Can incomplete sentences ruin your fiction writing, or can it be a unique style. I notice I kept writing some fragment sentences in dialogue and expostion. It was hard for me to figure out how to add a complete statement in them. Do other writers have the same problem, or do they leave their incompleted sentences.
In dialogue, fragments are not only accepted, they're often required for a natural feel. In narration/exposition, fragments are okay if used for a good reason and sparingly.
Dialogue is one thing. Some people don't say much. Exposition is different. Too many fragments will make it choppy. Or stunted. You feel me?
If you use it as an effect, yes, you can use sentence fragments. But if you are unaware of using sentence fragments.
personally, what i do to avoid a fragment is connect it to a previous idea with an em dash. An example would be Her sunken belly is the daily cup of milk I drankânourishment. Fragments are fine in dialogue since people can talk without making a complete sentence. If you're an amateur writer, would avoid it since you're not "good" enough to start breaking "the rules."
I only get a few fragments, but mostly in dialogue. Yeah, I think its natural for characters to speak in incomplete sentences. The sentences still have to be understanding though.
In general fragments are, as Mithrandir said, often required for a natural feel (mostly in dialog). However from the pieces of writing you posted in the workshop I would say that you use them too often and in wrong and they make the text confusing. Moderation is always best.
many writers do, some don't... btw. a 'fragment' is not a 'sentence' so 'fragment sentences' makes no sense... and 'incompleted' is not a word...
In some books I read, it was hard for me to know which character is speaking in fragments. However most of they do speak natural.
