Comments on: A Few Tips On Paragraph Length

By: Karl

Karl — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:11:19 +0000

Great article Patti. I think it is important for all writers to create an outline before starting on a writing assignment. In addition, keeping paragraphs short and coherent are equally important.

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Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:39:44 +0000

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Knoxville Website De — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:12:32 +0000

Thanks for sharing these guidelines Patti. What you have outlined will certainly create a better user experience.

By: David Stillwagon

David Stillwagon — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:42:52 +0000

I find that when reading paragraphs the shorter the better. It seems that many people forget to stay on subject when writing a simple paragraph.

By: Rob O.

Rob O. — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:16:26 +0000

Patti, thanks for addressing this!

I find that I often end up splitting and restructuring long paragraphs that I wrote in the first draft on a blog during subsequent edits. Part of this may stem from some old-school (ok, Junior High & beyond) writing classes where more formal structure was emphasized including, for example, a conclusion statement at the end of a paragraph. So, I tend to be more comfortable writing longer paragraphs, yet I know that shorter ones are much more commonplace now – especially in the online world.