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Sneak Peek: Patrick Stump on House
A preview of the episode of House that Patrick Stump will be appearing on next week can be seen below.
“Can I has that?” Blaine asks, pointing to a box of Lucky Charms sitting on the shelf.
“No.”
Blaine kicks Cooper in the thighs a couple more times before he points again, this time to box of Trix. “Can I has that?”
“No,” Cooper replies again with a heavy sigh,…
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.
