USE SPEECH MARKS IN STORIES

HOW TO USE SPEECH MARKS IN STORIES
If you want to brush up on using punctuation for story writing - perhaps you're a new to creative writing and want to figure out where to use quotation marks (speech marks) then you're in for a treat.
Here are 6 rules to get you started. Using speech marks in creative writing is really important - it's the difference between knowing who is speaking, and getting really confused.
There are a whole lot of rules in punctuation for writing stories, but these are the most important.
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[@storiestotell73]

I need more of it, Jules.

[@storiestotell73]

Awesome Jules, I loved it and needed it too.

[@JulesMarriner]

Thank you :)

[@alphonsophiri7896]

Very informative and well explained

[@JulesMarriner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@karleelk9622]

I'm enjoying many of your videos while trying to get on track to complete one of my fifty children's stories in progress. You seem to be answering so many of my unknowns. I love your planners (something that will certainly help) I'm going to get to that straight away here on the other side of that ocean where you took a dip with that Dolphin. Thank you for always being so upbeat. Have a marvelous day.

[@JulesMarriner]

I hope the planner helps! It keeps me out of mischief!

[@karleelk9622]

@@JulesMarriner That's a clever way to put it. I already missed a few days and didn't accomplish what I planned, how do you deal with skipping or readjusting to fit your life?

[@JulesMarriner]

​@@karleelk9622 I just keep reminding myself I am doing the best I can. I always said to my boys, if you do the best you can, you LITERALLY can't do any better. My life can be a bit chaotic, so I just try to stick to my schedule, but if I have to change it, it's 'meant to be'. Got to take a philosophical approach, I think.

[@karleelk9622]

@@JulesMarriner Thanks that makes perfect sense I just needed permission, haha but seriously I need help staying on track as I have a million stories waiting to get out.

[@Joe-oe4lo]

Thank you your video was really helpfull, somehow no one ever really explained it all to me before

[@JulesMarriner]

Glad to help, Joe 🤩

[@yousefgeorge3060]

Would love more on this topic

[@JulesMarriner]

Hi Yousef, I plan to make more of these. Keep watching and you'll see some in the next few months.

[@lbouckartstudio]

Just found your channel and am really enjoying your videos, thank you! This video was very helpful!

[@JulesMarriner]

Glad it was helpful! 😍

[@joannelopes2214]

Lovely video! Can you also make a video on how to punctuate stories for picture books? My picture book text is in first person. It’s actually a 18-20 lines poem, with many of the lines broken and spread across multiple pages rather than each line getting over on the same page.

[@JulesMarriner]

joanne lopes Ooh that sounds interesting. Do you mean how to break the story up, or do you mean do a video on punctuation?

[@joannelopes2214]

Jules Marriner thank you for the prompt reply. What I’m looking for is a a video on Punctuation!

[@jennacomfort9540]

@@JulesMarriner Love the writing videos and this one was especially helpful (let's face it, it's been a long time since I've been in and English/Writing class). I would be interested in how to break up a story for the illustrations as I'm doing both the writing and the art.

[@JulesMarriner]

Jenna Comfort ooh- have you seen my course? I cover pacing and breaking up the text in that. I’ll find the link for you. But that’s a great idea!

[@JulesMarriner]

Jenna Comfort julesmarrinerbooks-school.thinkific.com/courses/how-to-illustrate-a-childrens-picture-book

[@JoeTigger]

I know this is probably going to sound dumb, but what about if it's he thought? Is it " or no " like I thought?

[@JulesMarriner]

Not dumb at all Joe - I would use just one '. 'Wait right there, buster!' I thought.

[@JoeTigger]

@@JulesMarriner Thank you so much

[@MajesticUC]

2:24 surely here you should say "once" rather than "when"? I'm not the greatest at english, but once sounds better to me.

[@JulesMarriner]

Sticking by ‘when’, I think that’s fine, but you could use ‘once’ - it’s just a bit more formal. Depends who you are talking to or the context.

[@mr.writer2996]

Brilliant Julie, thank you.

[@JulesMarriner]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

[@stafey7659]

Every bodies here talking about their children’s books but I’m writing a fantasy novel with incredible violence and death. Is this specifically for children’s books? Or will the same rules apply?

[@JulesMarriner]

Rules still apply 😀

[@sammie7641]

YOU'RE GREAT, I hope to improve my dialogue in my story.

[@JulesMarriner]

Thank you Sammie!

[@taramarion3301]

Do you have to use quotation marks when you are writing a children's book? I seem to be getting a lot of different answers.

[@JulesMarriner]

I would say yes, “ ”for speech and ‘ ‘ for thoughts. What have you been advised?

[@taramarion3301]

@@JulesMarriner I've been getting mixed. Some say yes. Some say no.