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When it comes to scene changes, I prefer to do one of the following:
- Insert a centered marker like "* * *" or "- - -" with a blank line above and below it.
- Insert a flush-left scene header like "Meanwhile at City Hall..." in a san-serif typeface with a blank line above and below it.
The main reason I don't use blank lines to indicate scene changes is that in the ebooks I format myself, I separate the paragraphs with blank lines. When formatted like this, blank lines don't provide any visual indication of a scene change. If I formatted my paragraphs by indenting the first line of each paragraph without blank lines, I would still including the markers/scene headings as above to ensure clarity.
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