Quote Originally Posted by mirage View Post
thanks fellows for the reply.

what I was thinking was the sharp editing movie scenes which they don't show continuousness.
That's why I thought scenes that are connected but are far apart in visual time or place don't work with a simple ...

exp
The SWAT squads were ready to storm the building any moment...

Police Superintendent Barnes looked delighted as the SWAT officers bought out the robbers one by one.
In a printed book, you'd leave out the "..." and use two or three blank lines to signal the new scene.

For me, when I read the "..." it breaks the flow. It's a tease and the writer has let me know that more is happening, but he/she doesn't want to take the time to share.

If you just end it with a period and skip two lines, for some reason, that makes me the reader, happier.

When formatting something like this for an Internet story, you can also use a *** centered between the scenes.

The SWAT squads were ready to storm the building any moment.

***

Police Superintendent Barnes looked delighted as the SWAT officers bought out the robbers one by one.


Even in an example like the one above, if you aren't starting a new chapter, I'd prefer a bit of a transition.

The SWAT squads were ready to storm the building any moment.

Five hostages saved and three hours later, Police Superintendent Barnes looked delighted as the SWAT officers bought out the robbers one by one.