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"Every word choice, every sentence, and every paragraph is a deliberate decision that brings a piece of literature to life". "A one-sentence paragraph feels like a punch".

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: She emphasizes that "reading quickly—for plot, for ideas, even for psychological truths—can be a hindrance" to truly understanding how literature is built. "Every word choice, every sentence, and every paragraph

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: Narrated by Nanette Savard, available on Audible and Barnes & Noble . Reading Like a Writer, by Francine Prose: Book Review

"It's necessary to hold the concept of clarity as an even higher ideal than grammatical correctness".

: Prose delights in showing how "rules" (like picking a single point of view) can be broken by any writer skillful enough to pull it off.