Bad Writing Advice From A Really Good Writer

April 7, 2012 in Excerpts | Permalink

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Luc Sante is one of my favorite writers on the planet, but he gave some really bad advice in his recent Wall Street Journal piece, “Finding the Editor Within.” The offending tip:

“I attempt to keep my paragraphs more or less the same length; a paragraph shorter than the rest is usually missing something important.”

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