Okay so... No laughing...
For the longest time... and this is really going to suck if I have been doing it wrong the entire time, and would need to go back and change the layout of everything... I had thought that when you quote something within a paragraph, that was just a style of writing. But, when you make a quotation of something someone said or is about to say... is it not okay to just do that within the paragraph? Or must it always start on a new line after said paragraph? I noticed this a lot in the SYW forum, then decided to check out a book to see if its a thing in there too. Harry potter on my sisters shelf happened to be the first thing I grabbed, and alas... it was...
The general layout seems to go something like this:
[New line](indent) paragraph describing the details and setting of things going on, and/or explaining the situation.
[Line x]end of paragraph, proceed to next line.
[New line](Indent if new paragraph and no quote)
-or-
[New line](indent)Such and such said(comma) (start quote)quoted words(? . ~ !)(end quote)
-or-
[New line](Indent)(start quote)quoted words(, ? ~ !)(end quote)such and such said(period)
[Line x]second quote or reply, same set up as above two.
[New line](indent)next paragraph~ rinse and repeat~
I myself have been going paragraph after paragraph just tossing in my quotes within the paragraph then continuing on, this may be me simply being the heratic of common writing, but is that okay or not okay to do? If I have both concepts wrong, do correct me. The whole thing now has turned into a massive confusing mess of literary rules and guidelines. Someone please set me straight so I can get on with the book.
Remember, examples are a writers best friend!
Thanks guys!
~Quotations 101~
For the longest time... and this is really going to suck if I have been doing it wrong the entire time, and would need to go back and change the layout of everything... I had thought that when you quote something within a paragraph, that was just a style of writing. But, when you make a quotation of something someone said or is about to say... is it not okay to just do that within the paragraph? Or must it always start on a new line after said paragraph? I noticed this a lot in the SYW forum, then decided to check out a book to see if its a thing in there too. Harry potter on my sisters shelf happened to be the first thing I grabbed, and alas... it was...
The general layout seems to go something like this:
[New line](indent) paragraph describing the details and setting of things going on, and/or explaining the situation.
[Line x]end of paragraph, proceed to next line.
[New line](Indent if new paragraph and no quote)
-or-
[New line](indent)Such and such said(comma) (start quote)quoted words(? . ~ !)(end quote)
-or-
[New line](Indent)(start quote)quoted words(, ? ~ !)(end quote)such and such said(period)
[Line x]second quote or reply, same set up as above two.
[New line](indent)next paragraph~ rinse and repeat~
I myself have been going paragraph after paragraph just tossing in my quotes within the paragraph then continuing on, this may be me simply being the heratic of common writing, but is that okay or not okay to do? If I have both concepts wrong, do correct me. The whole thing now has turned into a massive confusing mess of literary rules and guidelines. Someone please set me straight so I can get on with the book.
Remember, examples are a writers best friend!
Thanks guys!
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