: Readers are used to reestablishing the time, place, and perspective when a new chapter starts. If your writing has chapters, and usually follows the characters moment to moment, a chapter break

Readers are used to reestablishing the time, place, and perspective when a new chapter starts. If your writing has chapters, and usually follows the characters moment to moment, a chapter break is a great opportunity to kick time forward. If you don't have chapters just a *** breaking the text can let the reader know that the camera is moving to somewhere new.

Once you start a new chapter treat it the same was as when you started your book. Kick off with something interesting and then in a few lines give some hints to reestablish time and location.

"I still can't believe that shootout was only two days ago, it feels
like it was in another lifetime."

"So this is Paris? OK I know this is just an airport, but I expected
more."

If you are finding that you need time-skips too often you may want to make other adjustments. Maybe jump forward in time to another plateau and handle the conveying the missed information through dialog.

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