You know that thing where a writer has a character say something that's usually a question, and then adds narration that tells you "It wasn't a question"?

End that not-question with a period and you needn't explain.

Makes sense, doesn't it.

#SWIDT #GUMmyStuff #AmEditing
And it works backward, too. Try it and see.

@GramrgednAngel I've had editors who insisted on ending those usually-a-question-but-not-a-questionphrases with a "?"