Format Q - location and time headings

Ephrem Rodriguez · Mar 4, 2010

New here. Hello!

Question.

How do you format a location and or a time heading? Is it right justified above the text? Is it centered? Bolded? Capitalized? Spelled out? Capped and bolded? Capped, bolded, centered and spelled out?

For example:

Kentucky, 1972

Maine, 3:00 AM

Pennsylvania, 1776

THE GREASY SPOON, THREE HOURS LATER

Thanks in advance.

shaldna · Mar 5, 2010

Ephrem Rodriguez said:
How do you format a location and or a time heading? Is it right justified above the text? Is it centered? Bolded? Capitalized? Spelled out? Capped and bolded? Capped, bolded, centered and spelled out?

However way you want.

There's no hard and fast rule. Personally I do it the same way I do my chapter headings - centre jusified and with a capital letter at the start, for instance:

Chapter 11

Belfast 1989

There was the smell of urine in the air as the August sun warmed the Lagan River until the odour took on a life of it's own and follwed people around like a cloud from a Charlie Brown cartoon.

Danthia · Mar 5, 2010

All three work. As long as you're consistent and clear, it won't matter. The publisher will make the final design call when it's printed anyway.

Ephrem Rodriguez · Mar 5, 2010

Thank you so much, Shaldna and Danthia.

Format Q - location and time headings

Ephrem Rodriguez

shaldna

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Ephrem Rodriguez