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Paragraph Symbols?

nervous_twitch · 2009-04-28 23:24:38

I wasnt too sure where to put this, but I have a quick query I was hoping a fellow boardsie could answer for me. In novel-writing, why are there sometimes random symbols between paragraphs? The most common seems to be * * *, and its something I've encountered a bit while reading lately. Are they functional or purely…

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29-04-2009 12:24am

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nervous_twitch

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I wasnt too sure where to put this, but I have a quick query I was hoping a fellow boardsie could answer for me.

In novel-writing, why are there sometimes random symbols between paragraphs? The most common seems to be * * *, and its something I've encountered a bit while reading lately. Are they functional or purely ornamental? I'm also writing something at the moment and was wondering if I should throw in a few of these sporadic markings for good measure?

Thanks!

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#2 29-04-2009 12:47am
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#3 29-04-2009 12:49am
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Yeah it means a shift in thought, subject, time, character

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#4 29-04-2009 10:30am
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ah OK, I thought as much. thanks guys.

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