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Q&A How is a dialog interruption actually shown?

The choice is stylistic. It's almost always your decision, as the author. Do what you feel would be appropriate and convey your meaning well. However, it goes without saying that some publishers m...

posted 7y ago by Daniel Cann‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:20:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Daniel Cann‭ · 2019-12-08T06:20:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
The choice is stylistic. It's almost always your decision, as the author. Do what you feel would be appropriate and convey your meaning well.

However, it goes without saying that some publishers may have a certain way they want you to format your work. Be sure to fit their guidelines.

For me personally, I use hyphens. I feel like they work better than an ellipsis, even though I have seen some authors use ellipses.

I hope this helped you.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-04-16T13:01:01Z (over 7 years ago)
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