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The truth behind this is that I studied fiction prose quite extensively, since I knew that was my weakness ahead of time (relative to story, characters, etc). I'm an engineer/financier, not an English major. So I focused heavily to turn that weakness into a strength. 🧵 Some prose is very artful. Very poetic. Very literary. Like reading a story through a gorgeous stained glass window. Other prose is transparent/direct. It translates the feelings and actions clearly. You don't see the words, you see the scene. Through clear glass. There's no world where I'd be a poet. Literary. But I don't like pulp fiction prose either. They write fast, don't optimize for quality sentence structure. I studied/maximized for clarity and feeling, so you could see the scene, and feel what they feel. Put crazy work into it. I then invested time and money for (human) beta readers and editors try to pick apart the story for clarity, logic, grammar, etc. I iterated on all the tiny frictions wherever identified. My husband was a fantastic alpha reader and developmental editor, especially on dialog. I'm not naturally talented on fiction prose. I just really, *really* respect my reader's time and attention to make it immersive, and put disproportionate effort and autism into every single sentence to optimize your visual clarity, emotional impact, and dialog realism. https://t.co/EPyoztZWCH