tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post8061471617638284422..comments2024-03-07T03:09:25.987-06:00Comments on Unlikely Otaku: For Boris: What About Italics?Stephanie Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-7991977494932267542009-11-08T12:39:09.233-06:002009-11-08T12:39:09.233-06:00I have to use CAPS for emphasis in my blog, since ...I have to use CAPS for emphasis in my blog, since the template doesn't do italics.<br /><br />I do use italics when I write. I use them sparingly,for emphasis, and usually because the sentence reads more efficiently with them than without.<br /><br />I have also used them as Stephanie noted, to denote private thoughts that are not spoken. My characters aren't telepathic (at least not the way hers are), but they do tend to have sarcastic thoughts they deign to keep to themselves (I know, you're all shocked--my characters tend to have more sense than I).The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-52350454159493950952009-11-08T08:58:17.251-06:002009-11-08T08:58:17.251-06:00Hey Stephanie,
thanks for the quick answer. I thin...Hey Stephanie,<br />thanks for the quick answer. I think I'll try nevertheless to write without italics in the near future - not because I don't like them in writing (I checked, several novels I like use them for emphasis and I didn't even notice, they did their job unobtrusively and effectively), but because I think it will help learning how to get by without them, then, if I use them, it will be by choice and not of necessity.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />BorisBoris Legradichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306946018677419450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-79857026244601552732009-11-07T20:50:21.860-06:002009-11-07T20:50:21.860-06:00I have a Tarot Queene question for you. My husband...I have a Tarot Queene question for you. My husband has the option of applying for two different new jobs, one halfway across the country, one all the way. He's not sure whether he should even apply for them, or should just hold out here for a few more years. What do the tarot cards say?Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-57744199754543001982009-11-06T11:27:53.887-06:002009-11-06T11:27:53.887-06:00I found myself using a lot of italics for emphasis...I found myself using a lot of italics for emphasis. One of my writing friends even pointed it out to me. So I went back and removed most of them. It didn't seem to hurt my novel, but it didn't seem to help it either.Patricia Rockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599725587514470536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-23055453449871091242009-11-06T09:22:30.987-06:002009-11-06T09:22:30.987-06:00JD, your endorsement comforts me, since it's w...JD, your endorsement comforts me, since it's what you do. I checked my blog post to make sure I hadn't shouted. Whew! No punishments needed (that you know about).Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-46390709366678802322009-11-06T09:15:32.043-06:002009-11-06T09:15:32.043-06:00Good advice, Stephanie.
I use italics for emphasi...Good advice, Stephanie.<br /><br />I use italics for emphasis and have never thought it was cheating. Using my blog posts for a (poor?) example, I sometimes re-read sections and am amazed at how different a particular sentence sounds without italics. When I wrote the sentence, I could hear it in my head. But my reader doesn't necessarily read it that way. So you never want to assume that your reader will automatically put the same emphasis on words that you might.<br /><br />And you never want to use caps for emphasis! Not even for blog writing! (Except for me.)JD at I Do Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12637216169419014156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-32322718705332627372009-11-05T21:54:24.258-06:002009-11-05T21:54:24.258-06:00I've never participated either - but from what...I've never participated either - but from what I've seen, it's about quantity for this month ...and THEN you get ot edit it ... so I'd stick with what works for you for now and then worry about it laterflithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287047761151044124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-50236097190760171432009-11-05T21:52:01.221-06:002009-11-05T21:52:01.221-06:00very good answervery good answerflithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287047761151044124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-301617215469658562009-11-05T21:28:34.032-06:002009-11-05T21:28:34.032-06:00Amen.Amen.Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.com