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Creative Writing Written Sounds

WomanSkirtFan8 · 2017-06-28 22:20:23

okay guys, am wondering as to how you would write the sound of material ripping? Have had a look on other creative writing websites and they only have the basics (i.e. rip, tear, shred, etc.) :confused:

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28-06-2017 11:20pm

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WomanSkirtFan8

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okay guys,

am wondering as to how you would write the sound of material ripping? Have had a look on other creative writing websites and they only have the basics (i.e. rip, tear, shred, etc.)

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#2 29-06-2017 8:46am
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Rip is a sound.

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#3 29-06-2017 10:08am
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Rather than describing the sound, you could consider evoking it by focussing on the impact on the point of view character, e.g.: Captain Small was pulled from his reverie by every sailor's nightmare, the unmistakable sound of sail ripping, the main sheet being sundered top to bottom by the vicious wind.

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