Worlds of Paul Jessup

It seems that my prose is cyclical. I’m back in my less is more minimalistic style, after returning from my stint by overloading my prose with complex sentences. The one thing I noticed with minimalistic writing is that is, by virtue, more elastic, more poignant and more powerful. It is also more accessible. The trick is, not to use as many specific words as possible in order to load your sentences with meanings, but rather to pick certain words that convey emotional context within their own symbols.

While complex sentences contain more narrative drive, they can also be more difficult to read because of their word weight. They can also lead to obfuscation and can be more loaded for incorrect meanings. This is precisely due to the fallacy that some “bigger words” are more precise because of their complex meanings. They can actually be less precise because of their lack of use, and therefore, lack of symbolic emotional resonance.

But on the other hand, the rhythms are different as well. Weighted, complex and layered sentences have a rhythm that can be used to heighten the emotional context of a story. While sparse, minimalistic prose’s rhythm is choppier, and contains a sort of melancholy in it’s sparsity.

Ah, well. Just some musings.