Advice like “break up any paragraphs longer than 5 lines,” or “stick to a topic sentence/support structure” creates a system that works well for certain sizes and types of ideas. I think the pinch of salt to accompany this post—and it has its share of well-taken points—is merely that the structures its lays out can constrain as much as they enable if used as a blanket approach for all idea-driven writing.
Advice like “break up any paragraphs longer than 5 lines,” or “stick to a topic sentence/support structure” creates a system that works well for certain sizes and types of ideas. I think the pinch of salt to accompany this post—and it has its share of well-taken points—is merely that the structures its lays out can constrain as much as they enable if used as a blanket approach for all idea-driven writing.