Welcome to the modern age.
The age of the short attention span.
Was the last sentence too long?
Maybe so, but it was shorter than this one.
By a couple of words.
I recently read an article that had over one hundred one-line sentences in it.
Most were short sentences, but it had the occasional long one, like the last sentence above and this one.
I got a brain freeze halfway through.
I couldn’t cope with it.
By line twenty, I had lost track of what the article was about.
Where was it going?
Did it have any meaning?
And what’s wrong with using a paragraph occasionally? I might start now. The humble paragraph has been used throughout history; why shouldn’t it be used? What did it ever do wrong to offend people?
Actually, I’m having some fun. I don’t mind the occasional one-line sentence in my writing.
It can make a point.
Or not.
Short and to the point.
But let’s not forget the paragraph. It has been around for a long time, and books are full of them. They can add substance to a story. They are comfortable. I’ve always liked them.
So, try to remember the humble paragraph when you write.
Use it or lose it.
Thanks for reading!
Post was originally published on Medium, Jul 6, 2025
Picture: Free Image, Queena Deng, Pixabay.
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