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Old 11-14-2015, 10:22 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
But as JSWolf says its traditional to not indent the first paragraph in a chapter or scene - not sure what the rational for that is. I suspect it harks back to the likes of King Ælfred the Great writing illuminated manuscripts on vellum

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From what I suspect, it stems from wanting to show that you are at a new chapter or section. To me, it just looks odd with indents where we would normally have no indents.
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