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Punctuating. “Dialogue.” Also, Adverbs

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Ellen Akins

Further guidance for my students, who are struggling with the technical aspects of dialogue, though they might not know it. Where to put those tags Dialogue is often better broken up with dialogue tags than ended with them.  That is, … Continue reading →

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“Stop using those strange dialogue tags,” she chided (exclaimed, exhorted, quipped, chirped, opined).

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Ellen Akins

(Also, could you punctuate them properly?) This is something that exercises any number of people.  Here, for instance, is number 3 in Elmore Leonard‘s “ten tips for writers“:  Never use a verb other than “said” to carry dialogue. The line … Continue reading →

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