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Teenager SENTENCES?

Jun 2, 2023

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by

Ace Baker

in Uncategorized

No, it doesn’t look like this… A teenager sentence is simply a medium length sentence, 13 to 19 words long. They often help connect long and short sentences and can be key in creating flow in your writing. That means that in terms of sentence lengths, A. A SHORT sentence would be 1-12 words B.…
TC Boyle Week # 6–Scott Russell Sanders stops by to teach RULE OF 3

Jun 15, 2013

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by

Ace Baker

in fancy footwork, fiction, nonfiction, novels, short stories, writing technique

In North America, in English, people love the sound of items in groups of three: Goldilocks and the 3 bears, 3 Little Pigs, 3 Billy Goats Gruff…but we even like the sound of simples lists of three. Many writers know this, and Scott Russell Sanders is one of them. Here are a few examples of…
TC Boyle Week #3–Smile with similes!

Jun 11, 2013

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by

Ace Baker

in fancy footwork, fiction, short stories, writing technique

A simile is a comparison of UNLIKE items, using the words “like” or “as” to do so. Today, I’m going to give you the beginnings of three similes T. C. Boyle uses in his short story, “The Night of the Satellite.” Try this: First, think of how YOU might end each of these comparisons. Then,…
TC Boyle Week: #2–STRONG SOUND IMAGERY

Jun 10, 2013

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by

Ace Baker

in fancy footwork, fiction, short stories, Uncategorized, writing technique

Writers often use imagery–appealing to the senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch–to help create a mood. While examples of stunning sight imagery abound, it’s rare to find stellar examples of the others. Today, let’s look at another short passage from T. C. Boyle‘s short story, “The Night of the Satellite”: A truck went blatting…

Tag: fancy footwork

Teenager SENTENCES?

TC Boyle Week # 6–Scott Russell Sanders stops by to teach RULE OF 3

TC Boyle Week #3–Smile with similes!

TC Boyle Week: #2–STRONG SOUND IMAGERY