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Then you might be a writer.

I think this week deserves a little levity. I don’t know about you, but I could use a smile and a bit of encouragement.

My thanks to Jacqui Murray for a light-hearted article for writers.

7 Things Writers Can Do No One Else Can (or Wants to) by JACQUI MURRAY

After reading her post, as a Southerner, I immediately thought of Jeff Foxworthy and his “You might be a Redneck if…” comedy routine. (Don’t click on Jeff’s link if you are easily offended.)

7 quirks that are a writer’s superpower.

If you can invent words no one else can understand… You might be a writer. (Writers invent words and move to our own beat.)
If you eavesdrop on diners and stare, unapologetically at strangers… You might be a writer.
If you dress like a hobo one day and a diva the next… You might be a writer.
If a fire breaks out in your home, the first thing you grab is your Kindle… You might be a writer. (A writer always needs something to read.)
If you go around talking to no one… You might be a writer.
If you drop yourself between the pages of a story… You might be a writer.
If you’ve developed alligator hide from so many rejections… You might be a writer. (No one hears the word NO more than a writer.)

Okay, now your turn…

What odd superpower to you attribute to being a writer?

Do you have another quirk to add to the list?

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What writer doesn’t. Am I right?

More times than not, I worry about the correct grammar and structure of my sentences. But there is so much more to writing readable prose. The reader needs to connect with our words.

How do we as writers, produce sentences that manage this connection?

How do we write our best sentences than combined make for a great story?

Here is a really good article By John Matthew Fox, that not only lists 100 Beautiful Sentences in Literature but explains what makes a sentence memorable.

What I gleaned from his article…

Beautiful phrasing does not equal memorable. A reader may admire the words but not love them.
Wisdom does not equate beauty.
An ambitious sentence is not essential for a perfect sentence
Emotion is a must for a perfect, memorable beautiful sentence.
A beautiful sentence moves the reader forward.

His article is a must-read for us “perfectionist” writers. Perfection is not always what we think it is, but what our readers perceive from reading our stories.

What do you think?