How to Give a Novel Rhythm

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Tip 1 - Does Your Writing Have Rhythm?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Alan Dattner | permalink

We’re probably all familiar with the idea that poetry, music, and song lyrics can have rhythm. But prose writing—our normal, everyday writing with sentences and paragraphs rather than lines, stanzas, and verses—can have a rhythm too. I’d occasionally heard a rhythm in my head while reading stories but never paid much attention. Several years ago, when I […]
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For further reading: http://jamigold.com/2013/11/does-your-writing-have-rhythm/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Rhythm, rhyme, repetition, reasoning and response in oral storytelling

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by sevpejo | permalink

When being told a folk tale orally, a group of listeners can also be offered the added opportunity to be physically and verbally active.

For further reading: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/rhythm-rhyme-repetition-reasoning-response-oral-storytelling ^[2]

Tip 3 - Master Pacing in Fiction & Take Your Story From Boring to Exciting

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jeff Hagerman | permalink

Discover the best tools for pacing a novel and more from Crafting Novels & Short Stories. Plus, learn how to pace a novel and write your best story today.
Tags: what is pacing in fiction, how to pace a novel, story pacing, pacing a novel, pacing a story

For further reading: http://www.writersdigest.com/tip-of-the-day/7-tools-for-pacing-a-novel-keeping-your-story-moving-at-the-right-pace ^[3]

Tip 4 - Rhythm - Definition and Examples of Rhythm

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Will Snodgrass | permalink

Definition, Usage and a list of Rhythm Examples in common speech and literature. Rhythm is a literary device which demonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables particularly in verse form.

For further reading: http://literarydevices.net/rhythm/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Poetry Meter - How to Write Poems

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Boguslaw Romek | permalink

What poetry meter is... and why you should care. What is iambic pentameter? What’s an Alexandrine? Easy-to-understand explanations of poetry techniques for writers and readers of poems.
Tags: poetry meter,how to write a poem,how to write poetry,poetry techniques,poem types

For further reading: http://www.creative-writing-now.com/poetry-meter.html ^[5]