This piece has convinced me to reconsider long sentences: How to Write a Long Sentence: Tips + Example Sentences. I was skeptical when I first read this:
Long sentences get a bad rap. Because many writers abuse long sentences, cramming too many thoughts into each sentence, muddling up their message and leaving readers confused. So, the main trick to composing a beautiful long sentence is to communicate only one idea with clarity.
After I finished it, I was won over. You will be too if you read it.
Long sentences are like semicolons: easy to misuse but excellent when well employed.
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Interesting. I was skeptical at first too, but that was a great read. Thanks for sharing this. And I probably fall into the category of writers who abuse semicolons; that’s for sure.