AboutDorothy K Morris Expertise I can answer questions about writing fiction, creating characters and re-writing. I cannot answer homework questions.
Experience I am a published author, writer of Secret Sins of the Mothers, published in 1999, Coyotes of Creek Crossing, 2004 and The Eighth Evil, published in 2006. The fourth is in re-write stage. Organizations belong to: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, California Dressage Society, Santa Clarita Valley Chapter. Review of my novels appears in The Book Reader, Barnes & Noble Review Magazine, online at B&N and also online at Amazon.com. Awards and Honors: I am listed in Who's Who of American Woman,
Who's Who in The World, Who's Who in America.
Question Dear Dorothy,
I am writing a book and I have a question-- or maybe a few questions. I don't understand how to go into a quote for a character for an adult fictional story. Is there a proffesional way of putting in a quote or is it "anyway goes"? For example: "Hello, "Fox said to the bird, "how are you today?" or the fox said, "Hello, how are you today?" or is it any way I prefer or is there a standard?
Answer Hello Aaron,
There is no professional way...just a choice of more than one correct way. Either way you demonstrated would be correct. It would be your choice how to say it, but it is not anyway goes. Just make sure your quotation marks are in the right place. You can check out your grammar rules in any English Grammar text.
