tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post6682860029231546873..comments2024-03-28T01:11:53.559-07:00Comments on Electric Spec Editor Blog: rookie mistakeslesleylsmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-47303303831670827912011-08-01T14:33:16.480-07:002011-08-01T14:33:16.480-07:00Non-said dialogue tags equal telling.Non-said dialogue tags equal telling.ssashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527483283426518167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-77672233133259937372011-07-27T08:49:17.146-07:002011-07-27T08:49:17.146-07:00Thanks for the info, Grey. I agree, too, that avo...Thanks for the info, Grey. I agree, too, that avoiding even said and asked is ideal. :)lesleylsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-42371782519747926782011-07-26T10:35:45.182-07:002011-07-26T10:35:45.182-07:00I'd say that you only use 'said' and &...I'd say that you only use 'said' and 'asked' because they don't get in the way of the story.<br /><br />If you have to use another word like 'accused' or 'shouted' then that means you aren't confident that the reader is going to understand what's going on. How the dialogue is said should be clear from what they are saying and the context they're saying it in.<br /><br />I only use dialogue tags other than 'said' if I'm certain the reader won't understand, like if the shouting is unexpected for example. Even then, I try to avoid it. I even try to avoid 'said' and 'asked' when I can, Elmore Leonard style.Grey Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846558284868424645noreply@blogger.com