LESS IS MORE. Words to live by, particularly when writing dialogue. In her article, How Not to Use Speaker Tags and Action Beats, K. M. Weiland gives some good tips on keeping your dialogue brief, to the point, and moving your story forward.
Another great resource: He Said, She Said: Stephen King’s Advice on Dialogue Tags.
“To write adverbs is human, to write “He said, She said” is divine!” – Stephen King
A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow. A life of travel with exposure to many different cultures led to a pervasive interest in people, with degrees & teaching credentials in Cultural Anthropology & English.