: Re: Is it bad practice to use "ahem" in dialogue? I'm writing a bit of fiction and what i have is an uncomfortable character who is clearing his throat before speaking. Is it better to say so

I personally would use the first option, but either would work. I think that some readers would read the dialogue, and instead of substituting ahem with a small cough or something, might just read it as ahem. Maybe every few times combine the two into:

"Ahem, " he cleared his throat, "I'm not sure. "

Just to make it clear that ahem = throat clearing.

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: Re: Is it bad practice to use "ahem" in dialogue? I'm writing a bit of fiction and what i have is an uncomfortable character who is clearing his throat before speaking. Is it better to say so

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: So you've got a solo Zeus girl living in a New York orphanage, but you don't have a solo Zeus girl enemy. That can make for a rather dull story, so I'll try to help you out. The easiest

: If you're a writer, you're probably aware that there are generally two ways you can create a hero/villain conflict: Active Hero, Passive Villain: The hero is trying to get X, and the villain

: The pacing was unearthly slow When people disparage stories as "too slow" what that often translates as is a lack of engaging content - the stuff that makes you feel that the story

: Is it a good idea to pause a plot while doing a few one-offs and then going back? This is for my webcomic, and I'm trying my best to keep it about writing, sorry if it's off-topic or something.

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