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If the reader is getting tired of \\\"said,\\\" that usually means the writer is overusing dialogue tags. The solution is not to make the dialogue tags fancier and more obtrusive; it\\\'s to use fewer of them. You need just enough tags to be sure the reader knows who\\\'s talking.
\\\"This is the correct way to do dialogue,\\\" Lisa said.
\\\"Are you sure?\\\"
\\\"Yes. It makes the writing flow much better.\\\"
\\\"I don\\\'t know,\\\" Jack said. \\\"I feel like we could just use said-bookisms.\\\"
\\\"Remember your Strunk and White: Omit needless words. If you don\\\'t need a dialogue tag, don\\\'t use it. A said-bookism is adding even more needless words.\\\"
\\\"I guess so.\\\"
\\\"This is the correct way to do dialogue,\\\" Lisa said.
\\\"Are you sure?\\\"
\\\"Yes. It makes the writing flow much better.\\\"
\\\"I don\\\'t know,\\\" Jack said. \\\"I feel like we could just use said-bookisms.\\\"
\\\"Remember your Strunk and White: Omit needless words. If you don\\\'t need a dialogue tag, don\\\'t use it. A said-bookism is adding even more needless words.\\\"
\\\"I guess so.\\\"
