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Creative writers and journalists sometimes have the problem of smoothly transitioning from one paragraph to the other, especially when they are changing the subject. You can master this with little effort. This article will teach you the tricks.
So when we hop from topic to topic w/o a transition sentence, we "jar" the reader. While sentence transitions can be in the last line of a paragraph, it is more common to put it in the first line of the following paragraph. Think of it as a bridge that connects one thought to another.
Warted characters are memorable. The reader will remember the characters that have warts.
Huh? What happened to the discussion on transition sentences? Were you puzzling over that? A "jarred reader" feels the same way. Warts don't relate to transition sentences at all, but we can make them relate by connecting the topics like this: (repeat)
"While sentence transitions can be in the last line of a paragraph, it is more common to put it in the first line of the following paragraph. They are like a bridge, connecting one idea to another.
[transition sentence]
We could compare sentence transitions to 'warts' on characters. A "wart" can blend a reader's mind with a character's ID, a transition sentence can blend their mind to a change of topic."
(Notice that we can use more than one transition sentence to help the reader follow our train of thought.)
Here is another example from a camping article. We're picking up toward the end of the article. The subject was how to prepare for a vacation by using a credit card to purchase gas. It blends into recapping the vacation and not having any interest to pay. Now it's your turn to find the transition.
"Every $1,000 charged on a Flying J credit card (per month) will earn you a $10 coupon, which you can spend in Flying J.
If you combine these methods with this system, you are not likely to run out of money or have to use an ATM machine; you won't owe interest, you'll never have to make a physical payment, and you will never have a balance."
What were the transition words? I'll tell you - "By combining... and also the word "further". Those three little words exited a financial camping program and carried the subject to the after-vacation recap.
Certain words are better for transitions than others. Some of them are: besides, further, in addition to, although, for instance, specifically, to sum up, again, beyond, close, accordingly, moreover, as a result, during, consequenly, finally, as a result, to compare, on the contrary, but, meanwhile, nevertheless, if, then, otherwise, therefore, therefore, so, otherwise, formerly.
Your Assignment: pick up something to read and pick out the transition words. You will almost always find them in the first sentence of the following paragraph. After you've done this a few times, look at some of your own work and see if you can improve your transitions.
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How I Used The Fresh Papaya (PawPaw):
The fruit was to be consumed ‘As is’ because we always have a small plate of fruit everyday around 5 pm.
I planned on adding a teaspoon of seeds into my Yogurt at lunchtime.
The ‘Coleslaw’ I would add to any Salad (even in a sandwich) as it’s summertime in Oz and we are eating a lot of Salads. Don’t know what I am going to do in the Winter though? If you have any ideas please add them as a comment so everyone can benefit.
I had also planned on five serves per day because I thought it would be better to ‘Drip Feed’ it into me, as my wife thinks I am a ‘Drip’ sometimes anyway – so that should fit.
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So here is the problem. I have dismissed Surgery completly and that leads me to Radio Therapy as the only available conventional medical alternative.
My Oncologist want me to have Hormone Treatment to:
- a: Slow the Growth of the Cancer cells by (basically) chemically castrating me. Ouch!
- b: Shrink the Prostate down to a smaller target for his magic Death Ray.
I didn’t want to do that with Hormone treatment, but can appreciate why he wants to do that.
So I’m looking into all types of Natural and Alternative medications.
The best I have come up with is PawPaw (Papaya) as there have been quite a few studies with very promising reasults, PLUS it has been… Continue reading Prostate Cancer Diary - My Natural Alternative
Prostate Treatments and Me.
Long time coming since my last post – but I have been kinda busy…. Tests – tests and more tests 
So this is the latest:
My Urologist sent me to the Radio Oncologist because I decided I do NOT want surgery. Apparently I can’t have Brachyatherapy (my original choice) because my Gleason Score is 8 – too high, so External Beam Therapy is the only option, even though they only found cancer cells in ONE of the TEN Biopsies they took.
HOWEVER: (I am discovering LOTS of ‘Howevers’), the Oncologist wants me to have Hormone Treatment first to bring my enlarged prostate down in size.
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