Tone is so important.

Memoirist Adair Lara says, “Tone is what the dog hears.” And therein lies the problem with writing: humans don’t have the blessed pair of ears that pick up tone like canines. Tone is what I find to be a slippery slope to teach my adolescent students. They’re enthusiastic and ambitious, but they have a tendency to be tone-deaf when it comes to feeli…
Writing the Unpretentious Prose
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Janice Harayda
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Tone is so important. And in book reviews, it tends to get less attention than plot, theme, and characterization. Thanks for the reminder of its importance.
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Written by Janice Harayda9.2K Followers
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Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.
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