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Q&A Is it a bad writing practice to end a paragraph with question?

When you have a question like that in narration, you are essentially narrating the protagonist's thoughts. If you put quotes around them, or italicized them, and made them present tense, they would...

posted 10y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T03:33:53Z (about 5 years ago)
When you have a question like that in narration, you are essentially narrating the protagonist's thoughts. If you put quotes around them, or italicized them, and made them present tense, they would be dialogue.

As long as you keep that in mind (and don't overuse the technique, as Watercleave correctly notes), it's perfectly fine to do.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-06-06T00:34:48Z (over 10 years ago)
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