When something is drilled into me, such as a rule, idea, or theory, I tend to stick to it pretty stubbornly. I was taught in my early English and Grammar classes that when you are writing dialogue, each person's speech is a new paragraph. Like a script.
For Example:
"Hi Jane."
"Hello there, Sam."
I'm assuming that is grammatically correct.
Some authors that I have read, have broken this rule. The conversation still flows well and the structure of the paragraph seems to stay intact. Is this a kind of statement? Or their artistic right? Or just their style? Does it mean that they don't understand grammar? What about the editor's of their work? Do they have something to say about it?
I'm pretty sure these questions wouldn't have right or wrong answers but i'm just curious about other author's use of quotations and dialogue structure.
What do you think?
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