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What is the rule for using * as a page seperator in novels?
In some books instead of making a new chapter, authors put * or another little symbol to indicate a change or a new section... is there a hard and fast rule for that or is it just up to the authors discretion if they don't want to make a new chapter?
Thanks
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- agilebritLv 67 years agoFavorite Answer
It's up to the author's discretion, and the publisher will determine what the symbol actually is in the printed book. Standard manuscript format calls for a single, centered hashmark to separate scenes.
- LynnLv 77 years ago
Most books have chapters. The separator is to separate scenes, not chapters. It's put there, particularly in manuscripts, because you never know if the separator will land at the top (or bottom) of the page, in which case, readers wont notice the space between pages. The newer version is # instead of * or *** though.
Chapters aren't mandatory, but separators are almost, at least in manuscripts.
