Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer This short example from Gary Provost demonstrates what happens when a writer experiments with sentences of different lengths, as quoted inby Roy Peter Clark.

Gary Provost was born in 1944 and died in 1995. He was the author of many books across a range of genres including four award-winning young adult novels. Provost was also a highly sought after writing instructor and published a number of writing advice books including Make Every Word Count (Writers Digest Books, 1980). Read more about Gary Provost at garyprovost.com, a site established and maintained by his wife Gail.