Transitions

Every writer struggles with them.

In real life, they can be even harder. That first day of pre-school or kindergarten. Graduations. Job changes. Divorces and breakups. Moves across the country. Getting older. Losing loved ones. Getting married. Having babies. Making new friends. Changing careers.

There are so many transitional moments in life that sometimes it seems all like One Big Transition. I'm not sure there is much wisdom from the world of writing and editing regarding transitions that ports very well over to real life.

Except maybe for this: Try to never end a sentence, paragraph, or section without identifying your opening to the next sentence, paragraph, or section. Continuity. Smoothness. Consistency.

Change is inevitable. Doing it elegantly is another thing.