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<blockquote data-quote="MODAT7" data-source="post: 256141" data-attributes="member: 13649"><p>Pick what is the clearest, easiest, and quickest to read (a layout that is pleasant to the eye) with a decent text density in the page (don't kill extra trees). Beholder's dash format is similar to the theater format and is easy to read. The French dashed format isn't clear on who's talking. (Anything French, by itself, was never designed to be easy.) Traditional English quote format is usually moderately clear.</p><p></p><p>You'll want something that's compatible with copy and paste into ebooks (and reader hardware), PDF's, web forums/pages, and small phone screens... unless you enjoy spending hours of busy work reformatting everything for each display type. This brings up the possibility of a generic format that you could more quickly reformat to another type. Maybe the publishing program could handle something like this... like it would understand the difference between a description paragraph and named dialogue. There's also a difference in "final" formatting and "submission" formatting.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://richiebilling.com/writing-tips/the-10-most-hated-rules-of-writing-as-voted-for-by-writers[/URL]</p><p>You can tell this was written by a "professional writer" because of the inapropriate use of double spacing that hurts the eyes. Some of the tips seem good.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.grammarly.com/blog/writing-dialogue/[/URL]</p><p>This one uses 1.5 spacing and is much easier to read. The dialogue tips seem good.</p><p></p><p></p><p>These should be in a 6 point font with run on sentences... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite61" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure :unsure:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":unsure:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MODAT7, post: 256141, member: 13649"] Pick what is the clearest, easiest, and quickest to read (a layout that is pleasant to the eye) with a decent text density in the page (don't kill extra trees). Beholder's dash format is similar to the theater format and is easy to read. The French dashed format isn't clear on who's talking. (Anything French, by itself, was never designed to be easy.) Traditional English quote format is usually moderately clear. You'll want something that's compatible with copy and paste into ebooks (and reader hardware), PDF's, web forums/pages, and small phone screens... unless you enjoy spending hours of busy work reformatting everything for each display type. This brings up the possibility of a generic format that you could more quickly reformat to another type. Maybe the publishing program could handle something like this... like it would understand the difference between a description paragraph and named dialogue. There's also a difference in "final" formatting and "submission" formatting. [URL unfurl="true"]https://richiebilling.com/writing-tips/the-10-most-hated-rules-of-writing-as-voted-for-by-writers[/URL] You can tell this was written by a "professional writer" because of the inapropriate use of double spacing that hurts the eyes. Some of the tips seem good. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.grammarly.com/blog/writing-dialogue/[/URL] This one uses 1.5 spacing and is much easier to read. The dialogue tips seem good. These should be in a 6 point font with run on sentences... :unsure: [/QUOTE]
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