[stylist] Emphasis

[Chris Kuell]

Hey Atty,

I've had the 'should thoughts be italicized' discussion on several writer's 
lists, and about 50% say yes, while the other 50% say no. I fit into the 
latter category, and have had several stories published which don't have 
thoughts in italics. The way I figure it, the fact that they are thoughts 
should be apparent to the reader, and if they aren't, you need to improve 
the writing. One benefit is that when I want to emphasize a word, italics do 
the job quite nicely.

chris

chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Crowd" <the_crowd at cox.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:47 AM
Subject: [stylist] Emphasis


> Hi folks, here I am again writing to my support group. LOL
>
> So if we put thought in italics, then how do we emphasize something?
>
> For example, I want to make the word 'now' stand out in the following....
>
> "If you are not pleased, madam, I am sure someone will return to collect 
> your things."
>
>
>
> "I want them collected, now. I insist you turn around this instant."
>
> CC is very infatic when she says now. I want it to red that way.
>
> I don't want to over use exclaim, and I know at times authors single a 
> word for emphasis. Any help would be great!
>
> Thanks!
> Atty
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