Hi Charisma, In nonfiction, if the book is printed with a blank line between sections of a chapter, then yes, the same usage of asterisks applies. Allso, we replace bullets with asterisks. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charisma Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 11:44 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] asterisks in nonfiction? WAS: asterisks white space? and italics Lissi wrote: > put spaces between three asterisks used to separate blocks of text as > when they are used to show time passage or the start of a new scene or > point of view character. Are there reasons we might need to use asterisks in non-fiction? Charisma To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.