Cheryl Cowtan on Writing

#WRITINGTIPS : Carefully choose your comparisons to support the mood of your passage. In this quote from "The Captive Series Bundle (Books 1-5)"   by Erica Stevens and Leslie Mitchell - the authors have sacrificed the atmosphere of a battle scene by using comparisons the reader usually associates with positive situations. Running across the top of the battlement, Ashby moved swiftly through the soldiers trying to stop him. Ever whistling Ashby continued to toss them aside like discarded peanut shells. Realization settled over him as Jack finally understood what caused Ashby to become so ruthless. Melinda. How to Write it Better First, consider the mood you are trying to create. In this featured passage from "The Captive Series" : The situation is "war" The setting is a "battlement" The character is "ruthless" The action is "tossing soldiers aside" Based on the above information about this scene, it would be a...

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