contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoA cool guide to Avoid Saying "Said"i.redd.itexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkA cool guide to Avoid Saying "Said"i.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·3 months agoBad guide It is an extremely rookie writer mistake to try to use fancier words than “said” for most dialogue. It distracts. There are tons of blog posts about this. https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/most-common-writing-mistakes-pt-45/ https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/keep-it-simple-keys-to-realistic-dialogue-part-ii https://www.writershearth.com/post/3-reasons-to-use-said-when-writing-dialogue
minus-squareLwL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoThat’s what the first sentence in the image says too
Bad guide
It is an extremely rookie writer mistake to try to use fancier words than “said” for most dialogue. It distracts.
There are tons of blog posts about this.
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/most-common-writing-mistakes-pt-45/
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/keep-it-simple-keys-to-realistic-dialogue-part-ii
https://www.writershearth.com/post/3-reasons-to-use-said-when-writing-dialogue
That’s what the first sentence in the image says too