Comments on: Dialogue tags http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/ Author of Glamorous, Sexy Romance Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:35:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Cynthia E. Bagley http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-1568 Cynthia E. Bagley Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:27:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/#comment-1568 Hey Lynn,<br/><br/>I can get really annoyed with -ly words, while said doesn't bother me. I like beats, and if two people are talking, then I can leave out the saids... That said LOL<br/><br/>some folks don't know how to do beats and just make me snarly.<br/><br/>Cyn Hey Lynn,

I can get really annoyed with -ly words, while said doesn’t bother me. I like beats, and if two people are talking, then I can leave out the saids… That said LOL

some folks don’t know how to do beats and just make me snarly.

Cyn

]]> By: Lynn Raye Harris http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Lynn Raye Harris Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:25:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/#comment-1567 Tracey, I agree about Jennifer Crusie! I've been a fan of hers since the early days. I even have the original releases of a couple of her Harlequins. :) Thanks for chiming in!<br/>~~~<br/><br/>Thanks, Danniele! I think you are right about feeling your way through. I "see" it in my head and hear it and then I know what the rhythm should be. It's odd, but it works for me.<br/>~~~<br/><br/>Hugs, PC! And thanks, I love he header too. If I were a more web-savvy person, it would have been fixed a while back. LOL!<br/>~~~<br/><br/>Wow, Carol! One "said" every 5 pages? Don't know how you managed that! :) I probably use a few more of them than that. Hmm, now you've inspired me to do a search... :) Tracey, I agree about Jennifer Crusie! I’ve been a fan of hers since the early days. I even have the original releases of a couple of her Harlequins. :) Thanks for chiming in!
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Thanks, Danniele! I think you are right about feeling your way through. I “see” it in my head and hear it and then I know what the rhythm should be. It’s odd, but it works for me.
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Hugs, PC! And thanks, I love he header too. If I were a more web-savvy person, it would have been fixed a while back. LOL!
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Wow, Carol! One “said” every 5 pages? Don’t know how you managed that! :) I probably use a few more of them than that. Hmm, now you’ve inspired me to do a search… :)

]]> By: Carol Burnside http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 Carol Burnside Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:26:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/#comment-1566 I don't lean toward the use of a lot of 'said' tags and find a plethora of them annoying. That said, I was curious as to how many I do use and was surprised to find I'd used 54 in 268 ms pgs - an avg of approx. 1 every 5 pgs. I can live with that. :) I don’t lean toward the use of a lot of ‘said’ tags and find a plethora of them annoying. That said, I was curious as to how many I do use and was surprised to find I’d used 54 in 268 ms pgs – an avg of approx. 1 every 5 pgs. I can live with that. :)

]]> By: Problem Child http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-1565 Problem Child Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:27:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/#comment-1565 Love your new header...<br/><br/>Can't talk craft right now. My brain is fried. <br/><br/>Must. Finish. Book. Love your new header…

Can’t talk craft right now. My brain is fried.

Must. Finish. Book.

]]> By: Angel http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 Angel Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:58:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/#comment-1564 I agree with you wholeheartedly, Lynn! I too use a combination of all three, leaning more toward beats than anything. Sometimes you have to feel the sentence or paragraph out, then insert what comes naturally to it.<br/><br/>Great scene, btw. I agree with you wholeheartedly, Lynn! I too use a combination of all three, leaning more toward beats than anything. Sometimes you have to feel the sentence or paragraph out, then insert what comes naturally to it.

Great scene, btw.

]]> By: Tracey O'hara http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-1563 Tracey O'hara Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:01:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/dialogue-tags/#comment-1563 Too many "saids" will annoy me. I prefer having a beat but I will use said over another tag usually. I like to know what the character is doing and what is happening around them while they are talking.<br/><br/>I think Jennifer Cruise is the master of dialogue. She makes it look so easy and effoortless. Too many “saids” will annoy me. I prefer having a beat but I will use said over another tag usually. I like to know what the character is doing and what is happening around them while they are talking.

I think Jennifer Cruise is the master of dialogue. She makes it look so easy and effoortless.

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