“No goal, regardless of how small can be achieved without adequate training.”
“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”
“Don’t just write words. Write music.”
Context: This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety.
Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important.
So write with a combination of short, medium, and long sentences. Create a sound that pleases the reader’s ear. Don’t just write words. Write music.
“There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.”
“Don’t talk too much, be focused on the goal and achieve it.”
“If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.”
“Politicians should wear sponsor jackets like Nascar drivers, then we know who owns them.”
