[quote=Gisk] Really? I've never seen a book, or a novel, rather, written like that. [/quote] Well if one character is speaking [quote=BestStoryEver]"Hey Bob, c'mere."[/quote] the next char doesn't speak in the next Paragraph it typically goes. [quote=BestStoryEver2]"Hey Bob, c'mere.""Whatchu want phil?"[/quote] Obviously I'll do "Phill called out," and "He replied" but if it goes back and forth a lot in a prolonged conversation I'd cut that out obviously. and jus tgo [quote=BestStoryEver3] Phil called out, "Hey Bob! C'mere.""What'chu want Phil?" Bob replied. "Just C'mere.""Tell me what you want.""Just get your ass over here."[/quote] Y'see? Or that is the way I've always done it and I've never had any complaints.