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Siren:
It depends, I think, on your preference. I usually write
"Mike said." I've
noticed that GreenWillow usually does "said Mike." A
lot of British authors
as well put the tag before the name.
~I�m certain the order doesn�t matter.
The main thing is to avoid sounding repetitious. You know, I sort of
launched an experiment with my dialogue tags a while back after hearing
from several editors and published writers on some writing lists I�m on
commenting that editors currently prefer using a simple "said" or "asked"
over more colorful verbs. Like Joanna gave as examples
here:
��.whispered, screamed,
wailed, exclaimed, cried,
shouted, etc.
~I think
I�m about over my "experiment" in simplicity, and will probably begin
using more and more of those emotional tags again. Just too
repetitious. Besides, how can we possibly write Raphael dialogue
without using "snarled", "grunted" and "snapped"?? ;o)
Siren:
And you can get the point across
just fine by the character
action:
Jim glared as the sword point flashed
toward him. "I wouldn't do that if I
were you." With a flick of his
wrist, he easily deflected Andy's strike.
"No! How could you?"
Falling to her knees, hysterical, Janie grabbed her
brother's lifeless
body, staring up in shock at his murderer.
Like that.
~Yes! Actually I
prefer to identify my speaker with action like that.
Does
that help?
~Helps me. Gonna go write now! :o)
~GW
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give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve
neither liberty nor safety."
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