AboutJannie Balliett Expertise I am a published writer, Chief Editor and own A1 Editorial Service. I teach writing, specializing in novel writing, and creative writing. I can answer most any question concerning writing a book, plot and characterization, tighten the prose, and the editing process, and help advise with publishing and the requirements of obtaining a literary agent.
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I'm a published writer, freelancer, and Chief Editor and own A1 Editorial Service. I teach writing for my two Online writer workshops.
Organizations Sisters In Crime Internet Chapter, The Short Mystery Fiction Society, and Brazos Writers Group.
Publications Writers Post Journal magazine, May 2006 issue, Augusr 2006 issue, Nov/December 2006 issue and soon in 2008, On A Whim, flash fiction anthology, offered in Barnes & Nobles and Amazon.
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I'm writing a baseball scene as described through the voice of a radio broadcaster. My character is describing the action on the field. He has a running dialog that often goes on from paragraph to paragraph. Question: Since it's dialog, I use quotation marks. When I end one paragraph, I've NOT been closing the quotation, however, when I start a new paragraph, I start a fresh quotation mark. My thinking is that it's the same guy speaking. Is this the correct way to do this?
Best Regards,
JD
Answer Hello JD,
You don't begin with an opening quotation mark unless you've ended with one.
Even though he is an announcer, you must write pauses and descriptives between dialog.
You can't just have him continuously speaking/announcing- it wouldn't work. The writer must write some third-person narrative describing the scene and everything required.
