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Yes, there are a number of techniques. I've used the old Shakespearean cliche of having the weather change with the main character's emotions. Think of the storm at the end of the book and the flood. The flood is almost a refreshing feel. The storm is a tempest of feelings.

Imagery is also strongly used. Look at the prologue. There are lots of words that portray one animal (the police) hunting down another (Brett). The name Frog also portrays a small helpless creature, which Robbie Scully is. I originally had Frog called that because he was a bed-wetter. “He always wakes up in the morning in a puddle!'' But because of the story's length that had to be chopped out.

I use onomatopoeia - sound words - quite a lot in my writing. Raw has less of it than the other books but the horse ride has cicadas, the bush and birds making noise.

I love short sentences. It's one thing that's always stuck in my mind from high school. I also use the journalist principle KISS when......

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