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Q&A What is the proper way to write time in a manuscript?

On the off chance that this isn't a novel, just be consistent. Some writing (academic, non-fiction, and news, for example) is edited to a style guide, and most style guides will have a preferred wa...

posted 14y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:07:30Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T01:07:30Z (almost 5 years ago)
On the off chance that this _isn't_ a novel, just be consistent. Some writing (academic, non-fiction, and news, for example) is edited to a style guide, and most style guides will have a preferred way to format times and dates.

For fiction, and particularly in dialog, you specifically _don't_ want to come up with a consistent system unless you want everything to seem the same and uninteresting. Characters who are inconsistent in little things like this seem more human and accessible. (For example; As it's now ten o'clock in the evening where I am, I need to get off the web within the hour because I need to get up at five in the a.m.)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-01-26T02:57:43Z (almost 14 years ago)
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