Complex sentence: In his two years in uniform he learned more about the basics of filmmaking, including writing and editing documentaries, and found time to write a novel, "The Brick Foxhole," a searing portrait of stateside soldiers tainted by religious, racial and homophobic bigotry.
Split into simpler sentences: In his two years in uniform he learned more about the basics of filmmaking, including writing and editing documentaries. He also found time to write a novel, "The Brick Foxhole," a searing portrait of stateside soldiers tainted by religious, racial and homophobic bigotry.