4. Stop with all the ing said, said, said. Maybe you have a first grade vocabulary, I don't know! Pick a new word!

It's frustrating when the only word you know is said, moaned, whispered. Read through your chapter: if said is used more than 3 times, it's too much.

Here's a list of other words you can use instead of said!

A

Accepted, Accused, Acknowledged, Admitted, Advertised, Affirm, Agonized, Agreed, Alleged, Announced, Answered, Appealed, Applied, Arranged, Articulated, Asked, Asserted, Asseverate, Assumed, Assured, Attract, Aver, Avow

B

Barked, Bawl, Bawled, Beamed, Beckoned, Begged, Bellowed, Beseeched, Blubbered, Blurted, Bossed, Breathed, Broadcasted

C

Cajole, Called, Carped, Cautioned, Censured, Chimed in, Choked, Chortled, Chuckled, Circulate, Claim, Comforted, Conceded, Concurred, Condemned, Confer, Confessed, Confided, Confirm, Consoled, Contend, Continued, Crave, Cried out, Criticized, Croaked, Crooned, Crowed

D

Declared, Defend, Demanded, Denote, Dictated, Disclosed, Disposed, Disseminate, Distribute, Divulged, Drawled

E

Emitted, Empathized, Encourage, Encouraged, Entreated, Exact, Exclaimed, Explained, Exposed,

F

Faltered, Finished, Fumed

G

Gawped, Get out, Giggled, Given, Glowered, Grieved, Grinned, Groan, Groaned, Growled, Grumbled

H

Hesitated, Hinted, Hissed, Hollered, Howled

I

Impart, Implied, Implored, Importune, Inclined, Indicate, Informed, Inquired, Insisted, Interjected, Invited

J

Jabbered, Joked, Justified

K

Keened

L

Lamented, Laughed, Leered, Lilted

M

Maintained, Make known, Make public, Marked, Mewled, Mimicked, Moaned, Mocked, Mourned, Murmured, Mused

N

Necessitated, Needed, Noted

O

Observed, Offered, Ordered

P

Passed on, Pleaded, Postulated, Preached, Premised, Presented, Presupposed, Proclaimed, Prodded, Professed, Proffered, Promised, Promulgated, Proposed, Protested, Provoked, Publicized, Published, Puled, Put forth, Put out

Q

Quaked, Queried, Quipped, Quivered, Quizzed,

R

Raged, Ranted, Reckoned that, Rejoiced, Rejoined, Released, Remarked, Remonstrated, Repeated, Replied, Reprimanded, Requested, Required, Requisition, Retorted, Revealed, Roared

S

Sang, Scoffed, Scolded, Seethed, Sent on, Settled, Shared, Shed tears, Shouted, Shrieked, Shrugged, Shuddered, Snarled, Sniveled, Sobbed, Solicited, Sought, Specified, Spluttered, Spread, Stammered, Stated, Stuttered, Stressed, Suggested, Supposed, Swore

T

Taunted, Teased, Testified, Thundered, Ticked off, Told, Told off, Tore a strip off, Touted, Trailed off, Transferred, Transmitted, Trembled, Trumpeted

U

Understood, Undertook, Upbraided, Uttered

V

Verified, Vociferated, Voiced, Vouched for

W

Wailed, Warned, Weep, Went on. Wept, Wheedle, Whimpered, Whined, Whispered

Y

Yapped, Yelled, Yelped,Yowled

"You're welcome!" She cheerfully sang as she gave thanks to ajbarnett at Hub Pages for that amazing list!