Writers are encouraged to write first drafts, and not to worry about cadence, complexity, sentence structure, etc, until they are done composing it. And during revision, they may see that some sentences can be combined. One way to combine them is to use participles.
A kind of sentence that can be converted into a participle, and attached to another sentence, is a sentence with a main verb in the past progressive tense. However, I doubt I would oftentimes write such a sentence while quickly drafting. It seems, then, that my opportunities for sentence combining would be limited. Moreover, even if I would write such sentences, I may be more likely to write it after a sentence with a main verb in the simple past tense, than before. Thus, my draft would suggest attaching a participle after a clause, and not before, because I likely would not have been thinking in such a manner, as to need to attach the participle before the clause.
It seems, therefore, that when one prioritizes content, drafting quickly, they limit their opportunities to add complexity in later drafts. But I do not want to always write in a simple style. How do I solve the problem I explained in this post?
