answer; to say in response

Reported: to give a formal statement; to give an account of

Reassured: to give additional comfort, support, or evidence

Revealed: to make known; to publish

Stated: to say or paraphrase from official documents

Taunted: to cruelly tease in a mocking or insulting manner

Teased: to annoy or pester; vex

Tempted:  to cause to consider (usually) something bad

Said Synonyms- Explaining

Addressed: to speak directly to sme, respond or answer

Answered: to respond to a question

Asserted:to add or offer additional information

Assured:to soothe, comfort, calm

Broke In: to interrupt, supplying additional information

Cautioned: to warn or advise; strongly suggest

Claimed: to assert or maintain; to state as fact

Concluded: to finish or draw to a close; to understand

Confided: to let in on a secret; to disclose

Described:to give additional information

Explained: to make or offer an explanation

Finished: to conclude or complete

Quipped: to say ironically or unemotionally

Implied: to suggest, hint, or say without saying

Noted: to make mention; to acknowledge

Promised: to give word or make a vow

Puzzled: to say with doubt or ambiguity

Reckoned: to add or submit; to figure or believe

Rejoined: to answer an objection

Replied: to answer a question or comment

Responded: to reply or answer a question or comment

Retorted: to reply to criticism in a sharp, witty way

Returned: to answer an objection; to reply to a criticism or charge

Speculated: to guess using information available

Surmised: to conclude or deduce

Said Synonyms- Arguing

Accused: to charge, slander

Agreed: to concur, to be in harmony

Argued: defend position, disagree or dispute

Chided: to scold mildly; to goad into action

Commanded: lead; overwhelm opposition

Contended: to argue, dispute, disagree

Countered: to dispute, question

Convinced: persuaded; remove all doubt, win over

Disagreed: to be at odds; to not agree

Emphasized: to stress

Exclaimed: to speak suddenly, loudly with surprise

Interjected: to add or assert; to interrupt

Interrupted: to cut off or disrupt; to interject out of turn

Maintained: to assert, to support by argument, to affirm

Objected: to disagree; be in oppostion to

Pleaded: to implore or beg; to speak desperately

Proclaimed: to announce officially; support publicly

Proposed: to set forth a design or plan

Reasoned: to state calmly and with logic

Sassed: to speak back to authority figure; rebel

Screamed: to use high pitch loud voice

Threatened: to say in menacing manner

Warned: to make aware in advance of harm, danger, or evil

Yelled: to shout or use loud voice; scream

Said Synonyms- Suggesting

Chimed In:to add (usually) unwanted advice

Coaxed: to convince against someone’s will; change mind

Dared:challenge, question

Hinted: implies suggestion

Implied: similar to suggest - indicates a definite idea

Insinuated: to convey sth unpleasant in a sly, sneaky way

Intimidated: to say without saying, stresses delicacy of situation

Pondered: to consider; to weigh all options

Suggested: to propose as a possibility, to imply

Urged: To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort

Said Synonyms- Questioning

Asked: to question or solicit

Begged: to ask in a humble manner earnestly

Blurted: to interrupt or interject, to ask all together

Bugged: to ask repetitively; difficult or unwanted questions

Demanded:to ask for urgently and boldly

Guessed: to infer; to ask without evidence

Hypothesized: to guess, infer

Implored: to ask with fervor, implying desperation or distress

Inquired: to ask, seek information

Insisted: to demand strongly, to declare firmly

Pleaded: to answer a legal charge, to lovingly implore

Questioned: to ask, doubt, or dispute

Requested: to ask (sometimes) formally

Wondered: to say with puzzlement or doubt

Worried: to cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled

Said Synonyms- Acknowledging

Acknowledge: reluctant disclosure of something perhaps a secret

Admitted: reluctance to disclose or concede facts

Affirmed: implies deep conviction, little chance of contradiction

Alleged: to assert or declare, especially without proof

Approved: to consent or agree

Avowed: boldly declaring, often in the face of opposition

Boasted: to take pride in, brag or overstate

Bragged: to boast or overstate; be prideful

Conceded:similar to acknowledge and admit  

Confessed: an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt

Corrected: to instruct more correctly; remove misconception

Denied: not accepted; unused, refused

Disclosed: to reveal something previously concealed

Divulged: to reveal sth that should have remained secret

Fretted: to needlessly worry about small details

Greeted: to acknowledge presence; salute, salutation

Imitated: to copy, mimic or simulate

Jested: to make fun of, tease

Marveled: to speak with wonderment or amazement

Nodded: to move head up and down in agreement

Praised: to speak of with honor; to speak highly of someone

