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I'm writing in 3rd person and want to express what my POV character is thinking...what's the best way?
I've seen it done a few ways, usually,
a) I hope my book is a bestseller! (where it is italicized, to show visually that there is a different thought process going on)
b) I hope my book is a bestseller, she thought. (where you just say it's what they are thinking)
b) I hope my book is a bestseller! (where you just state it, and the fact that there is the pronoun "I" in there, the reader should automatically know.
Any thoughts/suggestions on what is the most common/recommended way?
Thanks!
I've seen it done a few ways, usually,
a) I hope my book is a bestseller! (where it is italicized, to show visually that there is a different thought process going on)
b) I hope my book is a bestseller, she thought. (where you just say it's what they are thinking)
b) I hope my book is a bestseller! (where you just state it, and the fact that there is the pronoun "I" in there, the reader should automatically know.
Any thoughts/suggestions on what is the most common/recommended way?
Thanks!