Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-26011836-20161210184326/@comment-25941663-20161219223049

Regarding the '---', you should do it like this:

"I sighed with delight and eventually noticed that my eyes were starting to close. I tried my best to keep them open but I soon had no choice but to close them. Moments later, a thought had popped into my head.

---

This time, the daughter could hear the blonde woman flicking a switch. A droning hum came into fruition as a series of beeping noises soon followed."

This separates it more.

About dialogue, I really suggest you take a look at the link I provided. It will help you a lot, as your dialogue punctuation is a bit off.