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Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog 
Thank you for sharing this. Every writer makes some mistakes. It’s good to know what to avoid and why. Reblogging and sharing on my google+.
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Welcome Aleta 😀
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Reblogged this on J. M. Payer and commented:
Awesome infographic about dialogue tags.
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Reblogged this on Random Ramblings; Myriad Musings and commented:
ROFL – these are fantastic examples…I’m still laughing!
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These were priceless examples! I’m still laughing…
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Yup, stick with said or risk not being read.
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Hi Chris! Great post! Fun to read, informative, and a good reminder to many of us to keep it simple. Pinning and sharing! 😀
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Glad you like it Vashti 😃
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Reblogged this on cornfedcontessa and commented:
Great article Chris! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for sharing Contessa 😃
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You are very welcome!
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Another writer’s infographic from The Story Reading Ape.. alternatives to ‘said’ she burbled hysterically…. if you get my drift
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LOLOL – Hugs Sally 😃
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Another great infographic.
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“said” is all you need. Maybe in a full novel one can use a couple of ‘asked,’ ‘replied,’ and ‘muttered.’ 😉
Oh, and remove all adverbs, all those 99.99% harmful (in writing) words ending in -ly.
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