Peter Sidell

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By varying the types of noun and verb, you give your sentences a grain and texture that begins to approximate life. The task is to layer reality without extracting too much verbal heat—to be intricate but not convoluted, and just as simple as is needed, but no more.
Peter Sidell
By varying the types of noun and verb, you give your sentences a grain and texture that begins to approximate life. The task is to layer reality without extracting too much verbal heat—to be intricate but not convoluted, and just as simple as is needed, but no more.
First You Write a Sentence: The Elements of Reading, Writing . . . and Life
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