Jo Conklin Author on Mythryl: “This! It taps into a heuristic called the peak-end rule. We…”

This! It taps into a heuristic called the peak-end rule. We generally judge how to feel about any human experience based on the most intense part (peak) and the end. Applying this on a smaller scale to reading a sentence, its emotional strength starts with the verb (peak) and the last word (end).

Joanne Harris@joannechocolat.bsky.social

Unsolicited writing advice, 510: If you want to give special weight to a word, try placing it at the end of the sentence. Compare these: which version adds the most tension? Jack stood by the bed, smiling. By the bed, smiling, Jack stood. Smiling, by the bed, stood Jack.

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