I have a question. I am not sure if this is the right spot to post it. I writing a story, and my question is if I am writing an email in the story is it best to write it in email form? Example: Subject: then Dear or To X or if you are writing in first person can you say I received an email from X? If X replies do you do it in email form as well? Example: Reply: To M or no? I keep changing it, and I don't know what is the proper way. This will be my first story I will be submitting, and I am very nervous.
Well to be honest - most times when someone uses emails the to/from doesn't really matter. That can be covered in a narrative. But in some stories like Fifty Shades of Grey - it matters a lot because that content changes and carries a lot of story with it (names, jokes, etc).
So - if it's made to be interest, use it.
If it's dull and tells nothing other than to/from - don't use it.
Thank You. It is a love story that develop through email only. Basically the story is back to back email and as well using first person on how she feels when she reads the emails the she reply' back to him and vise versa. I guess yes, a bit like Fifty Shades of Grey except the characters never seen each other.
I kind of like the idea of telling a story through a series of e-mail exchanges along with the e-mail format:
To:___
From:_____
Subject:_____
Date:___
Dear XXXXX,
etc. etc.
Yours Truly,
XXXXX
It would take a bit of skill to do it really well, but it sounds like a cool idea.
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