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Originally Posted by Catlady
Why should an extra line between paragraphs be considered "wrong"? It is simply an alternate way of designating a new paragraph.
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It's generally seen as wrong when combined with indented paragraphs. As a rule, you get one or the other.
The block paragraphs (no indents) and blank space system works, but it leads to problems with longer documents. If every paragraph has a space after it, it's hard to distinguish scene breaks unless there's a symbol that divides them. Indented paragraphs provide more flexibility because you can use spaces for something else, and they make it easier to tie paragraphs together as a unit.