Oh please, let's NOT get into that debate.

Great news for those of you who post on FFnet by Sister-to-the-Queen on 2011-04-19 14:30:00 UTC Reply

Now, many of you are no doubt familiar with the irritation caused by the page-wide line breaks FF forces us to use. No need for that anymore. There is a work-around. Top secret.

Here: A Guide to FFnet's War on Punctuation

Enjoy, and spread the word.

Weird by DigitalSocrates on 2011-04-20 07:14:00 UTC Reply

Less than is stripped but greater than isn't?

While it's useful, I think I'd be too annoyed to have to go through the steps they suggest just so I can just ~~~~ section breaks instead of page wide horizontal rules.
Good to know. by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-19 22:56:00 UTC Reply

I usually only use the page-wide breaks to set my Author's Notes apart from the story; any other type of break (switching time, place, or point of view, for example), I just go to a new chapter.

If I absolutely must, I use ------- to set it off.

However, I'm glad you posted that link. I'm so tired of having my text changed whenever I save (most of the time, I don't notice until after I've published). Now I know what kinds of things to watch for. :)

I considered doing this for my Advanced Wars fic but... by DigitalSocrates on 2011-04-20 07:17:00 UTC Reply

...it would have resulted in having greatly varying chapter lengths. I'm just too used to normal books having many scenes and breakaways within the context of a single chapter that it feels off to break individual scenes into chapters.
Re: Good to know. by Sister-to-the-Queen on 2011-04-20 00:16:00 UTC Reply

Glad to have been of service!

's far as I know by IndeMaat on 2011-04-19 19:38:00 UTC Reply

FFnet accepts anything as a scene break as long as it is regular text symbol and not repeated more than twice in a row.

Didn't know that! by Sedri on 2011-04-20 04:47:00 UTC Reply

I tend to use just one full stop - almost invisible, when you're reading so that I can have multiple 'blank' lines for spacing purposes. It's not perfect, but works well enough.

O_O by Jacer on 2011-04-26 05:56:00 UTC Reply

I do that too!>
What do you mean by 'full stop'? (nm) by DigitalSocrates on 2011-04-20 07:15:00 UTC Reply

I believe Americans call it a "period" by Sedri on 2011-04-20 10:32:00 UTC Reply

The things that go at the end of a sentence. Like that.

Oh, that makes sense. by DigitalSocrates on 2011-04-20 17:45:00 UTC Reply

Crazy Europeans and your different lexicons.

Re: Oh, that makes sense. by Sedri on 2011-04-21 03:38:00 UTC Reply

It's not just Europe; if you go to Australia (or New Zealand) they're just as likely to use one as the other. Makes things difficult for you crazy Americans and your different lexicons :p

If by 'different' you mean 'correct' :P (nm) by DigitalSocrates on 2011-04-21 18:52:00 UTC Reply

Oh please, let's NOT get into that debate. by Sedri on 2011-04-22 08:12:00 UTC Reply

You wouldn't believe how many times I've had that argument, with Americans and others, and it never gets resolved because EVERYONE is so completely STUBBORN and REFUSES to consider that maybe someone else's method might be better, or even just acceptable. Gah. It's insane. It's truly, truly insane - and that's among the PROFESSIONALS, who are supposed to be, you know, professoinal. I know you were teasing, but... gah, I hate this issue. I'm just going to hide in a nice picture book now...

:D by DigitalSocrates on 2011-04-23 00:23:00 UTC Reply

Neshomeh isn't gonna get mad at me for responding with just a smiley, is she?

Make sense, man. by Neshomeh on 2011-04-23 20:27:00 UTC Reply

There was a post in there, so it wasn't just a smiley.

(Also, no. That would be silly.)

^_~

~Neshomeh

Re: 's far as I know by Sister-to-the-Queen on 2011-04-19 19:45:00 UTC Reply

It does? Well, I'll be damned.

I use: -oOo- And that works. (nm) by IndeMaat on 2011-04-19 22:08:00 UTC Reply