Sentence Sundays!
I will be the first to admit, I am not the best writer. Now, I may not be a great writer but I am dedicated, I work hard, I study and learn, and I want to be the best writer I can be. And the first place to look to improve my writing is starting at the beginning: the sentence. Thus, Sentence Sundays! From here on out (or until I decide either I have nothing else to learn…right…or everybody votes Sentence Sundays stink), I will be posting what I learn about sentences.
As there are usually four Sundays per month, each Sunday will be designated to a different aspect of sentences.
- Sentence Variation
- Respect to the Greats
- Punctuation
- Word Choice
Since this technically is the second Sunday of the month, I’m going to leave you with one of my very favorite suspensive sentences:
“He drove the car carefully, his shaggy hair whipped by the wind, his eyes hidden behind wraparound mirror shades, his mouth set in a grim smile, a .38 Police Special on the seat beside him, the corpse stuffed in the trunk.”
(If any of you know who wrote this, let me know because I can’t find it anywhere. ) Now that is a great sentence.
Keep in mind, I will be learning as I post things here. If you see any mistakes, please let me know!
So, I’ll see you all next Sunday for a lesson on punctuation!
As a side note, I’ve had three of you take me up on my offer (for a critique partner or just to have a new set of eyes read your WIP) and a few of you say you were interested. If you’re still interested, or are anytime in the next couple months, let me know! The offer is still standing 🙂
Note: in light of Kristen Lamb’s, (who wrote We Are Not Alone (#MyWANA on Twitter)), post on why writers blogging about writing is bad, Sentence Sundays will be the days of the week I blog on writing. Tuesdays and Fridays will be my other blogging days, for other fun things. 🙂
Sounds like fun! I can't wait to read what you have to say!
No, Sentence Sundays DOES NOT stink!! I loved it!
And omg, I want to know about that corpse in the trunk!! EEK! 😛
Creepy dead man in a trunk and a gun at his side? You have me curious who wrote it too!
I like the sentence Sunday idea, you know I'll be back to check it out:)
And I'm for sure going to have to check out the post about writers not writing about writing. If that is the case I could be in a heap of a mess…though I guess I don't write about it all that much:)
Emily- thanks 🙂
Monica- I know, I love that sentence!
Deana- I think you have enough of a variation within writing, especially with all of the wonderful interviews you do!