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When writing a novel how would one best represent background dialogue from a radio or television that is perhaps only half heard by the characters but still important for the reader?
Should I have the narrator state clearly that the conversation or broadcast is not being heard by the characters but sprinkle in key phrases and passages important for the reader and should they be written in italics?
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When writing a novel how would one best represent background dialogue from a radio or television that is perhaps only half heard by the characters but still important for the reader?
Should I have the narrator state clearly that the conversation or broadcast is not being heard by the characters but sprinkle in key phrases and passages important for the reader and should they be written in italics?
dialogue
edited 2 hours ago
Chappo
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asked 4 hours ago
Richie Hayes
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Hi Richie, welcome to EL&U. Questions about approaches to writing are off-topic on this site (see here for guidance), but this question is perfectly appropriate on our other site Writing. I'll flag your question for a moderator to look at migrating it to that site. :-)
– Chappo
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When writing a novel how would one best represent background dialogue from a radio or television that is perhaps only half heard by the characters but still important for the reader?
Should I have the narrator state clearly that the conversation or broadcast is not being heard by the characters but sprinkle in key phrases and passages important for the reader and should they be written in italics?
dialogue
edited 2 hours ago
Chappo
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asked 4 hours ago
Richie Hayes
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When writing a novel how would one best represent background dialogue from a radio or television that is perhaps only half heard by the characters but still important for the reader?
Should I have the narrator state clearly that the conversation or broadcast is not being heard by the characters but sprinkle in key phrases and passages important for the reader and should they be written in italics?
dialogue
dialogue
edited 2 hours ago
Chappo
2,45631224
asked 4 hours ago
Richie Hayes
213
edited 2 hours ago
Chappo
2,45631224
asked 4 hours ago
Richie Hayes
213
edited 2 hours ago
Chappo
2,45631224
edited 2 hours ago
Chappo
2,45631224
edited 2 hours ago
Chappo
2,45631224
2,45631224
asked 4 hours ago
Richie Hayes
213
asked 4 hours ago
Richie Hayes
213
asked 4 hours ago
Richie Hayes
213
213
Hi Richie, welcome to EL&U. Questions about approaches to writing are off-topic on this site (see here for guidance), but this question is perfectly appropriate on our other site Writing. I'll flag your question for a moderator to look at migrating it to that site. :-)
– Chappo
2 hours ago
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Hi Richie, welcome to EL&U. Questions about approaches to writing are off-topic on this site (see here for guidance), but this question is perfectly appropriate on our other site Writing. I'll flag your question for a moderator to look at migrating it to that site. :-)
– Chappo
2 hours ago
Hi Richie, welcome to EL&U. Questions about approaches to writing are off-topic on this site (see here for guidance), but this question is perfectly appropriate on our other site Writing. I'll flag your question for a moderator to look at migrating it to that site. :-)
– Chappo
2 hours ago
Hi Richie, welcome to EL&U. Questions about approaches to writing are off-topic on this site (see here for guidance), but this question is perfectly appropriate on our other site Writing. I'll flag your question for a moderator to look at migrating it to that site. :-)
– Chappo
2 hours ago
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Hi Richie, welcome to EL&U. Questions about approaches to writing are off-topic on this site (see here for guidance), but this question is perfectly appropriate on our other site Writing. I'll flag your question for a moderator to look at migrating it to that site. :-)
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