Lists are your friend

Paragraphs are great, but you can have too much of a good thing.

Have you written three or four paragraphs? Throw in a bulleted list to give the reader some variety.

• Have you trapped a list inside a paragraph? Release it!

• Have you written steps? Format them as a numbered list.

Notice the difference this formatting change makes. Listed items that are formatted as lists are quicker to skim.