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My buddy the English teacher called me out on using 'said' too much in my fantasy draft
Has anyone else gotten that piece of feedback and actually tried it for a full chapter to see if it changes how readers react?
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the_piper2d agoTop Commenter
Tried it for three pages and my beta readers didn't notice a thing.
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oliviagrant2d agoMost Upvoted
Oh geez, three pages is really not enough to test if something works or not. Beta readers are great but they're not gonna catch everything on a first pass like that. You gotta give them at least a chapter if you really want to see if the technique is landing right. Ive had beta readers miss stuff that was super obvious after I pointed it out later. Three pages is barely dipping your toe in, not really trying the thing.
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