Do you see how you can still say the same thing but in a way that's physically possible? Yes? Good. Carry on. #amwriting #pubtip 9/9 FIN.

EXAMPLE:
"I love cheese." She sighed. "If only I weren't lactose intolerant."
#pubtip #amwriting 8/?

The solution? PERIODS INSTEAD OF COMMAS. Don't link those verbs to the text itself, but rather, to the speaker #pubtip #amwriting 7/?

HOWEVER, there are STILL ways you can use laugh, sigh, etc in dialogue tags w/o being physically imposible #pubtip #amwriting 6/?

You can talk AND sigh. You can say words that come out of you like a sigh, but notice that it is simile, not truth #pubtip #amwriting 6/?

You can't BREATHE a sentence. Nor can you SIGH words. Or CLUCK or any other nonsense #pubtip #amwriting 4/?

Notice that these tags are way your TALK. Many fiction writers INSIST on creating dialogue tags that aren't possible #amwriting #pubtip 3/?

Appropriate ways to tag writing include the following: said, replied, asked, yelled, muttered, etc #amwriting #pubtip 2/?

Okay. Let's talk about dialogue tags, shall we? #pubtip #amwriting 1/?

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Girl: "I just don't think this is working out."
Guy: "OK. Do you know any other girls I could go out with?"
DON'T DO THIS TO AGENTS. #pubtip

Please do not ask agents for a referral to another agent after receiving a rejection. We are not here to do your homework for you. #pubtip

The polite thing to do, if you have sold your book elsewhere, is to notify the publishers to whom you've submitted it. #pubtip

Good advice here > 50 Writing Tips From My 15 Years As An Author via @Forbes #pubtip forbes.com/sites/kevinkru…

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#PubTip = Published Author website: "Available in print, ebook, audio and at your local library." #libraries

#PubTip Publicity (reviews, blogtours, interviews) and Sales (bookstore/library buy-in and co-op) are different parts of publishing strategy

Romance writers, please take note. #pubtip twitter.com/EmilyRodmell/s…