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Kerry Aradhya: Listen to Your Intuition
“Sometimes a critique partner or editor suggests a change to wording that definitely improves the manuscript. Other times, they might suggest a change that doesn't feel right to me. I listen to my intuition and choose the words that have a rhythm and read-aloud quality that resonates with me the most.”
SUMMER RETROSPECTIVE: SPARE AND LYRICAL STORYTELLING: FULL CICADA MOON, A NOVEL IN VERSE
Verse happily sacrifices parts of the story to the reader's imagination in an effort to draw a more immediate emotional response.
Retro Post #7: Making Readers Feel: REPETITION IN ORBITING JUPITER BY GARY D. SCHMIDT
Schmidt uses repetition throughout Orbiting Jupiter to evoke emotions in his readers.