"Ah, this is a deliciously beautiful place. The air - it's delightfully clear and fresh, as though spring flowers boldly tucked their little heads in here before shyly fleeing again..."Mad Harlequin wrote:I don't see how an abundance of adverbs in speech makes language more flowery---though a verbal tic of some kind can be used to build a character.
Should the adverb rule apply to dialogues too?
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Re: Should the adverb rule apply to dialogues too?
This isn't anything I have ever given deep thought, but from someone who isn't a writer but who enjoys reading loads, I think it would be weird to not use adverbs with your characters (at least every once in a while). After all, it's your writing and what you want want your characters to be like is up to you. I say as long as you don't get too carried away with it, why not.
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Re: Should the adverb rule apply to dialogues too?
The ornateness of this line depends less on the adverbs and more on the imagery at work here, in my opinion. But I acknowledge what you're getting at.Taleweaver wrote:"Ah, this is a deliciously beautiful place. The air - it's delightfully clear and fresh, as though spring flowers boldly tucked their little heads in here before shyly fleeing again..."Mad Harlequin wrote:I don't see how an abundance of adverbs in speech makes language more flowery---though a verbal tic of some kind can be used to build a character.
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Re: Should the adverb rule apply to dialogues too?
No, I don't think it should apply for dialogues.
Bob saying "She's a really bad driver" is perfectly legitimate and doesn't detract from the text at all.
However, the author saying "Pamela was a really bad driver" is definitely something that should be changed to show, not tell. (Unless the narration was from a narrator's point of view who was speaking casually to the reader).
Bob saying "She's a really bad driver" is perfectly legitimate and doesn't detract from the text at all.
However, the author saying "Pamela was a really bad driver" is definitely something that should be changed to show, not tell. (Unless the narration was from a narrator's point of view who was speaking casually to the reader).
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