https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Tue, 04 Feb 2025 02:29:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/margies-rule-10-rhythm-and-cadence-and-beats-oh-yes/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/margies-rule-10-rhythm-and-cadence-and-beats-oh-yes/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2015 12:00:38 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22903 Margie Lawson Thank you for inviting me to be a guest blogger. I’m always honored to be a WITS guest!   Reading a book with flat-lined cadence is like watching a movie on mute.   Most writers know about the power of rhythm and cadence and beats. But most don’t use that power in every sentence. […]

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