Me, italicized thoughts for big drama, the rest of the time option B.taylormillgirl wrote:I'm in the seventh circle of revision hell. Among many other things, I'm questioning the way I've indicated internal monologue for my characters. I'm curious what your preference is.
A. Italicized thoughts in first person present tense: "Yes, sir." God, you're such a jerk.
B. Third person: "Yes, sir." God, he was such a jerk.
C All of the above, mixing and matching throughout.
Italics are like spice in soup -- too many, and well, you know what happens. You go to McDonald's.