sexta-feira, 12 de dezembro de 2014

Escrever com ritmo. Parece-me um bom conselho.

"This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It's like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals--sounds that say listen to this, it is important."

- Gary Provost

Obrigada, Hubspot!

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  1. Que interessante, já não me lembrava deste! Estou a gostar de regressar ao Amarelo Canário! Claro que estou a procrastinar, era suposto estar a trabalhar agora...

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