Quick Tip #1:

Along the way,  I’ll post quick tips that I discover on my writing and editing journey. Tip #1 has to do with formatting.

Writers are not a monolith, therefore you might have some that choose to start a paragraph or a section without an indent, as done here by Ms. Danielle Steel:

Whereas others start with an indent.

Both are fine and are negligible in the grand scheme of things. Just ensure that there’s enough space between the chapter heading (or scene break symbol) and the new paragraph so that the reader does not feel overwhelmed.

-ZEC