The Pulse of Prose: Don't Write a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing

Let rhythm boost your writing to the top

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Rhythm — sometimes called pacing — is the cadence a reader feels as they go through words, sentences, and paragraphs. When we listen to music, we might clap or tap our feet, but when we read, the best writing sparks our brain to do those things figuratively.

We recognize patterns and flow — how the story m…