How should I quote a letter in a novel I’m writing?
I’m writing a novel and in it, there is a letter from one character to another. The character who received it “reads” the letter. How should I show this? Should I indent it all? Do I put quotation marks around it? It’s two paragraphs long.
I know how to quote long passages in a non-fiction book, but this is a fiction one.
- Chalkbrd
Tags: Letter Writing, Non Fiction, Novel Writing, Quotation Marks, Quote
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:16 pm
you could make it so the letter has been pasted in… like handwrite it and then scan it onto the page with a border etc
i would just centre the letter, put it in italics and a different style of writing. i believe this is the best option