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Q&A How do I show a long amount of time has passed?

How do I write the passing of a few years in a story? I have two separate character timelines and I want to show the characters aging throughout the story. Should I divide it up into parts? You can...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by ShadowAuthor‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:06:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/21171
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar ShadowAuthor‭ · 2019-12-08T05:06:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
How do I write the passing of a few years in a story? I have two separate character timelines and I want to show the characters aging throughout the story. Should I divide it up into parts? You can read what I have of my story [here](https://www.wattpad.com/story/59535165-visions-reign-of-the-dark-for-critiques/parts) to see what different segments I'm working with and get a better idea of what I'm asking.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-02-29T03:44:35Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 8