Hello all,
I seem to start all my sentences with the same words, my character's name or the noun/subject of the sentence. My sentences are all like, for example, 'The clock rang loudly.' or 'James ate the cheeseburger quickly. He was not hungry after he stuffed his face with french fries.' Obviously they are not written as dull as this, but my sentences that explain the action that is going on ALWAYS end up with the same word in the first sentence.
Is this a bad habit? How can I differ this up? It has been bothering me while I am writing, but I press on to beef up my word count... How can I 'spice' things up? Is anyone else having this problem?
Thanks guys! Good luck with your novels!!!
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Nov 9, 2009 - 20 59
There are lots of other ways to start your sentence, and adding variety to your sentence structure does make your writing more interesting. Some ideas:
1. Start with an adjective: Tired and angry, Jim slammed the door and threw himself onto the couch.
2. Start with an -ing word: Wishing he had pizza, James ate his cheeseburger.
3. Start with a dependent clause: When the phone finally rang, Susan ran to answer it.
Because he was new in town, Anthony didn't have many friends.
While James was eating his cheeseburger, he thumbed through the want ads looking for a job.
Just some ideas to get you started. I hope it helps.
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