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“Said is a utility word,” he said.
“Though if it’s obvious who’s talking and you’re tired of using that word you can go without it for a line or two.”
“You should keep in mind though that this sort of format can get confusing if overused. You want to make sure your readers know for sure who’s talking.”
“It might also be a good idea from time to time to bring up the characters’ names again so your audience can keep track of what’s going on,” Roman added to the public conversation they were having with themself.
“On that note, lengthy descriptions added onto the said can be meaningful flavor and humor added to the scene but if used more than a few times it had better be a purposeful stylistic choice,” he said, knowing full well that he personally is occasionally guilty of overusing this type of thing and the classic he said she said format is a perfectly acceptable way to format a conversation.
