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Q&A Do you indent a text message at the beginning of a chapter?

I would like to start a chapter with a text message. I believe based on the style guides I've read that you should indent text messages, but how about if they are at the start of a chapter? Usua...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by MoniqueH‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:30:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/24237
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar MoniqueH‭ · 2019-12-08T05:30:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
I would like to start a chapter with a text message.

I believe based on the style guides I've read that you should indent text messages, but how about if they are at the start of a chapter?

Usually you don't indent the first line of a chapter, so I was wondering if anyone had any advice about what to do in this situation?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-08-20T17:36:29Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 1