: Re: How to effectively jump from one period of time to another in a short story? This is the first time I'm writing something that jumps from one period of time to another in a short story:

I'm writing a story right now and sometimes it's a little difficult to indicate the time has changed without literally saying "Three days have passed and it's now Thursday." A subtle way to do it is to start the paragraph by saying what happened for the past amount of time. Amount of days later: For the past (insert amount) days, we rested and gathered our strength for the battle that awaited us across the horizon. Amount of years later: For the past (Insert amount) years, I faced many obstacles and overcame multiple challenges. I have grown as a person and developed into who I have always aspired to be. This is only one option of how to indicate a time lapse (change).

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