Second Look
Cut a Favourite Sentence Only After Identifying the Job It Does
Decide whether to cut a favourite sentence by identifying its function, testing the paragraph without it and preserving useful work elsewhere.
A place to follow a sentence
Sentence Craft
Second Look
Three Versions of a Sentence with the Same Fact at Different Ends
A sentence can contain the same information while directing attention differently. Moving a detail toward the beginning or end lets you hear that change…
Draft & Structure
A Parenthesis Can Lower Your Voice Without Losing the Sentence
Use a short parenthetical aside deliberately: test whether the main sentence still works and whether the interruption earns its place.
Second Look
Use a Semicolon to Connect Two Complete Thoughts
A semicolon can link closely related independent clauses. Test an original sentence, compare a full stop and keep the punctuation that supports the relationship.