October 12, 2025
Rewriting for Rhythm, Not Just Meaning
Most rewrites focus on meaning, but rhythm is often where a paragraph succeeds or fails.
Rhythm controls confidence, hesitation, and urgency before readers consciously analyse content.
If a sentence has the right information but the wrong pulse, readers feel distance instead of momentum. I read drafts aloud to catch these breaks in energy.
This is one reason I admire poetry even when writing prose.
It reminds me that language is physical as well as logical.
Clive