The elements that make prose "good" are subjective. It can be lyrical or plain. Your readers must be able to understand your words to enjoy the story. Grammatical and word usage errors are speed bumps. It is important to smooth them out so the reader's trip through your story is smooth. You don't have to waste time on perfecting your words until you have a solid draft.Think of sentence structure and grammar as the melody to the lyrics of your words.
Here are articles on sentence structure, basic grammar, rhetorical devices and other story elements.
The above information can be found in Story Building Blocks III: The Revision Layers available in ebook and print.
Much of the material from my Story Building Block books is available in my blog posts and website along with free forms.
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