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Writing

nolabear

(43,792 posts)

12. I agree. I think of music when I write too.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2015, 02:08 PM

Sep 2015

You have to help the reader. Create tension, break that tension, give periods of rest, throw in some lightness (particularly when dealing with dark matters), and so forth. It's like a satisfying concert, or a well constructed meal.

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This sentence has five words. [View all] rug Sep 2015 OP

I could not agree more. (yes, five words--LOL). Still, modern writing so emphasizes short, concise hlthe2b Sep 2015 #1

It's the Hemingway effect. rug Sep 2015 #3

Well, there is the other extreme, for sure! hlthe2b Sep 2015 #4

I was about to mention Hemingway packman Sep 2015 #6

This is great. Thank you. I shared it with a writer friend. lamp_shade Sep 2015 #2

Thank you for this post. classof56 Sep 2015 #5

Have you ever read the essay "Notes on Punctuation" by Lewis Thomas? arcane1 Sep 2015 #27

Thanks for the ref! classof56 Sep 2015 #30

Semicolons; lol Brainstormy Sep 2015 #29

Five are often too many. DirkGently Sep 2015 #7

Is that last bit passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #18

Beautiful. The English language is beautiful. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #8

One thing I've seen repeated often is, "The shortest sentence in the English Language is: "I am." Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #9

Reminds me of a joke about double negatives RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #11

Perfect shadowmayor Sep 2015 #17

Last time I heard that one was in the 80s. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #21

Haha. Yeah, it's, like, totally out of date now. RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #23

Some things are timeless. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #24

And the longest sentence in the English language is: "I do." 1monster Sep 2015 #14

.....heh....... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #22

An entire thought of anything can be expressed in one sentence lunatica Sep 2015 #10

I agree. I think of music when I write too. nolabear Sep 2015 #12

What a terrific teaching graphic! 1monster Sep 2015 #13

Except, Then, You Have a One Sentence Paragraph mckara Sep 2015 #15

copying and emailing to my old English (2) teacher w0nderer Sep 2015 #16

Yes! frogmarch Sep 2015 #19

Premature punctuation is very unsatisfying. rug Sep 2015 #20

And speaking of punctuation RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #25

Hmmm, it looks okay to me. Is it the dash? rug Sep 2015 #26

I can live with em dashes. Sometimes I really like them. RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #28

THIS sentence is a Lie Americananuck Feb 2016 #31

Yes! aswanson Feb 2016 #32