Section Separators

[dr_mabeuse]

I've got a story I hope to publish soon in Lit that's told as a bunch of vignettes, and I want to be sure that when it goes up in Lit format it will be obvious that these are separate sections. In short, I need to know what to put between the vignettes to insure separation.

The story's is MSWord format now and I'm currently just using a bunch of line returns to separate the sections. I understand that in Lit these characetrs will be eliminated, which is not good. I seem to remember some people using triple asterisks and running into trouble with that too. I don't mind using some sort of character-based separators like that, but I don't want the characters to turn out to be code for some other symbol or operation. I don't want to use numbers either.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.


---dr.M.

 

[Alex De Kok]

I've used spaced asterisks without problems - asterisk/space/asterisk etc , e.g. * * * * *

There's an example on the third page of my story A Date For the Prom, near the bottom of the page. I used seven asterisks there with line returns before and after to enhance the separation.

Alex

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Doc,

If asterisks have gotten the job done for ADK, then I'd suggest going with them. However, another common separator is the old tic-tac-toe sign # which I've used at Lit. I wouldn't bet the ranch on this, but it may be the more commonly used of the two signs out in the "real" world.

Rumple

ps: Hey, Doc, when are you going to work up the courage to finish kicking around my new story on the SDC? That's the one you started but it made you sick and/or sleepy and you gave up. Still, I figure a few dozen shots of brandy and a pot of coffee should set you up for the project.

Rumple

 

[wildsweetone]

In short, I need to know what to put between the vignettes to insure separation.

Having recently finished wearing my editor hat privately for an author who used a separation technique of a single '#' (hash), I have to say that I found it the most easy sign to relate to as I was reading.

It was not 'in my face', it was not overdone as it was a single mark with a space above and below. It was clear and precise and I highly recommend its use.

I am not sure if stories on Literotica have the '#' mark. I intend using it myself in the near future.