JKR's writing style (was Re: Changes I would make)/Draco

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 177460

> Laura wrote:
> > > > > Finally, someone pointed out the "she said / he said +
> > > > > adverb" problem, something that I had NEVER noticed
> > > > > before...
> 
> va32h:
> > > but as often as not "said" really is the most 
> > appropriate word. 
> > 
> > Magpie:
> > Oh my-there is absolutely *nothing* wrong with using the word 
> > said. On the contrary, it's what the author *should* use most of 
> the time. 
> 
> Ceridwen:
> ... "said" is almost always the perfect word.  
> It slides under a reader's radar, causing people not to notice 
> that the words "he said/she said" were even there.  Alternatives 
> should be used sparingly, to signal some sort of change or problem 
> ("he gasped" or "she cried").  This change signals something to 
> the reader, that the character is upset or happy or alarmed, so 
> there is something different going on in the text.
> 
aussie:
I picked up Harry Potter because an author recommended JKR's 
dialogue style to me.

- "said" can be used 50% to 70%, 
- no verb thrown in ("Watch it, Malfoy". Harry drew his wand ...) 
but still allowing the reader to understand who spoke
- about 20% different verbs (yelled, whispered, gurgled) 
- Use adverbs sparilngly. To continually and frequently use adverbs 
repeatedly is constantly frustrating.