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Q&A Is a new paragraph line needed in dialogue when a character responds with actions?

It depends on who said "Move!". If it is the person sidestepping, then no. But then you should have written "Move!" I said, and immediately sidestepped him. if the person sidestepping is respondin...

posted 4y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-19T22:13:57Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T13:10:28Z (over 4 years ago)
It depends on who said "Move!". If it is the person sidestepping, then no. But then you should have written "Move!" I said, and immediately sidestepped him.

if the person sidestepping is responding to somebody else that said "Move!", which appears to be the case here, then YES, you need a new paragraph.

It is fine to combine a single character's speech and action on the same line if they occur close in time, either simultaneously or sequentially.

But not one character's speech and **_another_** character's actions.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-10-23T16:29:03Z (over 4 years ago)
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