1. trevorD

    trevorD Senior Member

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    Referring to other books

    Discussion in 'Word Mechanics' started by trevorD, Feb 28, 2022.

    Help!

    I'm writing a fiction novel and I'm trying to get the formatting and punctuation right. I know I could Google it, but I wanted to be sure.

    Is it..

    For a fleeting moment, he felt like Robert Neville in The Omega Man.

    or is it..

    For a fleeting moment, he felt like Robert Neville in 'The Omega Man'.

    I think it's the first one, but I'm not sure.
     
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    Titles of other publications go in italics. Titles of articles or chapters from other publications go in quotations marks.

    Also, if you are writing in American English, the terminal <period> goes inside the quotation marks, not outside.

    e.g. I read an article in the January issue of Popular Mechanics titled "How to Build a Solar Panel."
     
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