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05-28-2011, 04:41 PM
After introducing a BEAT COP into a scene in capitals, how should it look after?
Beat Cop, Beat cop, beat cop?
How about BOY? Would it be Boy or boy?
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05-28-2011, 04:48 PM
Re: Characters Name
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After introducing a BEAT COP into a scene in capitals, how should it look after?
Beat Cop, Beat cop, beat cop?
How about BOY? Would it be Boy or boy?
Cap it, says I. It's functioning as a name. Boy. Beat Cop.
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05-28-2011, 05:06 PM
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I would write it as Beat Cop after the all cap intro, same with Boy if that's what I'm calling the character...
"We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.-- The Late Great Bill Hicks...
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05-28-2011, 05:55 PM
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I agree that if your character is a generic type, then the type becomes a Name.
"The fact that you have seen professionals write poorly is no reason for you to imitate them." - ComicBent.
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05-28-2011, 08:46 PM
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Yeah, that's what I was doing. I talked with someone who does it different and started second guessing myself.
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05-29-2011, 04:58 AM
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INT. COFFEE SHOP - MORNING
A normal Denny's, Spires-like coffee shop in Los Angeles.
But this wily god never discloses even to the skillful questioner the whole content of his wisdom.
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