Hi all. I wonder if you could help me out with something. How do I write down inner voice? For example: I don’t care what they think. She thought to herself. Do I need to have it between ‘’? Or should I put it in Italics? Any guidance on this would be really appreciated. Thank you
If you have "She thought to herself," than I wouldn't put anything. Because it is already plain that she is. If you just have "I don't care what they think," than I would use italics.
I'm opposed to using italics for thoughts. I'm not going to say it's incorrect; I'll let others debate that point. I just dislike it and prefer to rephrase to eliminate any need for quotes, italics, _or_ "She thought to herself." An example: Original: She looked around the living room with a grimace. It was dusty, with a heap of shoes in the corner and at least a month's worth of newspapers on the table. Not the way to impress the in-laws. I don't care what they think, she thought to herself. How I'd change it: She looked around the living room with a grimace. It was dusty, with a heap of shoes in the corner and at least a month's worth of newspapers on the table. Not the way to impress the in-laws. Eh, who cares what they think? ChickenFreak
I actually like italics, whenever I see them coming up on a page I get excited. But to each their own.
i'm in the 'italics annoy me' camp... good writers don't need to resort to fancy fontery to let their readers know a character is thinking... as for that, it makes no sense, since it should be all one sentence, with a comma replacing the period...
