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: Re: How do i write a long book monologue? There is a point in a book I'm writing where a character relates a lengthy story about the inner struggles that she faced a couple years ago. Wouldn't
Yes, it's possible to write a long monologue without it being awkward. Just because something is one long statement from a single character does not mean that it all has to be in one paragraph. You can separate ideas in the monologue (or organic pauses in speaking or however you want to do it) into multiple paragraphs; just
Do not close the paragraphs with quotation marks (until the monologue is finished)
Do begin every paragraph with quotation marks.
See this article and these questions from English Stack Exchange for more information.
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