| "> | | | | strengthen your dialogue. In this article, |
| In just about every general âhow to | | | | letâs look at dialogue tags, descriptive |
| write fictionâ book youâll find at | | | | beats in place of tags, and how to punctuate |
| least a chapter on dialogue and rightly so, since | | | | them. While these mechanics arenât |
| dialogue can reveal a writerâs strengths | | | | actually dialogue, they do draw attention to it and |
| or weaknesses. Crafting good dialogue can be | | | | can influence how your dialogue is read. |
| difficult and there are many pitfalls that writers | | | | First a definition (and note: Iâm sure |
| can stumble into with dialogue. | | | | youâll find other writers who call these |
| Thatâs the bad news. The good news is | | | | by different names): |
| that there are skills you can develop to | | | | Dialogue tag: describes a manner of speaking. |