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Saying "In the end of June" is a form of telling instead of showing. That is, you've told us time had passed, but it's not meaningful to us in terms of what it means for the character, setting, or plot. With just a little more information, it does flow well with the time information:

I had finals to finish and an apartment to pack up, so despite the
urgency of learning more it was nearly the end of June before I finally made it to the
forensic department.

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: How can I add emphasis in an internal dialogue, given that I am already using italics for character thoughts? In a novel I am currently writing, characters frequently express thoughts. Following

: Scrivener customising the header and footer To my understanding you can only edit the header and footer through the compile settings. Here we can customise using tokens:- <$compilegroup> <$projecttitle>

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