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The 50 tools are here from Poynter. I like the author's analogy of carpentry. Makes absolute sense. Snippet of one tool is below. Enjoy the rest.
The 50 tools are here from Poynter. I like the author's analogy of carpentry. Makes absolute sense. Snippet of one tool is below. Enjoy the rest.
The writer controls the pace of the story, slow or fast or in between, and uses sentences of varying lengths to create the music, the rhythm of the story. While these metaphors of sound and speed may seem vague to the aspiring writer, they are grounded in useful tools and practical questions. How long is the sentence? Where is the comma and the period? How many periods appear in the paragraph?
Writers name three good reasons to slow the pace of a story:
Writers name three good reasons to slow the pace of a story:
- To simplify the complex.
- To create suspense.
- To focus on the emotional truth.
