How to express diaglogue

by Kim Hampton
16th March 2017

Hi all

Just wondering, when someone is shouting at another character, how do you express that on the page? Do you write it capitals?

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Hi Clare,

Thank you for the answer, it is indeed helpful :)

I feel I ask too many questions lol.

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Kim Hampton
16/03/2017

Hi Kim

Capitals is just one way to convey shouting - although using too many instances of all caps could lose the effectiveness of this technique. You could also use exclamation marks, or you could say she shouted/ roared/ bellowed etc.

There may be others but these are the ones that stand out for me.

Hope this is helpful,

Clare

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