Writers can place dialogue tags before, between and after speech – there’s no right or wrong way to do it.

Tag-first speech does have a different feel to it though, particularly when the construction is used frequently.

This post explores the impact on your novel.

Read on to find out more about the following:

• What a dialogue tag is
• Back-loaded tags
• Mid-loaded tags
• Front-loaded tags
• Impact level, psychic distancing and lyricism in front-loaded tags

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