# Write paragraphs like music

Date: 2021-05-07 09:00:43 +08:00Date modified: 2021-05-07 10:49:18 +08:00

Reading consecutive sentences with similar lengths can have an impression of being monotonous. Writing as if it's music keeps the interest of the inner narrator as if they subsconciously demand variety in their reading.

To make musical-like quality of writing, the following guidelines can make things easier.

- Vary the sentence length per paragraph.

- Instill a gram of personal expression.

- Create a playful persona.

While musical-like writing invoke a sense of creativity and playfulness, it doesn't have to be this way. You can occasionally apply it on certain situations where it can make interesting reading. Examples include writing in a playful persona when writing explanations and introductions, instilling personality only with short phrases, or creating a short narrative inside of the writing while interleaving technical information.

For technical documentations, I think it could be applied. But not forgetting that you're writing for the user who expects an accurate writing with a factual tone. Several style guides such as from Mailchimp has casualness and informality. Overall, it is going to be a task of balance.

It is especially interesting for personal note-taking. The place where the personal needs are first before a hypothetical reader can make notes of various writing styles with various completeness. But you shouldn't forget that you're writing for yourself, not the audience.

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