tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post5702434085662107354..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: Atlanta Nights: Writing and Editing Dialogue TagsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-27486375035747773322015-06-18T17:36:31.875+10:002015-06-18T17:36:31.875+10:00Thanks Iola and Jeanette for the tips.Thanks Iola and Jeanette for the tips.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-90907504876889076562015-06-15T19:01:35.919+10:002015-06-15T19:01:35.919+10:00Ian, have you read Margie Lawson's packet on D...Ian, have you read Margie Lawson's packet on Dialogue Cues yet? She provides lots of tips.Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-38167726489207376132015-06-15T19:00:58.140+10:002015-06-15T19:00:58.140+10:00Thanks, Jeanette. It could still be improved, but ...Thanks, Jeanette. It could still be improved, but at least it's not completely cringeworthy!Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-36581350123307866902015-06-15T14:22:56.496+10:002015-06-15T14:22:56.496+10:00Thanks Iola - that is a vast improvement. Thanks Iola - that is a vast improvement. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-59475102730157959052015-06-15T14:22:23.714+10:002015-06-15T14:22:23.714+10:00Action tags are great alternatives, Ian - or leav...Action tags are great alternatives, Ian - or leaving a speech tag out altogether if it's clear who's speaking. I often only use 'he/she said' in three-way or group conversations and sometimes not even then. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-65681241553680342352015-06-15T13:50:31.929+10:002015-06-15T13:50:31.929+10:00Very helpful, thanks Iola. I do get bored of writi...Very helpful, thanks Iola. I do get bored of writing "he/she said"- I'm sure that's one key reason many of us use alternatives. Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.com