to speak of with honor; to speak highly of someone

Revealed: to make known that which had been secret or hidden

Uttered: to articulate; pronounce or speak

Volunteered: to give or offer to give voluntarily

Said Synonyms- Sounds & Misc

Babbled: to speak incoherently; gibberish, like baby talk

Bubbled: to speak lively and expressively; with joy

Chatted: to speak informally as to a friend

Chortled:to chuckle gleefully; short laugh of joy

Chorused: to speak simultaneously, together

Chuckled: short, soft laugh; usually to one’s self

Coughed: short, strong expulsion of air from lungs

Decided: finished, set

Echoed:repeated sound

Gasped: heavy breath after scare or physical exertion

Giggled: short, high-pitched laugh from fear or nervousness

Growled: rough, threatening manner

Gulped: to speak taking in large amounts of air as if drinking

Gurgled: to speak with fluid in the throat

Hissed: to speak in evil threatening manner

Hollered:to shout usually to someone at a distance

Lisped:to speak unclearly substituting sounds especially ‘th’

Panted: to speak as if out of breath

Piped:to speak suddenly and loudly

Quavered: to speak emotionally with faltering voice

Shrilled: high pitched shriek

Sighed: to speak with difficulty as if bored

Snickered: to say derisively with a laugh

Sniffed: to say as if about to cry

Snorted: to say with contempt and a short burst of breath

Sobbed: to cry uncontrollably

Sputtered: to speak with difficulty perhaps from impediment

Stammered: repeating words and sounds while missing others

Stuttered: to repeat certain sounds multiple times

Vowed: to promise solemnly; pledge

Wept: to cry softly, quietly

Whimpered: to cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds; whine

Whine: to complain or protest in a childish fashion

Thank you anon for your dedication to accuracy; in situations such as these, it’s so very important to be true to real-stories–making it up as you go along can end up being disrespectful and down right harmful, so you are already making a fantastic choice in doing your research. You’ll find many resources here in the point of view of former foster children themselves. Any time you’re doing research, really do try and hear it from the mouthes of those who have experienced it themselves and listen, listen, listen. 

Here are some resources I hope will help: 

How The Foster System Works:

How Foster Care Works

How Foster Parents Should Treat Foster Children: From a Former Foster Child

Foster Care Application Overview

Five Things You Need To Know About Foster Care

Frequently Asked Questions About Foster Care

The Facts About Foster Care

The Foster Care System And Its Victims

All About Fostering (UK)

What’s It Like to Be a Birth Child in a Foster Home?

Being a Foster Parent (The Process)

Life As a Foster Child: A Personal Story

What It’s Like to Be a Foster Child

My Life As A Foster Child

Foster Care: The Numbers

FAQ About Being a Foster Parent

Foster Care Facts and Figures

Moving Home to Home In the System:

Why Do Foster Children Move Homes So Often?

Every Time Foster Kids Move, They Lose Months of Academic Process

Why Do Foster Care Disruptions Occur? 

Under the cut you’ll find a total of 218, both small/medium, (the majority) textless, hq gifs of Lindsey Morgan known for her role as Raven Reyes in The 100. Full credit goes to the original makers. Please like and/or reblog if this helped you in any way!

This guide is going to be very simple, because I’m not going to go into dynamics - they’re different for everyone. I’m just going to teach you terms and give you different perspectives, so you can pick and choose your character better. This might also help a little if you’re actually interested in the lifestyle. I can’t go over rules, because all Dom/me’s are different and they’re going to have their OWN rules. I’m also not going to go over ALL kinks, you can find a great list here. Also keep in mind this is all written from MY point of view as a Dominant.

Basic Terms. ( BDSM, SSC, RACK )

Different types of Dom’s (Daddy Doms, Masters, Gorean, Saddists)

Different types of submissives (Pets, slaves, kittens, babygirls)

Limits - soft limits, hard limits, and why they need to be respected.

                     THAT THING BEING …                                                 A MASTERLIST

Under the cut, you will find various different powers that a superhero can possess. I mostly did this on account of THIS roleplay, but it can be used for anything – if you’re creating a character for a roleplay, writing a book about a superhero, or basically anything at all! Some powers that are listed have explanations, while others do not. I, unfortunately, did not have the time to research them all, so you’ll have to research certain abilities on your own time.

If you find this useful in any way, please like or reblog! 

[ I apologize for any repeats if there are some! ]

» Writing a Character With Trust Issues

Frankly, I am dumbfounded people can do this wrong. But it happens, so here goes.

