Are using adverbs in dialogue/action tags a sign of bad writing?
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Examples from my own writing:
She smiled kindly. “Maybe I can help you. What are you trying to find?”
"Probably," he said apologetically, as if he were personally responsible for this. "It's the same for everyone, though. And it makes sense: if people could choose to be happy then everybody would be happy.
If so, what are their "superior" alternatives?
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