“I am merely a fragment of your imagination gone wild.”
Reading this lecture, I realise that the construction of sentence is very similar to the construction of dance steps. As an active west coast swing dancer, the basis of our dance is technicality + musicality = style. It is similar to writing, we need technical basics in sentence structure, choice of words and diction to pull off the musicality and rhythm of our sentences, to create a unique voice (style) of our own.
For each word we choose to put into a sentence, it has to feel right and yet make sense to the reader to create a visual image. Of course, as compared to the past writings our culture emphasis more on simple constructed sentences than flamboyant ones with vocabulary that we are unaware of. The business world has converged into the writing world, where concise and precise words/sentences are valued over flashy lengthy ones.
Reading contemporary novels, I noticed that the shift towards simple short sentences with clear cut messages with some poetic message every now and then. The older novels are definitely more flashy in terms of their sensory and visual imagery.
As literature is not only accessible to the elites as compared to the past, the mainstream appeal of novels are those that are simple to read and the ability to grab a reader’s attention immediately he reads the opening.
Glancing through James Patterson books, his short chapters and fragmented sentences create intense action packed thrillers which is ruling the shelves of most book stores, after all he is the king of thrillers, and also, the richest author in the world.
Hence, I conclude that simplicity is king in our current age of writing.
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