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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
"Blah blah blah," she smirked.
that... does not make sense fora dialogue tag.
Thankfully I've not seen this in a published novel so far. Just fanfic.
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"Blah blah blah." She smirked.
or
"Blah blah blah." Then she smirked.
I think smirk, grin, laugh, smile are for actions that can be before or after dialog, but need to be not simply in place of said. You can't talk while grinning or laughing.
I find it distracting.