: Re: Deciding whether to use a dialogue tag or an action tag in a dialogue Example: "I'm not saying you don't know what you are talking about," he said, then looked at her and shrugged

@Debbie451

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All your constructions are useful in different situations. Keep John Smithers's comment about cause and effect in mind, and vary your tags so that you aren't repeating the same sentence structure constantly.

In your examples, I like your action tags better than your dialogue tags only because they're a little tighter. There are times when you need use to "he said" or variants thereof, so don't jettison all of them.

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