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The only issue to worry about is that your reader knows who is speaking and can remember who the characters are scene to scene. How you accomplish this is up to you. That being said, it's a littl...
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2019-12-20T00:40:47Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T12:30:43Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
The only issue to worry about is that your reader knows who is speaking and can remember who the characters are scene to scene. _How_ you accomplish this is up to you. That being said, it's a little weird to have "the man" and "John" so close together. So I'd shake it up slightly. An easy way would be to leave off the "said John" tag (that's easy because it's obvious to the reader he's the one talking there). > "My name is John!" the man said. > > "Happy to meet you!" said Matthew. > > "Likewise!" You can also play around with the "the man" part. > Matthew walked up to a tall young man with a bright purple tie who introduced himself as John. > > "Happy to meet you!" Matthew said. > > "Likewise!" If you want to obscure the person's name and gender, you can do that too. > Matthew walked up to one of the new interns who was balancing a plate in one hand and a cup of something steaming in the other. > > "Happy to meet you!" Matthew said. > > "Likewise! I'm John by the way."
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-07-21T20:03:55Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 9