tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post678186414847001680..comments2023-09-18T14:50:29.609+01:00Comments on Love and Chocolate: He said - She saidSally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-34833021740240073712010-06-01T13:26:50.166+01:002010-06-01T13:26:50.166+01:00Hi Aideen! And me a minx, and you a sassy sister t...Hi Aideen! And me a minx, and you a sassy sister too! This year we really should do what we keep promising and get out other group out for a drink. Great to put faces to the names! Have you found Beth's site, too? (see Hell or High Water, opposite). Loving the sassy sister blog, go sisters! (and go minxes too of course!)Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-28106182539874882932010-05-31T20:41:31.354+01:002010-05-31T20:41:31.354+01:00Hi Sally,
You're the closest romance lady liv...Hi Sally,<br /><br />You're the closest romance lady living to me and imagine it's taken me all this time to realise you had a blog, then to find it? Crazy. And what's going to sound more crazy is that when I sit down to write a romance the thing that scares me the most isn't nailing the conflict, knowing the character, getting the lovin' right, it's the TAGS. Scare the life out of me they do. I try not to overuse but sometimes you just gotta have a couple in there. I read a book recently where everything the heroine said, 'she said saracastically'. I don't know the ending, I gave up long before that. So this is a great post to keep us all reminded of the small things we can do to help make our manuscripts even better.<br /><br />Aideen.Aideenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04950392332349673188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-32899540010316141622010-05-31T15:32:39.057+01:002010-05-31T15:32:39.057+01:00Thanks, Maya!Thanks, Maya!Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-53993999591915559642010-05-31T14:20:12.140+01:002010-05-31T14:20:12.140+01:00I went through a phase of erasing all dialogue tag...I went through a phase of erasing all dialogue tags out of my ms, too, Sally. Then there was the phase of no adverbs AT ALL! <br />But as I've learned (still learning) along this looooong writing journey, everything in moderation works best. Great post!Maya Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678010385699279149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-89577124801208876112010-05-31T09:23:53.022+01:002010-05-31T09:23:53.022+01:00Hi Jackie, Hi Lacey! Its always useful to see how ...Hi Jackie, Hi Lacey! Its always useful to see how a master does it, isn't it?Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-56617504444041617522010-05-31T03:13:33.151+01:002010-05-31T03:13:33.151+01:00Ditto Jackie! Great post Sally :)Ditto Jackie! Great post Sally :)Lacey Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716109142743069204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-54878869393160247012010-05-30T21:03:59.287+01:002010-05-30T21:03:59.287+01:00Argh, dialogue tags are vile eh? I always get bogg...Argh, dialogue tags are vile eh? I always get bogged down in them too. It's something I always have to polish up when I edit.Jackie Ashendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564893115525415518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-77290352096290578382010-05-30T19:57:09.262+01:002010-05-30T19:57:09.262+01:00Thanks, Suzanne. I think its an area that new writ...Thanks, Suzanne. I think its an area that new writers might struggle with, hence the post!Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-73548758588195857572010-05-30T16:59:08.847+01:002010-05-30T16:59:08.847+01:00Hi Sally,
That's one thing I use sparingly. I ...Hi Sally,<br />That's one thing I use sparingly. I think it's appropiate to use said a couple of times in a novel just to break the repetitiveness. <br /><br />It's great to be reminded of these important issues.<br /><br />Suzanne :)Suzanne Brandyn Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969670520269001723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-68006358601765580922010-05-30T15:00:11.878+01:002010-05-30T15:00:11.878+01:00Hi Talli! I'm trying to really hone in on this...Hi Talli! I'm trying to really hone in on this at the moment in my own writing, and Robyn is really a master at it!Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-56078292848639822512010-05-30T13:52:52.220+01:002010-05-30T13:52:52.220+01:00What a great example! Personally I hate dialogue t...What a great example! Personally I hate dialogue tags and I try not to overuse them. Thanks for the reminder.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.com