CraftNo. 52
Rhythm and poetry
Reading your copy aloud can help you detect monotonous verbiage that might make readers inclined to nap. Banish the zzzs with your creatively constructed copy.
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Read your copy aloud and mark where the rhythm feels monotonous. Vary sentence length: short. Then longer.
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