Post #3399472
2026-04-14 18:20 UTC
#WritersCoffeeClub day 14: Do you consciously work with syllabic stress to create rhythm?
Only when I'm deliberately trying to write poetry.
Granted, there are a few occasions when I want my "prose" to "feel poetic" to readers (like when something really mystical's going on), and then I'll "try to make it feel like poetry". But in those cases, I think what I do is more just trying to _subconsciously_ heighten the rhythm and flow.
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@kagan@wandering.shop 2026-04-16 17:45
#WritersCoffeeClub day 16: Must writing always in complete sentences? Unusual syntax? Oh, fragments are fine! Especially in first-person or close-third narration. And then there are dream sequences. I've got one of those so far, and will definitely have at least one or two more. I'm deliberately writing them in a fractured, warped syntax as a way of signaling to the reader that something weird is going on.