1. »  This sentence has five words.

    mh-yc:

    totheready:

    sweethesound:

    This sentence has five words.

    Here are five more words.

    Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety.

    Now listen.

    I vary the sentence length, and I create music.

    Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony.

    I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length.

    And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this:

    it is important.

    holy shit

    woah

  2. Oi, BIGGS! Something for the CV tumblr to pimp the write-along.

  3. "This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals—sounds that say listen to this, it is important."

    Gary Provost (via qmsd; lillianadele)

    This might be my favourite quote on writing ever.

    (via bdoing)

    I will definitely be using this in my writing class. (via acrazyobsession)

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