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When a character is referring back to dialogue (telling the story to the reader) and using the exact words, would you write... And then she said, "I saw the body on the driveway." And I said to...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T06:06:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/26697 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Austin
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2019-12-08T06:06:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
When a character is referring back to dialogue (telling the story to the reader) and using the exact words, would you write... And then she said, "I saw the body on the driveway." And I said to her, "So why'd you step on it then?" or.... And then she said, _I saw the body on the driveway._ And I said to her, _So why'd you step on it then?_ I can't find the answer anywhere, but think that since the dialogue isn't happening at the moment, it should be italicized for clarity. I realize it could be written without the exact words, but that's not what I'm looking to do. Also, this dialogue does not go on for any length.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-02-12T21:46:33Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 2