Previous || Next There is a difference between "Someone stole the priest's thing!" and "The abbot's lover absconded with his most prized Bible!" and that difference is owed to word choice. The more exact the words you make use of, the better. Words are the writer's tools; you'll want to avoid those with a blunted... Continue Reading →
Sentence Structure #03: Long and Short Sentences
Previous || Next Few elements of style can harm your work the way an overbusy, cluttered sentence can. But reading about cluttered sentences from a theoretical standpoint is one thing -- seeing one such sentence is entirely different. Let's construct a glorious Example: My ratonnastick, being a perfectly good fellow at heart who always knew... Continue Reading →