Zandy's Creative Writing
My 6 examples of writing a better sentence
The Simple Sentence:
She came and asked what I needed -The flight attendant, Christine came and asked what I needed...
The Very Short Sentence:
I couldn’t do anything about it.
The Adverb Start:
Immediately, I rang the little bell on my side…
Begin with a Preposition:
After all, I don’t regret being in the wrong flight.
The -ING Start:
Looking at my ticket, I was shocked by what was written on it.
The W-Start Sentence:
While we were landing in Iceland...
Self-Directed Learning- Post Creative Writing Tasks
Pick 6 tasks
Use Time-Related Specifics:
When I looked at the ticket, the flight was at 7 at night but it was still morning so...
Create a conflict crucial to your characters:
I couldn’t say anything because I was still in shock by the fact that I was in the wrong flight.
Keep making the reader ask questions:
Looking at my ticket, I was shocked by what was written on it.
REPLACE weak words with stronger ones:
Noun: While we were landing in Iceland Airport...
Adjective: I looked for my plane ticket...
Verbs: I can already feel the cold weather breezing through my body.
DELETING Weak or Unnecessary Words, Phrases, Sentences, Paragraphs
Figurative Language for the Sense of Sound:
Onomatopoeia: WOW!....listened to the tires screeching...
Alliteration: While we were waiting for a response,...
The 5 Senses:
See: Looking at the view of Iceland...
Hear: … while I listened to the plane taking off...
Taste: The food was delicious...
Feel: … feel the cold weather breezing through my body.
