In "Self-Editing for Fiction Writers" it is addressed that most of the time, "said" works better than "asked" when used as a dialogue tag.
Reason being, asked is distracting because it's redundant.
I continue to comb through my MS, searching for areas to clean up or adjust to make it query ready. I'm considering replacing most of the "asked" dialogue tags with "said."
I'm curious if any of you have any thoughts on this topic?
FWIW, here's a simple article on dialogue tags, arguing that really the only ones we should be using most of the time are "said" and "asked."
https://www.septembercfawkes.com/2017/02/breaking-writing-rules-right-only-use.html
Thank you in advance for your insights.
Reason being, asked is distracting because it's redundant.
I continue to comb through my MS, searching for areas to clean up or adjust to make it query ready. I'm considering replacing most of the "asked" dialogue tags with "said."
I'm curious if any of you have any thoughts on this topic?
FWIW, here's a simple article on dialogue tags, arguing that really the only ones we should be using most of the time are "said" and "asked."
https://www.septembercfawkes.com/2017/02/breaking-writing-rules-right-only-use.html
Thank you in advance for your insights.