: What's the initial small caps rule of this book? I want to use the same initial small cap rule of The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell. But I still can't figure it out. Some examples: TALKING

I want to use the same initial small cap rule of The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell. But I still can't figure it out. Some examples:

TALKING HEADSâ€™ Fear of Music is on my record player, so I lower the
stylus.

OUTSIDE NATWEST BANK on Milton Road, I run into Brendan.

ON MONDAY, Iâ€™LL get a key cut for Vinnyâ€™s front door, but today I go
the usual secret way.

THE BACK DOORâ€™S never locked â€™cause Vinnyâ€™s lost the key.

HOLLY SYKES AND the Weird Shit, Part 1.

BY THREE Oâ€™CLOCK, my whole headâ€™s parched, not just my mouth.

AROUND FOUR Oâ€™CLOCK I get to a strip of shingly beach by a wooden
groyne thing sloping into the river.

I FILL MY lungs with one of Brubeckâ€™s Dunhills. Thatâ€™s better.

The first phrases of the scene? But then how come the and in HOLLY SYKES AND is also being included? I'm confused.

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@Welton431

I'm not able to find a sample of the book, but, from what you've posted above, it looks like the author decided to capitalize the first three words of each section, as noted in the comments above. That first one is different because "Fear of Music" needs to be set apart from the artist. I've seen many big authors use this capitalization technique; it's just used to further introduce a new scene.

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@BetL639

Looking at a sample of the book it seems obvious to me that the use of capital letters is rather arbitrary. It doesn't enhance the text, in my opinion. Actually, it looks like rather lazy editing to me.

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: What's the initial small caps rule of this book? I want to use the same initial small cap rule of The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell. But I still can't figure it out. Some examples: TALKING

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: Is it OK for a first person narrator to directly state the other character's emotions? Example: I gasped. Tom swallowed. He was also surprised by the maid's sudden appearance. In this case

: Do words like "start", "realize", and "decide" add ambiguity to actions? My heart started to race. Did the heart actually race or not yet? Later that night, I realized I couldn't

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: Words vs minutes goals Under which of the following goal structures are writers more prolific (prolific in terms of quality content): words-per-day minutes-per-day (Presuming agony is not quantifiable.)

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