wordwalker
Auror
So true. Like any writing, tags are about what something's priorities are. If one moment isn't that interesting except the dialog itself, or how that sets the stage for the Good Stuff coming up, anything more than a simple Said or no tag is distracting. ("Fidgety," well put.)
Adding to that is the writer's own style, the pattern they're falling into. The more a writer's interested in just the spoken words, the more reason to skip the less useful beats.
Adding to that is the writer's own style, the pattern they're falling into. The more a writer's interested in just the spoken words, the more reason to skip the less useful beats.