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I think this is a new question in this vein though. Or at least, it's a twist on an old one.
I am usually against colorful/non-said speech tags. Especially this kind, "What!" he shouted or "What?" he asked because they're redundant. However, what if there is a short question and you preface it with a colorful/non-said speech tag?
ie.
I shouted, "Who is Ikthar?" (EDIT: I'm also considering: I surprised myself by shouting, "Who is Ikthar?")
I don't like it the other way around and at this point my FP MC is switching from scared sh*tless to annoyed and arrogant so it's not immediately apparent what tone he would be using here. The sentence is a simple question that could be said in a myriad of ways. I'm also not a fan of the double punctuation ("What!?") because I think it's distracting.
Please help...
I am usually against colorful/non-said speech tags. Especially this kind, "What!" he shouted or "What?" he asked because they're redundant. However, what if there is a short question and you preface it with a colorful/non-said speech tag?
ie.
I shouted, "Who is Ikthar?" (EDIT: I'm also considering: I surprised myself by shouting, "Who is Ikthar?")
I don't like it the other way around and at this point my FP MC is switching from scared sh*tless to annoyed and arrogant so it's not immediately apparent what tone he would be using here. The sentence is a simple question that could be said in a myriad of ways. I'm also not a fan of the double punctuation ("What!?") because I think it's distracting.
Please help...