tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post549402732707389730..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Self-Editing One Step at a Time: Cleaning Up Those Dialogue TagsDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-84648726970378832952009-10-11T21:22:36.290-06:002009-10-11T21:22:36.290-06:00This is fantastic. I love your blog. Thank you f...This is fantastic. I love your blog. Thank you for the contribution you're making to the writing life. Please follow me as I am following you. Peace and all good things for you in creativity. Sincerely,<br /><br />DianeD.M. SOLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753807150268735755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-57370644104514733872009-10-11T19:52:30.646-06:002009-10-11T19:52:30.646-06:00Thanks Patricia, I do find I get bored with using ...Thanks Patricia, I do find I get bored with using "said" from time to time.<br /><br /><a href="http://steamyfantasy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Bargain with the Devil</a>Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-7013308416878913492009-10-11T17:08:58.760-06:002009-10-11T17:08:58.760-06:00Sorry to be wandering the country when my posts go...Sorry to be wandering the country when my posts go up, but I'm in Illinois at the moment. I'll be moving on to Indiana (and Bouchercon) next week. Thanks to everyone who has dropped by The Blood-Red Pencil today.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-70978376635587190582009-10-11T15:26:51.775-06:002009-10-11T15:26:51.775-06:00I had an editor once whose bugbear was the use of ...I had an editor once whose bugbear was the use of "said" as a dialogue tag for questions. He insisted it always had to be "asked".Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-79323279755523859482009-10-11T12:33:58.499-06:002009-10-11T12:33:58.499-06:00I didn't intend to be anonymous . . .I didn't intend to be anonymous . . .Linda Lanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-3080252730781357242009-10-11T12:31:52.430-06:002009-10-11T12:31:52.430-06:00Good points here! Not only do you address dialog t...Good points here! Not only do you address dialog tags, but you zero in on "show and tell" usage. It's always better to show the reader what's happening rather than tell because the reader relates so much better to the scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-22755309649366548112009-10-11T08:44:45.596-06:002009-10-11T08:44:45.596-06:00Thank you for the tips.Thank you for the tips.W.I.L.D Sun Publishershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898037058837770871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25370172957155212132009-10-11T06:34:47.240-06:002009-10-11T06:34:47.240-06:00Good tips!Good tips!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13356256562904717082009-10-11T04:45:51.829-06:002009-10-11T04:45:51.829-06:00Nice one!
Thanks for sharing :)Nice one!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing :)JonGibbshttp://jongibbs.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-24799351879893423452009-10-10T19:23:59.484-06:002009-10-10T19:23:59.484-06:00Thanks. This is very helpful because I am in the m...Thanks. This is very helpful because I am in the middle of writing a lengthy dialog. Have a nice day.Brian the old manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758843142806407239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-90107816356728789822009-10-10T17:57:05.282-06:002009-10-10T17:57:05.282-06:00Bingo about sticking with "said" or &quo...Bingo about sticking with "said" or "asked". <br /><br />It seems to be a sign of weakness on the part of the writer to "thesaurusize" words for "said" such as bellowed, queried, whispered, stated, asserted, boomed, and so on. <br /><br />These terms also sound forced - in everyday real conversation, most people just say "said." <br /><br />Cheers, Jill<br />www.jill.edmondson.blogspot.comJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-59191622772057622202009-10-10T16:44:49.077-06:002009-10-10T16:44:49.077-06:00Cheers for that. Really useful.Cheers for that. Really useful.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-63403857802938685142009-10-10T14:16:52.986-06:002009-10-10T14:16:52.986-06:00Great tips. I often suggest not to use "repea...Great tips. I often suggest not to use "repeated" if the sentence is a word-for-word repetition, because the word repeated is then redundant.Tara McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246124060126729229noreply@blogger.com