How to improve your sentence structure

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Today, I’m going to dive into sentence structure. A lot of times, authors get so deep into their works as their writing that that fail to pay attention to sentence structure and how they’re using it. 

Sentence structure is something that has to be varied to keep writing fresh and exciting. Each paragraph you write should have sentences of vary length and complexity. Each paragraph. 

Many times, writing get stuck in using on a couple structures, and it becomes a thing for a reader. 

I you begin all your sentences with an -ing clause, “Spinning around, he did X,” well, your reader will see it. If you have characters speak and then do something immediately after, and you overuse that, it’ll become a distraction to the reader. You know, “‘Yes,’ he said while reaching for the coffee.’”

Pay attention to that structure as you edit and make sure you’re keeping all those sentences a different length, construction and complexity whenever you can. It’s imperative. Varying your sentence structure never allows a reader to get accustomed to one structure, and they like that. They like to see writing be fresh and innovative; they don’t want to see it get stuck in a “rut” that overuses structures. 

If you look at the paragraph above, you’ll see that variance. There are sentences of different complexity and length. And notice how the short sentence stands out because of all the other sentences around it. 

That’s what varying your sentence structure is. Keeping the writing fresh so that your reader doesn’t notice tics in your writing and become bored with them. 

Keep it innovative and creative, y’all.