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writers_loft2010-08-31 05:17 pm
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Yet Another Question
Well, more like "questions". Because I have two.
One: how would you write pm? Is is PM, P.M., p.m., or pm. Or do I just avoid using that in my writing?
Two: I'm not sure about hyphens ( - ). It's kind of hard to explain, but I'll try my best...
Here's a sample of a sentence from one of my short stories: I kept my bag in my lap. It kept all my belongings including two pairs of clothes–not including the ones I was wearing–and my wallet with my I.D. and the money I had made previously.
When I had my short story read by a beta they told me that I should have spaces between my hyphens, like so: I kept my beg in my lap. It kept all my belongings including two pairs of clothes - not including the ones I was wearing - and my wallet with my I.D. and the money I had made perviously.
My question is, what's the difference? I started doing that as I write, but when I read I see the the hyphens don't have any spaces in between? How do I know when to put spaces between the sentences and the hyphens?
Thanks to all in advanced!
~ J
One: how would you write pm? Is is PM, P.M., p.m., or pm. Or do I just avoid using that in my writing?
Two: I'm not sure about hyphens ( - ). It's kind of hard to explain, but I'll try my best...
Here's a sample of a sentence from one of my short stories: I kept my bag in my lap. It kept all my belongings including two pairs of clothes–not including the ones I was wearing–and my wallet with my I.D. and the money I had made previously.
When I had my short story read by a beta they told me that I should have spaces between my hyphens, like so: I kept my beg in my lap. It kept all my belongings including two pairs of clothes - not including the ones I was wearing - and my wallet with my I.D. and the money I had made perviously.
My question is, what's the difference? I started doing that as I write, but when I read I see the the hyphens don't have any spaces in between? How do I know when to put spaces between the sentences and the hyphens?
Thanks to all in advanced!
~ J