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Writing Tips - Observations from Critiquing

Rhythm is also important for creating or aiding whatever emotion you want the reader to be feeling. For example, are you writing an action scene? Intersperse your prose with short, sharp sentences. Is your character on the verge of an emotional breakdown? Write long sentences with run-on clauses to convey that their mind is working at 100 miles a minute.

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Three manuscripts later, I’ve learned so much as a writer, but also about the industry. There’s a tiny bridge between ‘not far off’ and ‘ready’ but it’s a difficult bridge to cross, and you need to be committed and fearless.