Attribution
Who spoke and how (said, whispered). Keep invisible unless rhythm needs help.
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Glossaries · Dialogue & voice
Speech, subtext, and distinctive narrative voice.
Who spoke and how (said, whispered). Keep invisible unless rhythm needs help.
Shifting language register or dialect by context. Marks identity and tension.
A stretch of exchange that performs one story function (reveal, deflect, bond).
Adverb on a speech tag. Often redundant if the line already carries tone.
Backstory or world facts spoken aloud. Works when conflict forces the speech, not when recapping for the reader.
Distinct speech habits that mark a character: vocabulary, rhythm, taboos.