3 Tips for Writing Better Paragraphs

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What's a paragraph? For better or worse, there aren't any rules that can get you an answer. But there are some best practices when it comes to writing more effective paragraphs. In this video, we talk about three principles that will help you to write stronger paragraphs.
0:00 Introduction
1:34 Focus
4:28 Purpose
7:14 Brevity
10:23 Conclusion

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@danagreen6518 4 ай бұрын

Bravo, I discovered your site by error. Best mistake this month. I am a 70 yo guy. Cancer patient who has decided to write some short stories. Wrote nine drafts during the past month. Couple of westerns, four about childhood and adult based experiences, rest on random topics such as made up random thoughts towards the mystery and humorist story telling format. It feels it is much easier to write now that I am older. Twenty years ago I wrote a thirty-five chapter medical book on diabetes. It was much tougher task. Short stories are fun to create in one to three settings of under 4 to 6 hours. Your topics are first rate. via the coast of Maine my friend

@WritingwithAndrew 4 ай бұрын

This means a lot--thanks! Glad to hear you're doing some enjoyable writing--keep it up!

@t0dd000 Жыл бұрын

I love hearing someone framing this as expectation versus rule

@anthonyt219 Жыл бұрын

One idea for each paragraph also works for narrative writing. For example one paragraph can dedicated to what the character is smelling. The next would be what he hears. Bad example but it gets the point across. It can be that simple. It prevents long paragraphs that people tend to get overwhelmed by.

@WritingwithAndrew Жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely--thanks for the insight!

@Xen_8790 2 жыл бұрын

This video helped me to figure out why I've been struggling with paragraphs. It was a nuanced detail, but knowing it explicitly has made all the difference, so thanks! Really love your content, hope your channel reaches more people

@WritingwithAndrew 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I really appreciate--and I'm glad to hear it was helpful!

@prashantmishra1994 5 ай бұрын

Hi Andrew! Your lesson is special because you unlock the mystery of writing good paragraph. Thanks & regards.

@patriciahines4660 16 күн бұрын

Best I have seen on a paragraph . Thanks thanks a million dude ,

@WritingwithAndrew 15 күн бұрын

Anytime--thanks!

@gavinritchie649 Жыл бұрын

There should be some kind of integrity in a paragraph. - Nice rule.

@lehornet9005 Жыл бұрын

This was informative, I’m playing Tetris with my final project, trying to paper save, make my books small, as you said, be mindful of the reader, so will revert back to breaking paragraphs if need be 💯✌️✍️

@WritingwithAndrew Жыл бұрын

Nice--glad it helped! Good luck with the revisions!

@jeffstone5554 3 жыл бұрын

No rules, I am disappointed. Ah well, there are plenty of other rules I can break. Thanks Andrew, please keep them coming!

@WritingwithAndrew 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your patience--I'll what we can do about getting some breakable rules to you before too long, haha. Appreciate your support!

@kristinemarchione770 Жыл бұрын

I am so grateful for your video’s. They are easy to understand and apply. ❤

@WritingwithAndrew Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much--I'm really happy to hear it!

@mightypensword 10 ай бұрын

*videos's

@iot3136 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I came across your KZfaq channel. Thank you very much for your insights. I would love to see more videos from you. Could you do short videos to demonstrate your thought process/ approach to write paragraphs with different genres etc. Stay safe and blessed 😊

@WritingwithAndrew 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for kind words! I've been kicking around an idea sort of like that, but now I'll think more seriously about--thanks for the suggestion!

@iot3136 3 жыл бұрын

@@WritingwithAndrew Excellent. Looking forward to it Andrew. I sense you are from Humanities. I am not, I’m from science background. I’m fascinated by other folks writing abilities and interested in learning their thought process of writing. Occasionally I read high school English textbooks to understand different genres: informative, persuasive, argumentative, discursive. I regret I didn’t learn those when I was a school kid. With the time I realized literature is the most eternal subject. I am looking resources to learn how to learn writing 🤗 Your KZfaq channel gives me an encouragement to find something I missed 15 - 20 years ago. I am sure more people will find your work useful and encouraging. Thank you again and looking forward to seeing more value content from your channel. Stay safe and blessed.

@WritingwithAndrew 3 жыл бұрын

@@iot3136 I am in the humanities, but I'm doing research on science communicators right now, so I've got a soft spot for the sciences, too. It's awesome that you're getting back into the value of writing and literature: there's never a bad time to do it!

@lakeshagadson357 7 ай бұрын

i know how much it would cost to have you teach my class

@roxievazz9570 7 ай бұрын

Could you recommend any books that would be helpful in writing?

@tmanpugh Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@WritingwithAndrew Жыл бұрын

You're welcome--and a great big thanks back to you!

@Radhakrishnan-ui8th 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@WritingwithAndrew 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@matthewgreen9643 Жыл бұрын

please make a video on writing summaries

@WritingwithAndrew Жыл бұрын

That's a great suggestion. I've been thinking about making a video about that but just haven't yet--stay tuned!

@brys.3131 Жыл бұрын

I can also see this being successfully applied to fiction.

@WritingwithAndrew Жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely--great insight!

@rae5425 5 ай бұрын

Herman Melville : *writes a single sentence as long as a paragraph.*

@WritingwithAndrew 5 ай бұрын

God ol' Melvin... 😆

@rienn8559 Жыл бұрын

9:25 my teacher makes us have 5... so....

@WritingwithAndrew Жыл бұрын

That's fair--always follow the prompt! Five-paragraph essays can be a good way to start learning about structure, but they also have real limitations. When you get into more advanced writing, don't be afraid to venture into more complex ways of organizing your work!

@michaelhunter2136 11 ай бұрын

I hate the music. I don't like that kind of music and it is distracting. If I had to have music while at the same time listening to you, I could. I don't need your help for that. Please stop that.

@WritingwithAndrew 11 ай бұрын

Some credit for candor, I suppose. Irreconcilable matters of personal musical taste aside, I hope it offers some relief to know that this video is two years old, and my approach to editing has changed since then.

@hakunamatata7941 7 ай бұрын

I liked it 😊