Inserted into the middle of a sentenceĪ dialogue tag can be inserted into the middle of a sentence. Theses actions are called beats or descriptive beats, and they are complete sentences on their own. (Please see #7 for more about beats.) Many times a dialogue ends in a period or other punctuation, and the dialogue tag that follows is capitalized. This happens only when the “tag” is an action rather than describing a way of saying something. Wrong: “Quit that right now!” She yelled. Right: “Quit that right now!” she yelled. In this case, you still do not capitalize the tag that follows. Sometimes dialogue tags are punctuated with question marks or exclamation points.
Punctuated with question marks or exclamation points Often dialogue is punctuated with a comma that separates it from the tag that immediately follows. In this case, the “said” tag should not be capitalized and, in America, the comma always goes inside the quotation mark. Here are eight tips that will help you effectively write and punctuate dialogue tags well, so that your book will be one step closer to promotion on our content-rated book site. If you’re like us and love to read, then click here to score tons of free and discounted ebooks.ĭo you get sick of writing “he said/she said,” or are you unsure how to punctuate dialogue tags? Do you use too many -ly adverbs that drive readers crazy? Dialogue tags can be complicated-something the editors at Book Cave, have noticed when reviewing books. Connecting the RIGHT readers with the RIGHT books
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