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Does anyone have a particular writing style they prefer reading? I’m working on a story with about 15k words so far, but it uses an old- fashioned writing style from the 1910s and I’m not sure if should continue or switch to modern style. Here’s what it reads like.
“He stepped back to the table, tore open the envelope, and began to read, giving the stranger an opportunity to recover himself. And the stranger understood and appreciated. His was the gift of sympathy, understanding; and beneath his alarmed exterior that sympathetic process went on. He mopped his forehead dry and glanced about him with a controlled face, though in the eyes there was an expression such as wild animals betray when they fear the trap.”
