Day 12: Vary sentence length.

The quality of a sentence is not determined by its length, long or short. Its appropriateness may be.

A series of short sentences makes the writing seem choppy. A series of long sentences makes the writing tedious and boring. Writing a series of similar length sentences will be monotonous. Vary them.

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Here are some guidelines.

 
  1. Use your shortest sentences (2–5 words) to create special emphasis.
  2. Use a short sentence to catch the reader’s attention.
  3. Short sentences must be used sparsely.
  4. Use shorter sentences to slow the reader’s reading pace.
  5. Ending a paragraph with a long sentence can reduce the impact of the paragraph.
  6. Long sentences must be crafted carefully to be clear.
  7. Varied sentence lengths help keep the reader’s attention.