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Q&A How do I write thought battles?

I'd like to write a scene where my character is thinking back and forth between decisions, and I'm not sure what the correct way is. Do I write all of his thoughts in italics, or just every other...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by A curious writer‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:37:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/32302
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar A curious writer‭ · 2019-12-08T07:37:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'd like to write a scene where my character is thinking back and forth between decisions, and I'm not sure what the correct way is.

Do I write all of his thoughts in italics, or just every other to make it easier to decipher which sides his thoughts are taking?

> Should I?
> 
> _Should I not?_
> 
> Insert reason why.
> 
> _Insert reason why not._

Would this be the correct way of doing it, or would this be better?

> _Should I?_
> 
> _Should I not?_
> 
> _Insert reason why._
> 
> _Insert reason why not._

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-01-02T23:54:17Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 2