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Old 07-08-2014, 08:33 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by eschwartz View Post
Why should there not be an indent right after a scene break? I know that seems to be the habit, but I never actually figured out a reason why.
Because that's the custom... in English typesetting.

I guess the underlying reason could be that the main function of the indent is to mark the beginning of a paragraph, and if there's a vertical space that's not needed.
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