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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/25946
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I am trying to use more action tags to supplement the 'He said. He asked.' dialog tags. But, now I have read several blogs suggesting although 'said' is invisible and can be sprinkled as liberally as desired, the same thing can't be stated about 'as'. Apparently use of 'as' is the sign of a weak or amateur writer. I guess the conjunction function of 'as' has a numerical limit. Weak writing seems to be similar to porn,'you know it when you see it'. At what point does 'as' become a distraction in fictional novel writing?

[https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-feel-about-using-the-word-as-when-writing-fictional-novels](https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-feel-about-using-the-word-as-when-writing-fictional-novels)

[http://www.dailywritingtips.com/overloading-while/](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/overloading-while/)

[https://www.proofreadnow.com/blog/bid/35986/While-Don-t-Overuse-It](https://www.proofreadnow.com/blog/bid/35986/While-Don-t-Overuse-It)

[https://jenspenden.com/2015/08/12/jens-editing-tips-kiss-your-ass-goodbye/](https://jenspenden.com/2015/08/12/jens-editing-tips-kiss-your-ass-goodbye/)

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