BuckyDuckman
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How do you manage the little breaks in action where you want to signify to the reader that you're skipping some boring shit, but only a little bit? A couple questions here.
In a lot of mainstream novels, authors will use an extra line break to signify a switch from one character to another or a minor break in the action. For example, after pulling up to a fancy restaurant, the process of parking the car, walking into the restaurant, being greeted at the door, seated, placing an initial drink order - most of that isn't important to a story.
I've been using line breaks or "* * * * * * *" between those scenes. Does Lit accommodate extra line breaks between paragraphs? Do I need to use <br> or something to make that happen?
Second question: When you're using any sort of break system like that (i.e., extra lines between paragraphs), do you feel an obligation to keep the words between them roughly even? Or maybe you space them out farther and farther apart as the story evolves? As you're writing/editing, do you feel a sense of rhythm to how you space out scene breaks?
In a lot of mainstream novels, authors will use an extra line break to signify a switch from one character to another or a minor break in the action. For example, after pulling up to a fancy restaurant, the process of parking the car, walking into the restaurant, being greeted at the door, seated, placing an initial drink order - most of that isn't important to a story.
I've been using line breaks or "* * * * * * *" between those scenes. Does Lit accommodate extra line breaks between paragraphs? Do I need to use <br> or something to make that happen?
Second question: When you're using any sort of break system like that (i.e., extra lines between paragraphs), do you feel an obligation to keep the words between them roughly even? Or maybe you space them out farther and farther apart as the story evolves? As you're writing/editing, do you feel a sense of rhythm to how you space out scene breaks?