dialyn, A follow up question on your explanation on the dialogue/paragraph rule for Shoshanna: Let's say you start with a quote, followed by action or narration, and return to a follow up comment by the same person. I'd keep it all in one paragraph, yet it seems awkward to me when I do it. Is it just bad form? Is there a length limit? Example: "You know how it goes," she said. She picked up the book and opened it to page 150. "Look right here."