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Need help with a Writing Problem, Please
svb1972:
--- Quote from: neurovore on May 05, 2010, 07:08:01 PM ---Why would you want to do that ? Doing it this way generates a distinctive voice, which is a plus point.
Lots of short simple sentences gives you a Sam Spade feel. Loots of compound complex sentences gives you a d'Artagnan feel. Either is worth having.
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To be fair part of the Compound complex sentences giving you a d'Artagnan feel is that the French are the masters of the compound sentence. Every paper I wrote in America from the time I was 11 till 24(when i stopped writing papers that were graded) I have had the same problem of "this is a run on sentence, fix it".
Phoenix guard is written this way to give a feel for it being in "Old Language" instead of "Modern Language"
"By the Horse, I think I have been saying nothing else for the last hour!"
shades of grey:
i write, i leave it a day or so, i read it back.
if i don't lose track of the time rereading it, i delete it and try again
unless you get all the ideas out you'll never find out which bits work
Reil:
--- Quote from: svb1972 on May 05, 2010, 08:50:55 PM ---To be fair part of the Compound complex sentences giving you a d'Artagnan feel is that the French are the masters of the compound sentence. Every paper I wrote in America from the time I was 11 till 24(when i stopped writing papers that were graded) I have had the same problem of "this is a run on sentence, fix it".
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The longer your sentences the smaller your potential audience. Not necessarily a bad thing but it's something to consider. Most Americans read at an 8th grade level which means that they start to have trouble if the average length of a sentence in your story rises above approximately 12 words. Long sentences are perfectly functional, and can be used to greaty stylistic effect, but you should be careful not to use them too often if your goal is to be widely read.
Liger:
Thanks for all your imput guys. You all have given me differnt approaches to consider and your probably right that I should not worry so much about the first draft being perfect. So once again, thanks.
meg_evonne:
Status liger? Wishing you well
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