Appropriate Paragraph Lengths
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Jane Sumerset
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Article Title: Appropriate Paragraph Lengths
Author: Jane Sumerset
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How long should your paragraphs be? Is there any precise number of lengths on how to make your paragraphs appear in your contents? There�s no specific rule for that, but following certain guidelines should ensure that you�re able to produce ones that both read well and are appropriate for your readers.
Of course there are a lot of ways on how to write and trim your paragraphs as what you and your readers would like to have. Every writer is aware of that however, there are some of them who haven�t applied these techniques into their writing. As a result, they end up having longer yet confusing paragraphs. Some of them wrote shorter ones. Now, do you think these are appropriate in writing your contents? You guess it right. That�s absolutely a no.
As a writer, you always deal with your ideas every now and then. Unique ideas suddenly come out on your mind every single day and any minute of the day. The only thing you need to do in writing is to organize these ideas well and that includes positioning them in your paragraphs.
It is very important that you have a well-written vision on how are you going to write your paragraphs well. Consider dividing your ideas and other elements into your paragraphs which are not too short or too long. So, how are you going to do it if there are situations where you feel like sticking words into your paragraphs continuously and you don�t know how to cut them off and proceed to the next paragraph?
That is very normal for most writers especially students and beginners but you can still handle this problem easily. Remember the editing and revision stage in writing? Task is usually done in those writing processes.
Pieces of writing filled with long paragraphs are usually hard on the eye. All those slabs of text with no breaks tend to scare off even the most avid reader, almost as bad as a piece that never received the help of a document editing software. On the other hand, if you do it too short then it will end up looking under-developed, almost like they could use a couple more sentences for elaboration.
A Few Simple Guidelines
1. Paragraphs that go more than a page of text need to be reconsidered automatically. Check how you might be able to break them up logically into two or more blocks.
2. Any paragraph consisting entirely of one or two sentences should only be used if they are especially poignant in driving home a point, such that they convey something that is essential to the piece. The spaces before and after usually make the reader pause, allowing it to emphatically convey its message.
3. Try keeping paragraphs that feature one or two sentences within the same page to a bare minimum, no more than two at a time.
4. If you can manage, always have between three to four paragraphs per page. At the least, try pushing for at least one.
About The Author: See how innovative Document Editing Software instantly can boost your writing skills and watch how NLP technology can help you to write perfect emails, letters, essays or reports. Visit: http://www.englishsoftware.org
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Article Title: Appropriate Paragraph Lengths
Author: Jane Sumerset
Word Count: 526
Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=504275&ca=Writing
Format: 64cpl
Contact The Author: http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=504275
Easy Publish Tool: http://www.isnare.com/html.php?aid=504275
*********************** ARTICLE START ***********************
How long should your paragraphs be? Is there any precise number of lengths on how to make your paragraphs appear in your contents? There�s no specific rule for that, but following certain guidelines should ensure that you�re able to produce ones that both read well and are appropriate for your readers.
Of course there are a lot of ways on how to write and trim your paragraphs as what you and your readers would like to have. Every writer is aware of that however, there are some of them who haven�t applied these techniques into their writing. As a result, they end up having longer yet confusing paragraphs. Some of them wrote shorter ones. Now, do you think these are appropriate in writing your contents? You guess it right. That�s absolutely a no.
As a writer, you always deal with your ideas every now and then. Unique ideas suddenly come out on your mind every single day and any minute of the day. The only thing you need to do in writing is to organize these ideas well and that includes positioning them in your paragraphs.
It is very important that you have a well-written vision on how are you going to write your paragraphs well. Consider dividing your ideas and other elements into your paragraphs which are not too short or too long. So, how are you going to do it if there are situations where you feel like sticking words into your paragraphs continuously and you don�t know how to cut them off and proceed to the next paragraph?
That is very normal for most writers especially students and beginners but you can still handle this problem easily. Remember the editing and revision stage in writing? Task is usually done in those writing processes.
Pieces of writing filled with long paragraphs are usually hard on the eye. All those slabs of text with no breaks tend to scare off even the most avid reader, almost as bad as a piece that never received the help of a document editing software. On the other hand, if you do it too short then it will end up looking under-developed, almost like they could use a couple more sentences for elaboration.
A Few Simple Guidelines
1. Paragraphs that go more than a page of text need to be reconsidered automatically. Check how you might be able to break them up logically into two or more blocks.
2. Any paragraph consisting entirely of one or two sentences should only be used if they are especially poignant in driving home a point, such that they convey something that is essential to the piece. The spaces before and after usually make the reader pause, allowing it to emphatically convey its message.
3. Try keeping paragraphs that feature one or two sentences within the same page to a bare minimum, no more than two at a time.
4. If you can manage, always have between three to four paragraphs per page. At the least, try pushing for at least one.
About The Author: See how innovative Document Editing Software instantly can boost your writing skills and watch how NLP technology can help you to write perfect emails, letters, essays or reports. Visit: http://www.englishsoftware.org
Please use the HTML version of this article at:
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