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Hey, my creative writing piece covers three different settings, I've raised the issue with my teacher that I'm worried that it looks like it jumps from place to place. She suggested that I simply put three dots on the line below the previous paragraph to show a new scene:
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***​

I've seen this done is professional novels, but in a student's creative piece, does anyone feel this is 'showoff-ish'?

Thanks.
 

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Nope, in fact with my creative I didn't put stars but I left two lines of space between flashbacks/different settings etc. It's better if you don't waste time on stars as well.
 

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I put *** in between every paragraph of my creative because they were remembered place and current place.
 

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Hey, my creative writing piece covers three different settings, I've raised the issue with my teacher that I'm worried that it looks like it jumps from place to place. She suggested that I simply put three dots on the line below the previous paragraph to show a new scene:
eg.
***​

I've seen this done is professional novels, but in a student's creative piece, does anyone feel this is 'showoff-ish'?

Thanks.
No, I do this all the time, its the most effective way to connote the start of a new sentence and I have no idea why on earth people will see it as show-offish
 

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I put *** in between every paragraph of my creative because they were remembered place and current place.
also sorry for double post but m8 this is for extension 1 english, not advanced lol
 

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Thanks I guess I will keep doing it!

And Some Vunt does Ext English 1 and 2, doesn't he?
 

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