Lets go to that Italian place we all like whined Katy.
Example of dialogue tags. John walked over to the window. Your characters might yell stammer whisper. Accused added admitted apologized bargained bragged demanded derided described fibbed invited joked lectured lied menaced prayed repeated scolded taunted teased threatened That block of examples could have been a lot longer.
A beat is an action performed by the speaker immediately before during or after speaking. But there are lots of other dialogue tags you can use in your story to add variety. Mimicking the natural rhythms in speech breaking up long pieces of dialogue and making them more digestible maintaining elevating or.
I never want to see you again he exclaimed. OR What a beautiful day Tina said. A dialogue tag is the heshetheyit said or grumbled whined moaned more on alternative dialogue tags below.
Action beats are punctuated as normal full sentences unlike dialogue tags so they always start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. Asked admitted answered explained agreed shouted whispered pleaded demanded cried warned mumbled. Redundant Dialogue Tags Examples.
Amy exclaimed Im so excited about this subject. Theyre phrases like he said or she asked They attribute a line of dialogue to one or other of the characters so that the reader hopefully always knows who is speaking. Writers can also use them for.
Said replied asked shouted screamed answered whispered and cried. Try switching it up with more evocative examples to build interest such as the following list. EXAMPLES OF DIALOGUE TAGS.