What advice can you give regarding paragraph length in a newsletter?

By Henry Ruddle on Aug 24, 2010 | In Writing/Editing FAQ, Style

--Nancy H.

Nancy -- Newsletters should bear no resemblance whatsoever to research studies, five-paragraph essays, technical white papers or rambling personal letters. They should tell the reader who, what, why, etc. and then stop. Paragraphs of one sentence are just fine. Try to vary your paragraph lengths, but shoot for an overall average in the 30-40 word range. Yes, short and punchy is good. Even sentence fragments.

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