{"id":14880,"date":"2021-03-02T00:55:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T04:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=14880"},"modified":"2021-03-02T09:33:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:33:41","slug":"how-to-write-a-transition-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write a transition sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Avoid transitional clich\u00e9s<\/h2>\n<p>Transitions can be hard to write. Maybe that&#8217;s why we keep turning back to these hackneyed transitions, listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080711235443\/http:\/\/www.poynter.org\/forum\/default.asp?id=18833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Poynter Institute forum<\/a>:<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25873\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25873\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence.png\" data-orig-size=\"420,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"how-to-write-a-transition-sentence\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But then the dream became a nightmare&lt;\/strong&gt; Something is wrong. Something is very, very wrong with these hackneyed transitions. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/three-down-yellow-vintage-bright-colorful-728481832&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by fewerton&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence-300x214.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence.png\" alt=\"How to write a transition sentence\" title=\"How to write a transition sentence\" width=\"420\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25873 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence.png 420w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence-300x214.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 420px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 420\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25873\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence.png\" data-orig-size=\"420,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"how-to-write-a-transition-sentence\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But then the dream became a nightmare&lt;\/strong&gt; Something is wrong. Something is very, very wrong with these hackneyed transitions. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/three-down-yellow-vintage-bright-colorful-728481832&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by fewerton&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence-300x214.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence.png\" alt=\"How to write a transition sentence\" title=\"How to write a transition sentence\" width=\"420\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence.png 420w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-write-a-transition-sentence-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>But then the dream became a nightmare<\/strong> Something is wrong. Something is very, very wrong with these hackneyed transitions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/three-down-yellow-vintage-bright-colorful-728481832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Image by fewerton<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let&#8217;s pause and ponder <em>that <\/em>for a minute too.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">But then the dream became a nightmare.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">But then something went horribly wrong.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">But that was about to change.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">When he first \u2026 he never dreamed \u2026<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">But then something happened that would change her life forever.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">Then she experienced every parent&#8217;s worst nightmare.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">For now they can only watch and wait.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">What a difference a (day, week, month, year) makes.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">Now the victims are picking up the pieces of their shattered lives.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">At the end of the day \u2026<\/h5>\n<p>Fresh transitions drive readers further into the story. These clich\u00e9s just cause readers to roll their eyes \u2014 and go back to sleep.<\/p>\n<div id='MC-CYR-GBTIP' class='widgets_on_page wop_tiny1  wop_small1  wop_medium1  wop_large1  wop_wide1'>\n\t\t\t<ul><li id=\"custom_html-23\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h3>What structure draws more readers?<\/h3>\r\n<p>Writers say, \u201cWe use the inverted pyramid because readers stop reading after the first paragraph.\u201d But in new research, readers say, \u201cWe stop reading after the first paragraph because you use the inverted pyramid.\u201d<a title=\"Catch Your Readers, a persuasive-writing workshop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/corporate-communication-training-programs\/persuasive-writing-course\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/persuasive-writing-training.png\" alt=\"Catch Your Readers, a persuasive-writing workshop\" title=\"Catch Your Readers, a persuasive-writing workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; 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