... and em-dashes

When using ellipses and em-dashes, here are a few tips:

Ellipses run into the next word, whether they are in the same sentence or not, unless you're using dialog.

For example:

The cat was sneaky...and persistent when it came to getting the people's dinner.

The cat ate everything he could...He even devoured salad.

The cat talked in a mumble... "Rawl, raaawl..."

Em-dashes are made by typing a letter, then adding two dashes. - and -

Then you simply add another letter.

Something I see a lot with em-dashes is a backward quote. You can fix this by typing the em-dash, then a letter, then the end quote and deleting the letter.

...s

...s are done like this:

The kitten sniffed the other kitten's ear...something wasn't right in there.

No spaces.

Same with beginning a new sentence:

The tom cat paused...There was the scent of another male in the air.