Show notes
Today, we explore why writers place information in the order they do. From broad-to-narrow framing and cause-and-effect to repetition, rhythm, and surprise, we discuss how sequencing shapes the pacing, emotion, and clarity of your story. We discuss everything from “windowpane prose” and garden path sentences to recency-primacy effects and the ways readers naturally recognize patterns.
Highlighted moments
the ends of books are shorter than the beginnings is that they often just take less description because we've already done that load bearing work for the reader.
“turn the paragraph upside down. Just reverse the information in the paragraph and see if it works better.”
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