for Dialog Tags and SecondBest Words8/5/2009 c1 
2snicker-n-snark
Thank you for writing this. It's really helpful for writers who wish to improve.
-Sam
2snicker-n-snarkThank you for writing this. It's really helpful for writers who wish to improve.
-Sam
7/3/2009 c1 Brenda Agaro
I agree with you about dialog. I tend to tag the first two lines and avoid an overuse of adverbs/adjectives when writing dialog.
I agree with you about dialog. I tend to tag the first two lines and avoid an overuse of adverbs/adjectives when writing dialog.
4/30/2009 c1 Dark Meister
Wow, this tip is very helpful! I used to write dialogues like that, but now I know that I'm in the wrong. Thanks a lot for this very helpful essay!
Wow, this tip is very helpful! I used to write dialogues like that, but now I know that I'm in the wrong. Thanks a lot for this very helpful essay!
1/30/2009 c1 26WhenItRains
I admit, I have a problem with having 'said' too much in my dialogues. Sometimes I don't notice it, but most of the time I know there is something wrong. Now I know more of what I'm looking for.
I like how you didn't make it seem like people who did those things were stupid. I enjoy learning new things about writing, but I don't enjoy it when people make me feel dumb while reading it.
Thank you for this enlightening whatever you want to call it.
26WhenItRainsI admit, I have a problem with having 'said' too much in my dialogues. Sometimes I don't notice it, but most of the time I know there is something wrong. Now I know more of what I'm looking for.
I like how you didn't make it seem like people who did those things were stupid. I enjoy learning new things about writing, but I don't enjoy it when people make me feel dumb while reading it.
Thank you for this enlightening whatever you want to call it.
12/9/2008 c1 2muffinsandpancakes
Yes, I see what you mean with the tags. It really bugs me when people do that on fiction press, it ruins to story.
2muffinsandpancakesYes, I see what you mean with the tags. It really bugs me when people do that on fiction press, it ruins to story.
11/22/2008 c1 16Plej
You know ... I thought about that before, but it never really stood out this much. I mean the way you put it here, is clever. I think I'll look more into your advice-s. Advice.
16PlejYou know ... I thought about that before, but it never really stood out this much. I mean the way you put it here, is clever. I think I'll look more into your advice-s. Advice.
9/18/2008 c1 7Justin Carlton
Personally, I go back and read my conversations aloud, and then tag certain pieces of dialogue based on how it sounds. Sometimes I add more because they make the paragraphs flow easier, or they better clarify who's doing the speaking. Because people go to the opposite extreme of back-and-forth conversation without ever tagging.
At any rate, I concur heartily. As usual.
7Justin CarltonPersonally, I go back and read my conversations aloud, and then tag certain pieces of dialogue based on how it sounds. Sometimes I add more because they make the paragraphs flow easier, or they better clarify who's doing the speaking. Because people go to the opposite extreme of back-and-forth conversation without ever tagging.
At any rate, I concur heartily. As usual.