Would you like go...
"Great," I thought.
Or correct me if I'm wrong...
Also If you can... Do you go...
"Well I will go to the library tommrow," She said.
Or skip the comma?
Just help. Thanks.
2007-01-30 11:44:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
1. put thoughts in itallics
2. keep the comma lower case the s in She
2007-01-30 11:48:10 · answer #1 · answered by Sara 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually they are the best if kept in the same text as everything else. The flow is better, and the reader won't be distracted.
-She sighed in annoyance. Great. I already had plans, but friends come first. "Well, I will go to the library tomarrow." She turned on her heel and started home.-
You don't even have to say that it was a thought. If it's not in quotes, it's not said. In most cases the narrarater has access to the main characters head so that they can tell you their thoughts.
As an extra, you don't have to use the word said all the time either. Just hint to the reader who said it by discribing them in the same paragraph. Just like in my little example there. ^_^
2007-01-30 20:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by Brandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grammar of thoughts is the same in writing. Sometimes, if it's a long enough train of thought you can put it in italics though. (when you do that you leave out the "I thought")
2007-01-30 19:50:37 · answer #3 · answered by anton t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would make it italics. Just to make it more obvious that the character isn't speaking out loud.
2007-01-30 20:05:31 · answer #4 · answered by tkron31 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually thoughts are italicized.
Pretend ~ means it's in italics.
~I wonder why the wind blows~, she thought. ~Perhaps I should go feed the cat.~
2007-01-30 19:50:30 · answer #5 · answered by daisyprincess78 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