Wordweaver
Dreamer
So I've discovered something in reading over my WIP...I HATE repeating the same dialogue description over, and over, and over, etc.
I'm sure there is a real literary term for what I'm calling "dialogue description," but I don't know what it is. What I'm referring to is the "...he said" or "...the man roared" at the end of a line of dialogue.
Example:
"Blah Blah Blah!" the young man exclaimed. <<that part in red.
Anyway, I started...collecting...these "dialogue descriptions" (it'd be great if someone can tell me what they're really called...I feel stupid calling them by my own made up term), because I got tired of repeating the same ones, like he said during back-and-forth conversations between characters, and he roared when said conversation turns aggressive.
So I thought I'd post some of the ones that I've collected, in hopes that you might do the same!
" he barked.
" he spat.
" she remarked.
" she reasoned.
" the man explained.
" the woman whispered.
Best part is, I have ZERO copyrights on any of those above, so you can use them all! Anyone care to add to the collection?
I'm sure there is a real literary term for what I'm calling "dialogue description," but I don't know what it is. What I'm referring to is the "...he said" or "...the man roared" at the end of a line of dialogue.
Example:
"Blah Blah Blah!" the young man exclaimed. <<that part in red.
Anyway, I started...collecting...these "dialogue descriptions" (it'd be great if someone can tell me what they're really called...I feel stupid calling them by my own made up term), because I got tired of repeating the same ones, like he said during back-and-forth conversations between characters, and he roared when said conversation turns aggressive.
So I thought I'd post some of the ones that I've collected, in hopes that you might do the same!
" he barked.
" he spat.
" she remarked.
" she reasoned.
" the man explained.
" the woman whispered.
Best part is, I have ZERO copyrights on any of those above, so you can use them all! Anyone care to add to the collection?