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Punctuation (?) question, maybe organizing?
The way I remember being taught dialogue was that whenever someone new speaks, it requires a new line. I double-checked The Well-Tempered Sentence, and that's the advice it gave.
However, I've been seeing mashed dialogue in books lately. The sort of exchanges that go: "Do you want to come with me to the store?" I asked, gathering my purse and cloth bags. He scowled, not even bothering to look away from the television. "Hell no!"
I would split that into two paragraphs, either between "bags" and "he" or at "Hell no!"
Have I been seeing bad editing, or is there an exception to the dialogue rule that I'm unaware of?
However, I've been seeing mashed dialogue in books lately. The sort of exchanges that go: "Do you want to come with me to the store?" I asked, gathering my purse and cloth bags. He scowled, not even bothering to look away from the television. "Hell no!"
I would split that into two paragraphs, either between "bags" and "he" or at "Hell no!"
Have I been seeing bad editing, or is there an exception to the dialogue rule that I'm unaware of?