A cool guide to Avoid Saying "Said"
A cool guide to Avoid Saying "Said"
Make it 477, they missed "ejaculated"
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
Ehhh "That's what she added!" just doesn't have the same punch.
That was her rejoinder!
There are several under "unique tone" that actually seem.. Better?
I might be naive, but what's wrong with "said"?
When writing it is repetitive and somewhat lazy when you could provide more interesting ways to indicate a character is being quoted and the way in which they are delivering that line.
Doja Cat's rejoinder:
This makes me really said.