WORDS MAKING MUSIC

"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 in 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 up with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals-sounds that say listen to this, this is important."

THIS IS ALL THE REASONS I LOVE TO READ. THE MUSIC THAT CAN BE CREATED FROM WORDS, 
THE PASSION AND ROLLING FIRE THAT THE LETTERS CAN SHAPE ON THE PAGE.

THE WAY A WRITER CAN SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET, TRANSPORT YOU, AND ENGAGE YOU AS IF THERE IS NO WHERE ELSE YOU COULD POSSIBLY BE.

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