Subject: Re: [FFML] how to write a dialogue
From: "LaShawn M. Taylor" <shonnie@zeus.anet-chi.com>
Date: 2/22/1997, 2:59 AM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

At 09:25 PM 2/21/97 -0500, Mike wrote:

	Anything extra?  Actually, I've always been a bit confused by 
fanfic formating... I write as I see it written in books: an indent at 
the beginning of each paragraph, and only a blank line between paragraphs 
that aren't connected (like in a change of POV).  However, lots of 
fanfics I see skip the indent, and skip a line between each and every 
paragraph.  Just curious as to why.

Well, I tried sending stuff that was indented, but I write my stories in
plain text. When I copied it into Eudora, it took out all my indents and
made everything a jumbled mess. So, to make reading easier, I simply
started skipping paragraphs.
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