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_______________ ______________________________ Punctuation in Dialogue (PDF) is an updated and expanded version of the popular “Punctuation in Dialogue” article at The Editor’s Blog. It includes all the details of the original article as well as a handful of new punctuation examples plus a section on internal monologue. Download your copy today. “Punctuation in Dialogue,” viewed more […]
Explore novel ways to look at the use of dialogue tags, especially at “said” and other verbs, such as laugh and smile, used as dialogue tags.
Continue reading Smiling or Laughing Dialogue—A Reader’s Question
More on the purposes of dialogue tags—use them to keep a story flowing.
A reader’s questions about punctuation in dialogue. You may have had some of the same questions.
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Tips for writing character thought and inner dialogue. There are options for punctuation and method.
We’ve all seen bad, laugh-worthy dialogue. Examples of bad dialogue and ways to avoid writing it.
Are your characters more than verbal, talking more than they do anything else? Determine if your characters talk too much and learn some fixes for getting them to shut up.
Can you combine dialogue for multiple readers in one paragraph? Learn what readers expect about dialogue and why it’s important to follow the rules.
Continue reading More Punctuation in Dialogue—A Reader’s Questions
We add dialogue to our fiction so our characters can communicate. But we also use their dialogue to mis-communicate, to increase tension, to get our characters into trouble. Learn what dialogue can and should do.
We’ve all laughed at humorous dialogue tags, at the Tom Swifties and wacky phrases produced by creative tags. Learn more about dialogue tags and why simple is best.
The reader will focus on what stands out. Turn the reader's attention where you want it to go.
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