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6 Tips for Sentence Creation in Your Novel -- Part 1 of 2 Anybody Can Write a Novel 2.0   Chapter 7 “Editing” – Section 3 “The Sentence” Click here for Part 2 (file size was too large)  “I rearrange a sentence many times before moving on to the next one. For me, that editing process feels like a form of play, like a puzzle that needs solving, and it's one of the most satisfying parts of writing.” -Karen Thompson Walker Once you have placed emphasis in studying, designing, and formatting your plot-points, chapters, paragraphs, the next unit on your list is the sentence. The composition and arrang

6 Tips for Creating Paragraphs in Your Novel   Anybody Can Write a Novel 2.0   Chapter 7 “Editing” – Section 2 “The Paragraph”  “I will try to cram these paragraphs full of facts and give them a weight and shape no greater than that of a cloud of blue butterflies.” -Brendan Gill Once you have completed a first draft that is broken down by carefully constructed plot-points and chapter breaks, the next element you need to look at is the paragraph. Think of paragraphs as the glue by which you hold the sentences, which form your story, into cohesive and unified ideas. The difficulty, however, is that

6 Tips for Sentence Creation in Your Novel -- Part 2 of 2 Anybody Can Write a Novel 2.0Chapter 7 “Editing” – Section 3 “The Sentence” Click here for Part 1 (file size was too large) Tip 3: Consider the effects of sentence lengths. Similar to how the lengths of chapters and paragraphs will change the way that your audience reads your story, sentence lengths will have a similar effect. The difference is that, unless you plan on writing constant run-on sentences (please don't) or are planning on writing literature for small children (elementary-school age) you don't need to worry about your sentences tiring people