Help :( Indents vs. Paragraph Breaks - Short Paragraphs
Okay, so I've seen a lot of back and forth about this. I've read all of the recent threads I could find, and it seems pretty mixed, leaning towards mostly indents for fiction. Personally, I prefer blocks over indents, but I'm fine to go with the norm if indents are the standard.
HOWEVER.
When I have a series of short dialogue exchanges, as below, I feel like it looks fine in block formatting but horrible with indents. Is that normal?
If so, how do I stop it from looking so bad? I'm using Atticus (regret) so only can choose between ALL indented or ALL line breaks.
Might switch to another epub builder.
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In her case, though, she chucks the grapes on the counter, turns tail, and rushes to her bedroom to hide.
“Em—what?” he calls after her in concern.
Fuck, how do I even explain this?
“I’m—I’m going to need a minute,” she confesses.
“Is everything okay?” he asks, approaching the door. She can hear the concern in his voice.
“No, it’s... You just look really different,” she confesses, covering her face as she leans against the door. There’s a pregnant pause.
“I do?” he asks in surprise. She catches a hint of amusement.
“I’m a little weird… like that…” she trails off.
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