: Re: How much leeway can be expected from an editor regarding my preference for nonstandard punctuation? As I hope to present a unique style to the world, as I am not especially tolerant of being

@Steve161

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PLEASE, please; -Please- don't ever use the second example in writing:

"That wasn't the issue at all," she
said. Vehemently.

Using adverbs to explain a character's actions is lazy, and to top it off, the period adds extra emphasis to the lack of effort by the writer.

The third example:

The wind threw itself down from the
mountains at us; the howl was immense,
deafening.

Is an interesting sentence, and could be viewed as style.

As an unpublished author don't expect any leeway unless your story is so great it begs to get published.

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