Sentences+Variety+and+Brushstrokes

Erika L ||
 * Sticky || Why I Chose It! ||
 * "My room in our Durhan house was upstairs, under the eaves. At night I could lie in bed beneath one of these eves-if I sat up suddenly, I was apt to whack my head a good one- and read by the light of a gooseneck lamp that put an amusing boa constrictor of shadow on the ceiling."Stephen King - A Memoir of the Craft On Writing || Truly, as I read this book, I see and feel how important APPOSITIVES are. An author, a good one anyway, uses them in practically every sentence. There are so many varieties! For example, I noticed that the author will use a -hyphen- if there are commas that need to be within the actual appositive. Amazing! ||
 * "Smiling, the Thief Lord slipped a black sack from his shoulder." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || When I read the appositive, "smiling", I could understand that perhaps he was mischievous or proud of his thieving ability. Erika L ||
 * "Eula-Beaula had a wonderful sense of humor, even at age four I could recognize that, but it was a dangerous sense of humor- there seemed to be a potential thunderclap hidden inside each hand-patting, butt-rocking, head-tossing outbursts of glee." Stephen King - A Memoir of the Craft On Writing || This ABSOLUTE brush stroke brought Stephen King's memory to life...aaaaahhhhhh! ||
 * "Every word. Every action." __Tangerine__ by Edward Bloor. || While I read the sentences, I realized that the two sentences were short and and both contained two words. It was great sentence fluency...adding punch! Short, simple sentences, when used sparingly, can really enhance our writing. ||
 * "As did the little hedgehog, who was staring at the water of the fountain as if he wanted to drown himself in it." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || I liked this appositive, "..., who was staring at the water of the fountain like he wanted to drown himself in it." It makes the sentence so much better. Instead of just staring at the water, you can tell he was glaring at it.TannerB. ||
 * On his second day there, he was shot. He died. __Marten's Big Words__ By Doreen Rappaport || I really liked the run on sentence, "He Died." It's nice and simple.Direct. The end.
 * "Every word. Every action." __Tangerine__ by Edward Bloor. || While I read the sentences, I realized that the two sentences were short and and both contained two words. It was great sentence fluency...adding punch! Short, simple sentences, when used sparingly, can really enhance our writing. ||
 * "As did the little hedgehog, who was staring at the water of the fountain as if he wanted to drown himself in it." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || I liked this appositive, "..., who was staring at the water of the fountain like he wanted to drown himself in it." It makes the sentence so much better. Instead of just staring at the water, you can tell he was glaring at it.TannerB. ||
 * On his second day there, he was shot. He died. __Marten's Big Words__ By Doreen Rappaport || I really liked the run on sentence, "He Died." It's nice and simple.Direct. The end.
 * "As did the little hedgehog, who was staring at the water of the fountain as if he wanted to drown himself in it." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || I liked this appositive, "..., who was staring at the water of the fountain like he wanted to drown himself in it." It makes the sentence so much better. Instead of just staring at the water, you can tell he was glaring at it.TannerB. ||
 * On his second day there, he was shot. He died. __Marten's Big Words__ By Doreen Rappaport || I really liked the run on sentence, "He Died." It's nice and simple.Direct. The end.
 * On his second day there, he was shot. He died. __Marten's Big Words__ By Doreen Rappaport || I really liked the run on sentence, "He Died." It's nice and simple.Direct. The end.