The flow of prose…

It might be hard to believe, but I’m more of a reader than a writer; and, as I read, I often admire other authors’ prose, especially when it flows like a current in the ocean or in a river that can’t be denied. Sometimes I imagine that some great voice is reading it to me—a James Earl Jones, say—with inflections and pauses interlaced with those words from a great story. I suppose that’s a justification for audio books, but my imagination is sufficient.

“Flow” is the key word here. Some authors h...