Writing a strong topic sentence that establishes the subject of the paragraph Using "echo words" -- i.e., consistent terms for the concepts throughout Applying transitions to link sentences logically ...

Long and short sentences are often combined in a paragraph to build tension. For example, in Season of Secrets by Sally Nichols, the narrator spots a man running: He looks back. His face is white ...

The sentence in blue is an example of a good transition sentence that brings out the logical relationship between these two paragraphs: [1] The violent characteristics of the empire are made painfully ...