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There are two ways to write character's thoughts.
The first way is using direct style, this is when you write your character's thoughts word by word separating them from the rest of your paragraph using quotation marks, or italics (many times it depends on how you write your dialogues, hyphens or quotation marks)
-Ex. 1: The street was quiet. H. turned her head back when the sound of footsteps became louder. "I should've taken a cab" she thought -Ex. 1: The street was quiet. H. turned her head back when the sound of footsteps became louder. I should've taken a cab, she thought.
-Ex. 2: He had knocked the door four times now. "Was the meeting today?", F. thought. -Ex. 2: He had knocked the door four times now. Was the meeting today? F. thought.
The second ways is indirect style, this is when you write your character's thoughts using the narrator's voice.
-Ex. 1: The street was quiet. H. turned her head back when the sound of footsteps became louder. She thought it would have beed better if she had taken a cab. -Ex. 2: He had knocked the door four times now. F. wondered if the meeting was today.
As you can see, the main different between styles is how the thoughts are presented.
Some things to remember:
Writing your character's thoughts gives an insight to your readers about your characters, who they are, what they really think and how much it differs from what they say, or express with their bodies.
Not every thought matters. Write down only relevant thoughts, the ones that add something to the plot and character development.
Don't overuse thoughts. If your story is written in third person omniciesnt, adding thoughts to every scene with every character will slow down your story. On the contrary, if you're writing using first person, your character's thoughts are important, but not every single one (read previous point).
Find the best way to tell your story, sometimes is better using third person than first one, or vice versa.
If you're using third person focusing on one character, you can write their thoughts separating them from the rest of the paragraph using quotation marks or italics. In those cases, there's no need to identify the character.
