[Stylist] How to write diary entries for a piece

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Vejas,

Chris's suggestions are good. Personally, especially at this stage of the
writing, I don't think you need to delineate diary entries from the rest of
the narrative other than to begin with "Dear Diary." Ultimately, it's up to
you to make a visual choice for your text. If peers or your instructor think
differently, of course that feedback will be provided once the assignment is
turned in. But, do what you think is best. But in my opinion, I don't think
it's necessary to make a distinction beyond the Dear Diary note and format
that section of text like a diary entry: Dear Diary aligned left with a
comma, and the entry below this.

Bridgit

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Hey Vejas,

Personally, I'd off set the diary entries by a double return (hit enter
twice above and below the entry) and then italicize the entry. 

Quotation marks are generally for dialogue, and underlining is not visually
pleasing. But most importantly, make sure the diary entries have a different
voice than the rest of the piece.

Chris

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Subject: [Stylist] How to write diary entries for a piece

Hi,
I hope you are all doing well. 
For one of my creative writing classes, I'm writing a story in which the
main character discovers another character's diary, and learns more about
that person through the diary. 
Since the diary is by someone other than my main character, do the entries
need to be quoted, or underlined? 
Thanks, 
Vejas   
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