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Novel format is a little different. In this format, writers act as though they' | Novel format is a little different. In this format, writers act as though they' | ||
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Novel format is becoming more popular across many types of simulations. Some simulations will precede these posts with an " | Novel format is becoming more popular across many types of simulations. Some simulations will precede these posts with an " | ||
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* Comm traffic - this is speech, so it uses quotation marks. Most simulations will choose either italics or bold font to denote comm traffic, while others use a symbol. | * Comm traffic - this is speech, so it uses quotation marks. Most simulations will choose either italics or bold font to denote comm traffic, while others use a symbol. | ||
* Thoughts - italicized without quotation marks | * Thoughts - italicized without quotation marks | ||
- | * Telepathic communication - italicized with some sort of symbol marker, some sims use asterisks while others use tildes | + | * Telepathic communication - italicized with some sort of symbol marker, some simulations |
* Text communication - typically bolded or written in all capitals | * Text communication - typically bolded or written in all capitals | ||
* Tense - most novel format is written in past tense while script is in present tense | * Tense - most novel format is written in past tense while script is in present tense |