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Ok, so obviously you indent each paragraph when you’re writing (at least I do XD). But I’m seeing that maybe you don’t indent the first paragraph in the chapter- is that right, or is it optional?
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I’m not sure… I was wondering the same thing…
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www.jennaterese.com@selah-chelyah I don’t think it really matters grammatically; it might only be a matter of style and opinion. I usually leave my first paragraphs unindented, and if it isn’t a rule, there are sure a lot of people who do it.
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XD Thanks!I'm a Kapeefer 'TIL WE'RE OLD AND GREY!
www.jennaterese.com@selah-chelyah Wait people don’t indent the first paragraph? *confused* Maybe it’s a stylistic thing. Uh let me look this up…
According to the first result of Google: “Professionally printed material typically does not indent the first paragraph, but indents those that follow. For example, Robert Bringhurst states that we should “Set opening paragraphs flush left.”[4] Bringhurst explains as follows … … This creates what is sometimes known as “block paragraphs”.”
Interesting. Don’t quote me on this.
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
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Great thoughts, guys. Sounds like the official (new?) way to do it is without indents on the first paragraph, so I’ll go with that. Unless I don’t like how it looks. XD Then I’ll change it back. Thx for the help! 🙂
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@selah-chelyah The Bumbling Henchpeoples strike again! Oh, and the Wise Jester and the, *gasps* THE CHOSEN ONE! (Anybody watch the new DOOLITTLE yet?) Yeah, how it looks. XD Hey, you know me; any time, any time…
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XD Yeah, the Bumbling Henchidiotpeoples, in my mind. Lol. You’ll be there before you know it. I haven’t seen it- one of those movies is the one Rochelle was gonna see on her flight before you-know-what, though, so that’s what it makes me think of. Sorry, morbid. XD
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@selah-chelyah XD The Bumbling Henchidiots! Oh, ouch. Yeah, touchy subject; I totally understand. You feel guilty about murdering one of your characters. Don’t worry; people do it all the time. It’s kind of a pandemic at the moment. So many people dying and whatnot. Well, yeah, of course they’re fictional and all that, but…
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Yeah, well at least we’ve past our baby stages now. XD *pats self on shoulder* ‘Cause there’s so much we could do about it, right? Lol.
Oh, no, you got me all wrong. Guilt? Not in the least. In fact, just talking about it makes me want to work on other books where I kill more MCs. It’s so redemptive for those left alive! Seriously. How else to drive home reality, as well as character? Sure, it rips your heart out ’cause you feel like you’re dying along with them when you’re writing from inside their heads, but that’s just part of being an author. Right? XD
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@selah-chelyah Yeah, now we’re “Wise Jester”s, which suits me fine. XD
Oh, finally! *whips brow* Somebody who thinks like me! I recently just finished this epic death scene in my epic lay, and honestly, I had to take a break for a second. It’s probably one of my favorite scenes in the lay so far. Totally, right.
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Totally. I’ve always wanted to be a knowledgeable fool! XD
That is really awesome! Btw, I do like our conversations enough to ask you not to whip your brow too hard- that could turn out rather too much like the character deaths we were just discussing…
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@selah-chelyah Totally foolknowledgeable.
Um, okay? Sure, but I was sweating buckets backstage. And I had nowhere else to put it besides on my sleeve. I’m not normally shy in front of crowds, but this time, I saw some people from Antartica there, so that got me sweating.
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IKR? Sounds like the perfect description of an author to me. XD
Lol! You said whip, not wipe. So I was joking about that. XDXD Not sure if you caught that the second time or not… ‘Cause whipping your brow does sorta sound painful. 😛
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