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Strong vs Weak Words ~ Part 37 ~ Strong Sentences

16 Friday Nov 2012

Posted by robincoyle in In Search . . ., Strong vs Weak Words

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Strong Sentences, Strong vs Weak Words, Strong Words, Weak Words, writers, writing

Fellow blogger Laurence D’Orsay stopped by my blog and “liked” my Strong vs Weak Word series. I decided to hop over to his blog to learn more about this wise and astute genius. (Note: blatant use of a tautology here). Since Larry likes me, maybe I would like him too.

I read this on his blog.

“Make your novel readable. Make it easy to read, pleasant to read. This doesn’t mean flowery passages, ambitious flights of pyrotechnic verbiage; it means strong, simple, natural sentences.”

~ Laurence D’Orsay

No wonder he liked me! We are kindred spirits.

Just kidding. The guy has been dead for 65 years. It is unlikely he had a blog. However, he wrote books on the craft of writing, how to get published, several short stories, and one novel. He was also a Los Angeles-based literary agent and critic.

Laurence the author’s brother ~ Lawrence the actor. Sorry, only photo of the D’Orsay family I could find.

The above quote was written in l929. Strong sentences were good then. Strong sentences are good now. Mr. D’Orsay said so. Me too.

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