make the text look smoother? Example: Eri, did you feel the earthquake that night? Are you sure your apartment's alright?

Example:

Eri, did you feel the earthquake that night?
Are you sure your apartment's alright?
In which planet where you when it came?
Is reality and the world you know still the same?*

Satisfied, Erin dropped her pen. Not bad. At least something good had
come from the earthquake. Unfortunately, the poem wasnâ€™t helping her
to understand the mystery. On the contrary, it did nothing but raise
more questions. This had never happened before. She felt as though she
was fighting with a mutant vine; the more she cut the more it sprang
up again.

Erin continued eating her breakfast...

I put that satisfied there to avoid having two consecutive paragraphs starting with Erin, and the this had never happened... so that the paragraph flows better (a short sentence among many long ones), same with the not bad.

I do this kind of stuff a lot. Is it a bad writing practice?

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@Angela458

I don't agree that the sentences you added are just padding. They have inadvertently given us some insight into the character. The rather bold statement "This had never happened before", tells us something about the character. She is precise and determined and expects positive outcomes. Maybe she has become accustomed to her way of thinking and problem solving but this is different. Now she has a challenge. It's such an insignificant line but I've managed to get a small glimpse of her thought process. It feels as if she is saying the words to herself in frustration. The use of "Not bad" just reinforces this idea.

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