: Using different types of sentences to create different effects, express the different feelings of the characters, change the atmosphere or mood, etc. -- this is the craft of writing. Sentences

Using different types of sentences to create different effects, express the different feelings of the characters, change the atmosphere or mood, etc. -- this is the craft of writing. Sentences devoid of detail aren't wrong, if they are used to create the effect the writer wants. Think about one word sentences, quite common in good modern fiction -- pace, pause, surprise, suspense -- these are some of the effects that can be created.

If it is jarring for the reader and you don't want it to be so, it is wrong; if it is jarring for the reader and you want it to be so, it is right. If a character needs more elaboration, give her more. If she needs less elaboration, elaborate her less. There aren't rules you can follow here: you have to decide for yourself what the reader wants to read.

The example you give with the string of two word sentences is great (if it fits with the rest of what you want to say about the character).

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