“What are dialog tags?” he asked, inquisitively.
“Dialog tags are the little obvious fragments that writers add to the end of speech to identify who is speaking and what feeling the character is emoting,” she explained.
“So dialog tags are kind of like emoticons for writers,” he laughed.
“Exactly,” she agreed.
“Well, you didn’t have to tell me you agreed. I already knew that based on you saying ‘exactly,'” he snarled, offended.
“Why are you telling me you’re offended?” She put her hands on her hips and leaned toward him. She studied his expression a moment, then wagged a finger at him like an old schoolmarm. “You should show your feelings, not tell them.”
“I don’t understand what you mean?” he queried, baffled.
“You’re a writer.” She straightened her back and folded her arms across her chest. “You should show not tell. And of course this includes dialogue.”
He shrugged. “But…
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