It's really really important to vary up the way you start sentences. If you start each sentence with the same word of type of word, your book is going to get VERY boring VERY quickly. It makes your writing sound very monotonous, as every sentence seems to come out pretty much the same.
EXAMPLE ONE
Jake wasn't looking forwards to going back to school. He was failing maths. He hated English. He was the least favourite pupil of his Geography teacher, for sure. He just wanted to stay at home in bed. His mother, however, had different ideas. He was dragged out from under his covers, kicking and screaming. His summer holiday, it appeared, was over.
It's not an awful piece of writing, but it certainly isn't something that drags you, as a reader, in. Maybe that's because it's about school, not a particularly interesting subject, but it's also partially because of the fact that almost every sentence starts with a 'He' or a 'His'. Let's try it out with varying starting words.
Jake wasn't looking forwards to going back to school. He was failing maths. English lessons felt like they came straight from the devil. Mr Stevenson, his balding Geography teacher, appeared to have a personal vendetta against him. He would much rather stay in bed, where it was warm, comfy and there was a distinct lack of Bleep Tests. His mother, however, appeared to have different ideas. The thick warm duvet was unceremoniously ripped off his body, leaving him in no doubt that his summer holiday was most definitely over.
Sounds a little better? Hopefully it does, as the sentences are much more complex and start with different types of words.
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