I've also 3used it for a character's inner thoughts when for whatever reason they couldn't speak, although now that I've progressed in my ability to write internal dialog, I'm not sure I would do that any more.
I must say, that though I have no big problem with italics for thoughts, I tend to think a mature writer can work it without italics.
I used to post in a forum that didn't allow for html, so we'd use the stars around a word to convey bold and tilda for italics. In some ways, that was a good thing, because it really encouraged me to minimize my use of those techniques to get across whatever it was I wanted to emphasize, etc., which I think that often be a crutch that keeps a writer from being as strong as they could be.
I had a very similar experience. I used stars, too, but I hate the way they look, as I stated in my post, and it made me really watch what I italicized. I hadn't noticed how much I italicized til I started posting fic online.
This discussion is interesting in light of the fact that in a couple of my last fics, I've used italics in ways I wouldn't've thought of and probably wouldn't've approved of say, last year. I've been trying to do more with playing with the look of text itself...which has led to some bad and some good, I think.
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I've also 3used it for a character's inner thoughts when for whatever reason they couldn't speak, although now that I've progressed in my ability to write internal dialog, I'm not sure I would do that any more.
I must say, that though I have no big problem with italics for thoughts, I tend to think a mature writer can work it without italics.
I used to post in a forum that didn't allow for html, so we'd use the stars around a word to convey bold and tilda for italics. In some ways, that was a good thing, because it really encouraged me to minimize my use of those techniques to get across whatever it was I wanted to emphasize, etc., which I think that often be a crutch that keeps a writer from being as strong as they could be.
I had a very similar experience. I used stars, too, but I hate the way they look, as I stated in my post, and it made me really watch what I italicized. I hadn't noticed how much I italicized til I started posting fic online.
This discussion is interesting in light of the fact that in a couple of my last fics, I've used italics in ways I wouldn't've thought of and probably wouldn't've approved of say, last year. I've been trying to do more with playing with the look of text itself...which has led to some bad and some good, I think.
/pointless ramble