WIP has a lot of different types of cummunication from thinking to telepathy. Any suggestions on how to write these? My writing buddy is also looking into this so it'll be a two for one
Here's how I currently do it.
Thoughts: Usually he/she thought.
I can now see how this can take away from the realism. I can simply italicize this without much impact I think.
Spoken: Double quotations.
Telepathic: Single quotation, italicized.
Because the characters have to think about the telepathy I wanted to italicize this. The single quotations are because it sometimes falls into the conversations with actual speaking between characters. (The 5 MC's are telepathic with each other.) In one scene the kids are talking telepathically next to a campfire with a soldier nearby. They talk with him so it gets mixed in with the telepathy.
Emphasized word in speech: All capitals, or single quotation inside a double quotation.
Thanks
Here's how I currently do it.
Thoughts: Usually he/she thought.
I can now see how this can take away from the realism. I can simply italicize this without much impact I think.
Spoken: Double quotations.
Telepathic: Single quotation, italicized.
Because the characters have to think about the telepathy I wanted to italicize this. The single quotations are because it sometimes falls into the conversations with actual speaking between characters. (The 5 MC's are telepathic with each other.) In one scene the kids are talking telepathically next to a campfire with a soldier nearby. They talk with him so it gets mixed in with the telepathy.
Emphasized word in speech: All capitals, or single quotation inside a double quotation.
Thanks