SeverinR
Vala
I have recently read two books that changed scenes/point of view with no warning. Simple paragraph change.
paraphrased-
(Paragraph-)He steps out from behind the bush, pulling his dagger, but the mage spins, a blast of energy erupts from his hands knocking him backwards.*
(paragraph-)"What's he doing?" Elsbeth asks.
(paragraph-)He's staring at the ground."
My thoughts: He's getting fried while your asking stupid questions!
Wait, who's staring at the floor?
This was actually the end of one scene, switching to another character's pov and back in time minutes before the previous sentence.
* is the end of one scene. no blank line, no line with a symbol, just normal paragraph for dialog.
The other was a minor scene change, it was confusing but the change was enough to know they were different.
But aren't scene changes suppose to have some identifier to let the reader know?
paraphrased-
(Paragraph-)He steps out from behind the bush, pulling his dagger, but the mage spins, a blast of energy erupts from his hands knocking him backwards.*
(paragraph-)"What's he doing?" Elsbeth asks.
(paragraph-)He's staring at the ground."
My thoughts: He's getting fried while your asking stupid questions!
Wait, who's staring at the floor?
This was actually the end of one scene, switching to another character's pov and back in time minutes before the previous sentence.
* is the end of one scene. no blank line, no line with a symbol, just normal paragraph for dialog.
The other was a minor scene change, it was confusing but the change was enough to know they were different.
But aren't scene changes suppose to have some identifier to let the reader know?