Anonymous said: Opinions on orphanages and/or orphaned characters? Cos I’m writing one but IT’S SUCH A CLICHE I’M DEAD

Well, don’t die. That’s the first thing. This is not even a little bit worth dying over.

I don’t know what time period you’re talking about, or where your story is set. That’s not so great news, since it makes helping you out very difficult. WriteWorld isn’t a research blog, but I’m willing to do a few Google searches for you because you seem a bit overwhelmed. In the future, please don’t ask us to do research for you. We’re not really into that.

As far as our opinion on orphanages and orphaned characters goes, I (C of WriteWorld) think that if you want to write about them and you can pull it off, then you should write about them. Orphans have always been popular in stories, especially stories aimed at young people for some reason, but just because an orphan is a popular sort of character doesn’t mean you can’t write about them. Popularity doesn’t necessarily indicate a cliche, though a popular trope can sometimes become cliche. Cliches arise when a lack of original or deep thought eats a hole through the heart of a particular subject, making it groan-worthy and/or disrespectful. You can read over the topics on the TVTropes page linked below and find clear examples of tropes that have become cliched. But I’ll leave you to that. For now, let’s talk research.

Where should you start? Well, how much do you know about orphanages generally? Did everything you know about orphanages come from stories in movies, TV, and books? Read these articles on orphanages, adoption, etc. to gain a very broad understanding of the subject.

Orphanage from Wikipedia

Orphaned Index of TVTropes

How Adoption Works from HowStuffWorks

Do you know the difference between orphanages and group homes? Yahoo Answers user Wildgrl explains the general difference very well:

An orphanage is run by a private organization, such as a church, ministry, hospital, outreach clinic, etc. It provides long term care for children with no known parents, but also supports runaways as a safe-house / halfway house and shelter. A group home is a facility that is jointly run by the states Dept of Family Services and the Dept of Corrections. They are often dual-use facilities in that they house foster youth and transitional kids that are coming out of a juvenile corrections center.

These aren’t the only valid definitions for orphanage and group home, and both are worth exploring more deeply, but I understand that you just want to know more about orphanages. So, on that note…

I’m just going to assume that you’re talking about modern-day, privately-run American orphanages for children with no living biological parents. If that’s the case, I recommend that you check out these articles and resources as well as do research on your own:

The Modern Orphans of Mississippi from The Atlantic

Foster Care versus Modern Orphanages from the NCPA (based on this article by Richard B. McKenzie)

Don’t Misjudge Modern Orphanages from the Chicago Tribune

A Place to Call Home: The Amazing Success Story of Modern Orphanages by Martha Randolph Carr

Are There Any Traditional Orphanages in the US? from The Huffington Post

Best Kept Secret of Something We’re Doing Well in America by Martha Carr

IamA an orphan who grew up in crazy abusive foster homes, ran away from home, became a pro wrestler, military veteran, graphic designer and amazing dad! AMA!

IAMA Orphan who has lived in over 30 group homes and facilities (and radical psychological treatments). AMAA

Orphanages from FAQs

Or how about actually visiting the websites of modern-day orphanages?

Maryville Academy

Thornwell

Mercy Home

Jerkins Institute for Children

Appalachian Children’s Home

Boys Town

Or just… You know what? Here. And here’s a list of Christian orphanages all over the world, including the US.

You could even look up an orphanage near you and volunteer! Ain’t nothin’ quite like going to a place and actually experiencing what it is like to be there.

And here are just a few articles, resources, and IAMAs on modern-day orphanages from around the world:

Orphans’ Lonely Beginnings Reveal How Parents Shape A Child’s Brain from NPR

An Orphanage Once Called Home from The Washington Post

I grew up in a Russian orphanage, AMA!

I live in and am employed by a Chinese orphanage. AMA.

I run an orphanage in Nepal AMA

There are TONS more resources on this topic on the internet. You could also check your local library for resources on orphanages, group homes, adoption, foster care, etc. You could research experts on this topic and interview them. There might even be a few fellow writers here on Tumblr who could help you out, either with research of their own or from their personal experiences with orphanages and/or group homes.

Remember, you’re writing about real things that affect real people. Please do more research than this. Please. I’m begging you. I literally just pulled together some articles I thought were interesting from the first few search queries I made. That’s barely enough research to write a Tumblr post on this subject, let alone an entire book.

If you need some help learning to conduct your own research, check out our research tag. There are great resources there to get you started.

Thanks for your question, and I hope this helps!