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Doctanian Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Indentions for novel manuscript (speeches)
How exactly would I format a speech in a novel manuscript? I know this is random, but I'm a bit confused.
Let's say a character gives a rousing speech to his friends...
"So we blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
"We can do blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
"And we can blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah"
I know you don't put a quotation mark at the end until the speech is over. My problem is indentions, I understand that a novel manuscript must have indentions for paragraphs and speech, however, some people have been telling me that I need to double indent character speeches. Should I? Please help.
Let's say a character gives a rousing speech to his friends...
"So we blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
"We can do blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
"And we can blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah"
I know you don't put a quotation mark at the end until the speech is over. My problem is indentions, I understand that a novel manuscript must have indentions for paragraphs and speech, however, some people have been telling me that I need to double indent character speeches. Should I? Please help.
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Formatting is a matter of style. There are no set rules for this. I suggest you look through some English language novels to see how this is done.
- Formatting is a matter of style.
- There are no set rules for this.
- I suggest you look through some English language novels to see how this is done.
- htm (I've styled the speech parts with italics for emphasis) I was evidently expected, for when I got near the door I faced a cheery-looking elderly woman in the usual peasant dress--white undergarment with a long double apron, front, and back, of coloured stuff fitting almost too tight for modesty.
- " She smiled, and gave some message to an elderly man in white shirtsleeves, who had followed her to the door.
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Formatting is a matter of style. There are no set rules for this. I suggest you look through some English language novels to see how this is done. There are a lot of free books online at Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scores/top
Here is an example from Bram Stokers Drac
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scores/top
Here is an example from Bram Stokers Drac
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