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bookman156 · 04-04-2016, 11:49 AM

If an author wants to make it clear that text is a dream the easiest way is just to title the chapter accordingly. When in doubt, spell it out. But perhaps the author preferred that the reader didn't realise it was a dream until the character woke up, and was annoyed with his simple-minded editor for using italic.

Life is a dream. We don't italicise that. Perhaps we haven't realised...

Whether you think italic or bold red is neither here nor there, all you're doing is distinguishing one thing from another thing. That's the bottom line.

04-04-2016, 11:49 AM	#96
bookman156 Addict Posts: 368 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: none	If an author wants to make it clear that text is a dream the easiest way is just to title the chapter accordingly. When in doubt, spell it out. But perhaps the author preferred that the reader didn't realise it was a dream until the character woke up, and was annoyed with his simple-minded editor for using italic. Life is a dream. We don't italicise that. Perhaps we haven't realised... Whether you think italic or bold red is neither here nor there, all you're doing is distinguishing one thing from another thing. That's the bottom line. Last edited by bookman156; 04-04-2016 at 11:52 AM.