At one of music lessons, my teacher surprised me one day by asking me to play all the wrong notes, not to focus on getting it perfect, but to hit that note wrong, and on purpose. When I asked her why, she said that by learning to hit all the wrong notes, I would know what to avoid, that it's easier to avoid what you know than what you don't, and for music this turned out to be true.
The question I want to ask is: what wrong notes/ annoys you concerning the structure of writing?
Personally for me, I can't stand an overuse of the word 'like', as in, 'it was like this' and 'it was like that'.
I think that by learning what we don't like, we discover a little more about our own personal styles :)
Asuntha, I believe that short sentences are best.
In my earliest writing my sentences were to long. I was trying to get a sentence to do to much. Short sentences added clarity and pace to my style.
One thought one sentence - Bertrand Russell
That sure is a nice story you got there!
I guess I agree with you- avoid the phrases you don't like.
Also, @Adrian - My style tends to contain short sentences or phrases, alternatively passive and active. I have no critics' word, nor editor's, yet I think the flow can still work
That sure is a nice story you got there!
I guess I agree with you- avoid the phrases you don't like.
Also, @Adrian - My style tends to contain short sentences or phrases, alternatively passive and active. I have no critics' word, nor editor's, yet I think the flow can still work