Editing Tip(s) of the Day

Today’s tip is on paragraphs. When starting a story, most people don’t know that the first paragraph is NOT indented. A new, indented line tells you that you've come to a break between two paragraphs. The first paragraph doesn’t come after a break. It doesn’t need an indent. Neither does the first after a subheading.
   Some people start with a drop cap or bold the first few words. I’ve even seen some start out with the first three words capitalized and bolded (I used this method on VCO articles).
   Now on the second paragraph, you can indent (just a few space, not a gaping hole!) to signify the start of a new paragraph, or you can double-space between paragraphs, BUT then you would NOT indent—that would be redundant.
   I've used the indent method on this article. I prefer the double-space method in my articles as you can see from prior posts. Here's just one reference:
spider.georgetowncollege.edu/t3/wsr/csc120/ruler97.htm