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Originally Posted by ghostyjack
I'm wondering if there is ever a reason to use more than one type of scene break in a book.
e.g. Have a large gap separating the last paragraph of the previous scene from the start of the next scene and having, say, an asterisk between other scenes.
If so, can anyone explain to me the reason behind it?
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In printed books it's not unusual to have just some blank spaces normally, and some asterisks when the break happens to fall at the end or beginning of a page.
But there could be some other meaning that could depend on the book and author. For example, a different scene break could be used when a day passes, or when the main character changes, or when there is a flashback...
Last, but not least, some books are just inconsistent and sloppy.