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Q&A How to write the action of someone reading in a story? An example, please

I am rather a very amateur writer, who is trying to write a thriller/fiction novel for a class, and I find myself absolutely dumbfounded as to how to write into my story the action of a character r...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by JORGE CANO‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:48:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/44936
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar JORGE CANO‭ · 2019-12-08T11:48:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am rather a very amateur writer, who is trying to write a thriller/fiction novel for a class, and I find myself absolutely dumbfounded as to how to write into my story the action of a character reading a piece of text. Can anybody please help me? To provide context for a more specific answer the main character notices an email on his computer and begins to read it. This email is sort of a catalyst, and I already have it written down how it will be read. I just am kind of stumped as to how to write the action of him beginning to read it.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-05-03T17:39:49Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 2