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Use of “said” in dialogue tags

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You don’t say: More thoughts on dialogue tags

03/29/2021 Write Well, Write To Sell 297 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, good writing techniques, rick taubold, Use of "said" in dialogue tags, writing advice

From Rick: In my 3/8/2021 post I talked about overusing “said” in dialogue tags, and in the second sentence of that post I said, “I want to make it clear that I AM NOT ADVOCATING REPLACING “SAID” WITH OTHER WORDS

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Basics of writing Dialogue 

Overusing “said” in dialogue tags

03/08/2021 Write Well, Write To Sell 299 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, editing tips, rick taubold, unnecessary dialogue tags, Use of "said" in dialogue tags

From Rick: Before any of you stomp on me for the title of this post, I want to make it clear that I AM NOT ADVOCATING REPLACING “SAID” WITH OTHER WORDS as a matter of course. The purpose of this

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