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posted by
BigV
on October 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Here is the other link I was looking for.
Because I know many won't visit the page. I'll post them all right here:
Below is a list of some words that can take the place of SAID/ASKED. Hope you find something you can use.
- Accused
- Acknowledged
- Added
- Admitted
- Agreed
- Asserted
- Babbled
- Bantered
- Barked
- Begged
- Bellowed
- Blasted
- Blurted
- Boasted
- Bragged
- Breathed
- Cautioned
- Chastised
- Challenged
- Chatted
- Chimed
- Choked
- Chortled
- Claimed
- Coaxed
- Commanded
- Confessed
- Continued
- Cried (Cried out)
- Croaked
- Declared
- Decreed
- Demanded
- Denied
- Drawled
- Drilled
- Echoed
- Elaborated
- Exclaimed
- Explained
- Faltered
- Flirted
- Fretted
- Gasped
- Giggled
- Grated
- Grilled
- Groaned
- Growled
- Grumbled
- Grunted
- Guessed
- Gushed
- Hinted
- Howled
- Implied
- Informed
- Inquired
- Interjected
- Insisted
- Interrupted
- Jeered
- Joked
- Lamented
- Lied
- Lisped
- Maintained
- Marveled
- Mimicked
- Mocked
- Mumbled
- Muttered
- Nagged
- Noted
- Objected
- Offered
- Ordered
- Parroted
- Petitioned
- Pleaded
- Pointed out
- Praised
- Proclaimed
- Promised
- Puzzled
- Queried
- Quipped
- Quoted
- Raged
- Rambled
- Ranted
- Reasoned
- Replied
- Responded
- Retorted
- Roared
- Scoffed
- Shouted
- Snarled
- Sniffed
- Snorted
- Sobbed
- Spouted
- Squawked
- Squealed
- Stammered
- Swore
- Teased
- Thundered
- Twittered
- Urged
- Uttered
- Vented
- Vowed
- Wailed
- Whimpered
- Whispered
- Worried
- Yelled
posted by
BigV
on October 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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people these days don't want to read long drawn out paragraphs.
Short, sharp writing is the way.
posted by
Kabu
on October 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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In fact, 'Story Empire,' a site operated by a publisher friend of mine, has several helpful links to using better words for common things....
Like COLORS.
better substitutions of common words.
Just check out her help topics here!
posted by
BigV
on October 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Re: Pat
Thank you, Pat. Our own Ana Lee Jobrail has a birthday today.
As I said in the main part of my post, writing these romance stories is making me a better writer because I have to learn long lines of conversation, avoiding the typical 'she said/he said' stuff to keep my reader from falling asleep, or worse, not finishing the story.
posted by
BigV
on October 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Once again, I see these dialog bits as scenes in a movie. The couple is a bit more seasoned than the typical boy meets girl pairing. Folks with some salt-rubbed wounds and time to heal. I hope the birthday celebration brings joy to everyone.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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