4min chapter

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing cover image

Mood & Atmosphere in Fiction. An Interview with Joshua Essoe

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

CHAPTER

Using Long Sentence or Short Sentences

Word choice is one of the really important various tools that i talk about in creating odan atmosphere. So by controlling your writing on a line bye line level, you can either speed it up or slow it down. You can choose long sentences or short sentences. All these things, especially on a subconscious level, start making readers feel different ways. I find whether you want to parallel or if you want to contrast, really depends on what's going on in your story.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode