Silly me, I thought I'd made this introduction but it appears that I may have wandered away and forgotten about it. So, let's try this again! I...
While I can see and agree with that view, I also like to avoid: "Don't do that," Bob said. Without hesitation, she said, "Stop me." Not using...
One way that seems to make things run smoothly with dialogue is to include it with an action. You don't end up with eight billion "(s)he said"...
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