The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, ...

Abshire said Buxton’s family members made victim impact statements in court, calling for the maximum sentence for Summer. “It ...

In a recent report, the four surviving former lords chief justice of England and Wales have laid out how changes in sentence lengths and aggressive sentencing legislation have increased the prison ...

Sequences of sentence lengths (as measured by number of words) in four literary works representative of various degree of cascading character. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

“It isn’t helpful because we’ve known for years that sentence length is not a deterrent to crime, neither for the general public or for the person caught,” said David Trieweiler with the ...

Using a variety of sentences can help you to create pace and tension in your writing. Experiment with different sentence lengths and types to build atmosphere, mood and suspense.