RP Dahlke's Blog (2)

What does the above have to do with writing? How many times have you read a passage where the sentences flow like music? Or a paragraph "paints" a picture of a scene that puts you right there? If the author does it right, it's music and art. A lot of us who write also play music, or in my case, create on canvas.

And there's a lot of be said for the similarities---composition, color, light, atmosphere---how many times have you heard it's important to create "atmosphere"? And…