Part

Prose

You might say: writing style, the words on the page, sentences

The actual words and sentences. Lee Child says good prose “trips forward”: each line pulls the reader into the next.

What it does

Turns the plan into an experience, line by line.

Ask

Does each sentence earn its place and pull toward the next?

Trouble

Readers skim; descriptions blur together.

What to look for

1. Words and sentences pulling into the next line
2. Concrete description that does not blur

Parts

• Significant detail: A concrete detail appeals to the senses.
• Showing and telling: Scene shows events moment by moment; summary tells them in compressed form.
• Dialogue: What characters say to each other.
• Sentence rhythm: The pattern of long and short sentences.

Sources

1. Lee Child, Writing Popular Fiction, pp. 106–109But whatever the pacing or mood in any given scene, the rhythm always trips forward

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