Time jumps work ok if you give a reason.

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Fred jumped off the cliff, but instead of landing directly in the water, he hit a thorny branch sticking out the side of the mountain. He ended up in the hospital in intensive care.

Three weeks later, after being discharged...

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If you don't give a logical reason -- even a made up one -- you will impact the flow and your reader will be left thinking "What happened? Did the protagonist just fall asleep or something? Or did the author accidentally skip a chapter?"

I guess it would really depend on your writing style, the plot, and how you handle flashbacks or other events that aren't directly in line with your story.

>jace
neophyte novelist
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