Hey, y’all! I was searching for a rule on something to do with dialogue tags, and I came across the great article! There are some really good tips in here for *when* and *why* to vary things up. Especially this quote from the beginning:
Generally, there are two camps:
1. Only use “said” and never anything else, because it distracts from what the person is saying/the narrative otherwise.
2. He said/she said can feel dull and repetitive if that’s all the author uses, so shake it up with words like whispered, shouted, etc. It will keep things from feeling monotonous and engage the reader.
Check out the
whole article hereAnd feel free to discuss! I know I’m always struggling with dialogue tags, especially that example they list at the beginning:
“(name) said (adverb here).” So, for example, “Susan said angrily.”Sara
