Writing

[Dr Rick Daris]

What are some good writing tactics? Is it best to avoid longer sentences in favor of short sentences (12 words or so) that is packed with info?

Best to mix it up (this is from my roommate who is a pro).

can you ask your roommate about that first sentence of his. the period instead of a question mark at the end bothered me more than the lack of capitalization at the beginning. also, did i use than appropriately or should it have been then? <--------(pointing out what a question mark looks like for fff)

[CHONGS]

What are some good writing tactics? Is it best to avoid longer sentences in favor of short sentences (12 words or so) that is packed with info?

Best to mix it up (this is from my roommate who is a pro).

can you ask your roommate about that first sentence of his. the period instead of a question mark at the end bothered me more than the lack of capitalization at the beginning. also, did i use than appropriately or should it have been then? <--------(pointing out what a question mark looks like for fff)

It should have had a question mark. 

You used than correctly.

You need to capitAlize also.

[KSU_foo]

Don't forget to add some figurative language elements!  Really gives the sentences (a good MIX of sentence types/lengths) some flava!

[fatty fat fat]

Don't forget to add some figurative language elements!  Really gives the sentences (a good MIX of sentence types/lengths) some flava!

no way dude. that's clown writing. i don't clown write.

[stunz]

find/replace for periods, spaces.  change font size to 1-2 sizes bigger.

[pissclams]

Don't forget to add some figurative language elements!  Really gives the sentences (a good MIX of sentence types/lengths) some flava!

no way dude. that's clown writing. i don't clown write.

good call, you're learning already.  clown writing is for pussies.

[KSU_foo]

Don't forget to add some figurative language elements!  Really gives the sentences (a good MIX of sentence types/lengths) some flava!

no way dude. that's clown writing. i don't clown write.

good call, you're learning already.  clown writing is for pussies.

So basically you're calling all of the greatest literary works of all time "clown writing"?

[Pendergast]

Write twice as much as you need, cut it down after with a red pen labeled "bullshit."

[doom]

Stick to one POV per chapter or at least per scene.  Also simplify dialogue tags and just use "he said" types ones so as to keep attention on the content of your dialogue and not on your techniques.