I've blogged before about the rhythm of prose writing, the flow of syllables and sentence length, the beats in each line. Lately, I've been experimenting with scene and chapter rhythm. I can't say too much about works in progress, but I'm enjoying the experiment. The way I structured these scenes has had an effect on the tone of the piece as well, and this rhythm fits this character's voice. And the whole exercise reminds me that white space on the page is also part of the reading experie...
Published on October 07, 2009 00:08