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Where do Dialogue Tags Go?


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In today's episodes, I'm breaking down everything about dialogue tags. If you're looking for straightforward and easy to understand writing and editing advice, you've come to the right place! I'm not here to flaunt a large vocabulary to prove I'm intelligent. I'm here to simplify complex writing and editing advice in a way that works with all levels of English writers. If there is a writing or editing topic you'd like me to cover, comment it below in the pinned comment and it'll be added to the list.

Video Title: Where do Dialogue Tags Go? #AskAnEditor
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0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Year of the Author Editing and Critiquing Services
0:52 - Where Do Dialogue Tags Go?
1:06 - At The Beginning of the Dialogue
1:20 - How To Punctuate the Sentence Correctly
1:56 - Examples of How to Punctuate the Sentence Correctly
2:47 - Rules For Action Beats
3:04 - How To Punctuate the Sentence Correctly
3:56 - In The Middle of The Dialogue
4:08 - How to Punctuate the Sentence Correctly
4:30 - Examples of a break in Dialogue
5:51 - Examples of a full stop to the Dialogue
6:45 - Examples of an Interruption in Dialogue that Resumes
8:36 - Right From the Editor's desk! Inserting Action by Interrupting Dialogue
9:18 - Examples of Inserting Action by Interrupting Dialogue
9:59 - At The End of the Dialogue
10:12 - How To Punctuate the Sentence Correctly
11:06 - Examples of Ending Dialogue With a Question Mark or an Exclamation Point
11:38 - Examples of Ending Dialogue With a Comma
12:02 - Examples of Interchanging Said and Asked
12:59 - What Topic Should be covered Next and Outro
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