http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/he-said-she-said Writing tips for the real world. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:20:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/he-said-she-said/comment-page-1#comment-133 michelle Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:38:06 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/he-said-she-said#comment-133 My 5 year old loves Thomas the Train shown on PBS. There is a character on the show named Cranky the Crane. I find it amusing when they have him in a dialogue and his exclamation is something like this: "Go away, you bother me!" cranked, Cranky crankily. :) My 5 year old loves Thomas the Train shown on PBS. There is a character on the show named Cranky the Crane. I find it amusing when they have him in a dialogue and his exclamation is something like this: “Go away, you bother me!” cranked, Cranky crankily.

]]> http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/he-said-she-said/comment-page-1#comment-108 Steve Osborne Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:30:11 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/he-said-she-said#comment-108 Good point, Chris. I agree. It's sort of like using italics. If you use them sparingly, people pay attention when you do. Good point, Chris. I agree. It’s sort of like using italics. If you use them sparingly, people pay attention when you do.

]]> http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/he-said-she-said/comment-page-1#comment-107 Chris Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:59:16 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/he-said-she-said#comment-107 Funny, in highschool grammar, we were encouraged to use different words for said. I advocate and use the latter approach in my writing. Then, when you do drop a word like shouted or exclaimed, the reader takes notice. Kind of like how the person you know that never raises their voice. The time they do, you stop and take notice. Funny, in highschool grammar, we were encouraged to use different words for said. I advocate and use the latter approach in my writing. Then, when you do drop a word like shouted or exclaimed, the reader takes notice. Kind of like how the person you know that never raises their voice. The time they do, you stop and take notice.

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