Story help
Hey people who write, I need an opinion. (And LJ is being sorta retarded, so the formatting is a bit off)
I can't decide how to break up my paragraphs in the book. Currently I have 2 extra blank lines, and the first letter of the follow paragraph is bigger (12 pt vs 10 pt for the rest) and bolded.
Example:
The next afternoon, the young boy and his parents were brought to the palace, along with their few belongings. They were instructed to stay in the eastern half of the palace, but were given free reign to come and go as they pleased. I learned the boy’s name, Aoki Junei, and we instantly became close friends.
(THERE ARE TWO SPACES HERE I SWEAR. STOP EFFING UP, LJ)
Junei was the only person I trusted with all of my secrets, not that I had very many, since I wasn’t allowed much time to myself once I got older. My days were filled with lessons in politics, history, and penmanship, among others. When I was younger I attended lessons religiously, believing that my father would find out and punish me if I didn’t behave. Once it became clear that he was too busy running the country to pay close attention to my studies, I began to skip lessons and run off with Junei to explore the city.
However, I was tinkering with how I did it with Cocoa, like this:
The next afternoon, the young boy and his parents were brought to the palace, along with their few belongings. They were instructed to stay in the eastern half of the palace, but were given free reign to come and go as they pleased. I learned the boy’s name, Aoki Junei, and we instantly became close friends.
(ALSO A SPACE)
~
(ALSO A SPACE)
Junei was the only person I trusted with all of my secrets, not that I had very many, since I wasn’t allowed much time to myself once I got older. My days were filled with lessons in politics, history, and penmanship, among others. When I was younger I attended lessons religiously, believing that my father would find out and punish me if I didn’t behave. Once it became clear that he was too busy running the country to pay close attention to my studies, I began to skip lessons and run off with Junei to explore the city.
So yeah. Any opinions? I'm leaning towards keeping the 2 lines/bolded letter combo, but not sure.
Poll Paragraph style
I can't decide how to break up my paragraphs in the book. Currently I have 2 extra blank lines, and the first letter of the follow paragraph is bigger (12 pt vs 10 pt for the rest) and bolded.
Example:
The next afternoon, the young boy and his parents were brought to the palace, along with their few belongings. They were instructed to stay in the eastern half of the palace, but were given free reign to come and go as they pleased. I learned the boy’s name, Aoki Junei, and we instantly became close friends.
(THERE ARE TWO SPACES HERE I SWEAR. STOP EFFING UP, LJ)
Junei was the only person I trusted with all of my secrets, not that I had very many, since I wasn’t allowed much time to myself once I got older. My days were filled with lessons in politics, history, and penmanship, among others. When I was younger I attended lessons religiously, believing that my father would find out and punish me if I didn’t behave. Once it became clear that he was too busy running the country to pay close attention to my studies, I began to skip lessons and run off with Junei to explore the city.
However, I was tinkering with how I did it with Cocoa, like this:
The next afternoon, the young boy and his parents were brought to the palace, along with their few belongings. They were instructed to stay in the eastern half of the palace, but were given free reign to come and go as they pleased. I learned the boy’s name, Aoki Junei, and we instantly became close friends.
(ALSO A SPACE)
~
(ALSO A SPACE)
Junei was the only person I trusted with all of my secrets, not that I had very many, since I wasn’t allowed much time to myself once I got older. My days were filled with lessons in politics, history, and penmanship, among others. When I was younger I attended lessons religiously, believing that my father would find out and punish me if I didn’t behave. Once it became clear that he was too busy running the country to pay close attention to my studies, I began to skip lessons and run off with Junei to explore the city.
So yeah. Any opinions? I'm leaning towards keeping the 2 lines/bolded letter combo, but not sure.
Poll Paragraph style