Do you use scene breaks?

[Deleted member 42060]

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See that asterisk over there? A scene break is a transition between scenes, and it does not have to be an asterisk: it can be a hashtag, three or four periods, or any symbol. Do you use scene breaks in your story?​

 

[DarkeReises]

did you just write in fucking latin?

 

[K_Jira]

I use them.

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Like this. Depending on the length of time it took between the scenes, I can use just 2 lines or 1

 

[Deleted member 54065]

Yep, I use either the scene break tab (or insert line) provided by the site (like Inkitt) or I'd manually put in a group of dashes (like in Honeyfeed, Syosetsu, Pixiv, and Webnovel).

My chapters are long (or extremely long, depending on the reader), so I have to use it.

 

[ForestDweller]

Yep, I use either the scene break tab (or insert line) provided by the site (like Inkitt) or I'd manually put in a group of dashes (like in Honeyfeed, Syosetsu, Pixiv, and Webnovel).

My chapters are long (or extremely long, depending on the reader), so I have to use it.

You can upload English stories as Syosetu?

 

[Deleted member 54065]

You can upload English stories as Syosetu?

I already did way back in April 2021.

Not that popular, but its got its audience. Just prepare for some gaijin discrimination if ever you're planning to upload.

 

[ForestDweller]

I already did way back in April 2021.

Not that popular, but its got its audience.

I thought you need a Japanese IP address to upload there.

 

[Deleted member 54065]

I thought you need a Japanese IP address to upload there.

Nah. I only used Google Translate to understand their alphabet.

 

[Lorelliad]

I do actually. They're really helpful

 

[Deleted member 54065]

And there are a few English works other than mine in there (made by foreigners and Japanese themselves), though most have been dropped by their authors.

 

[ForestDweller]

Nah. I only used Google Translate to understand their alphabet.

It's the .com site, right, for original works? The .org is for fanfics?

 

[Ai-chan]

Used to, not anymore. Ai-chan used to use scene breaks back when Ai-chan used to write 4k words per chapter. Ai-chan doesn't do that anymore, doing only 1k to 1.5k words per chapter, with only 1 or 2 scenes per chapter. So it's not burdening for the readers to determine where a scene ends and where another starts anymore.

That being said, Ai-chan isn't averse to using it. Ai-chan simply doesn't find the need to use it anymore. But on the occasion when Ai-chan does use it, it would be on Sundays.

 

[Deleted member 54065]

It's the .com site, right, for original works? The .org is for fanfics?

I honestly don't know about that, but yes, mine's in the .com site.

Also, my apologies to the OP for hijacking the thread

 

[LMStephens]

I use a line break.

 

[K5Rakitan]

On rare occasions, but usually I just end the chapter.

 

[Agentt]

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See that asterisk over there? A scene break is a transition between scenes, and it does not have to be an asterisk: it can be a hashtag, three or four periods, or any symbol. Do you use scene breaks in your story?​

Alright, firstly, I am very very curious about the language.


And secondly, like everyone said, ending the chapter is better, but if not, then I usually don't use them, I just leave two spaces, just like


This

 

[ThockyKeyboard]

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See that asterisk over there? A scene break is a transition between scenes, and it does not have to be an asterisk: it can be a hashtag, three or four periods, or any symbol. Do you use scene breaks in your story?​

My brain went "Wait why the heck is this person typing the computer language for 'fill in the blanks'" for a moment, then I scrolled down and went "Oh, I getcha"

To answer your question I use it frequently when changing POV or places if it's not clear. If I clearly stated that there's a change of place, time, or POV I won't use it. This usually happens if we're in the middle of the story. But if it's near the end of the chapter I'll try and move it to the next chapter instead.

 

[Bartun]

Yep, I use either the scene break tab (or insert line) provided by the site (like Inkitt) or I'd manually put in a group of dashes (like in Honeyfeed, Syosetsu, Pixiv, and Webnovel).

My chapters are long (or extremely long, depending on the reader), so I have to use it.

Greetings, just wanted to ask, how long exactly are your chapters?

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See that asterisk over there? A scene break is a transition between scenes, and it does not have to be an asterisk: it can be a hashtag, three or four periods, or any symbol. Do you use scene breaks in your story?​

No, I don't use it, I break the scene directly in the next paragraph. Maybe I should use it but I'm not sure.

 

[Psycholor]

Alright, firstly, I am very very curious about the language.


And secondly, like everyone said, ending the chapter is better, but if not, then I usually don't use them, I just leave two spaces, just like


This

did you just write in fucking latin?

Since no one else is answering, I'll go for it.

"Lorem Ipsum, dolor sit amet, ..." is gibberish fake Latin.

It's used when you need a large block of meaningless text to experiment with formatting, or to show how something would look before the final text is written. (As is often the case in graphic design or advertising).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum

 

[DarkeReises]

Since no one else is answering, I'll go for it.

"Lorem Ipsum, dolor sit amet, ..." is gibberish fake Latin.

It's used when you need a large block of meaningless text to experiment with formatting, or to show how something would look before the final text is written. (As is often the case in graphic design or advertising).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum

I see, makes sense. After i had sent my message, i had assumed it was a copy pasta, but i didn't know it was for that purpose.