I tend to write long sentences, so I can say in one sentence what some

If you write long sentences, remember that your reader may get lost as to what point you were trying to make. I tend towards longer sentences too but must always reread to see if I can make my writing clearer for my intended audience.

I write long sentences when I am writing and thinking at the same time. I think my words and they instantly appear on the screen, because I am a touch typist and I don't need to look at the keyboard. I always edit my words into short sentences, and add any other punctuation, before I post.

Someone once said it was the number of commas. I have no clue if that is correct. I do know that some people don't use sentences at all and just mash it all together into one long sentence. That's annoying because you can't understand it. But if the sentence still makes sense I'll make a long too!

Being an ESL teacher for the past ten years has probably affected my sentence structure somewhat. When we teaching students to write we always stress KISS - Keep It Short & Simple. otherwise they try to put all their ideas into one sentence. I always tell them to brainstorm their ideas, but in reality most don't, so the resultant sentences are very hard to understand. I guess years of teaching this has rubbed off on my writing.

As far as myLot is concerned our sentences could be either long or short. What matters is the quality of content. But then if you ask about writing in general, I would say it is better to use simple and short sentences. It will make your writing more clear and easy to follow. Usually long sentences are unavoidable when you draft some legal or statutory matters. In the English translation of 'Autumn of the Patriarch'- the famous novel from the celebrated Spanish (Latin American) author Gabriel Garcia Marquez - I have seen some sentences stretching to more than a dozen pages. It was too difficult to follow and understand. But a passage consisting of short sentences will be more pleasing to read. However an author with gifted craftsmanship can easily write in long sentences and convey his/her ideas easily.

you know up until now i have no idea how mylot determines the amount that you'll be paid. but i would like to think that they pay you weighing the quality of the response and not in the number of sentences. sometimes, i can cram a couple of ideas in one sentence, even three ideas. i usually use commas, hyphens (---) and semi colons to pull off having all sorts of ideas in one sentence. trivia: do you know that the preamble of the philippine constitution (1987) is only one sentence. talk about a lengthy sentence.

As far as I know mylot pays by participation. I tend to write long sentences too. I don't think mylot pays attention if we use a period in between sentences. They don't want a bunch of one or two word responses. I think you do fine with your responses.

I'm not really sure on this one, but I don't think they do. However, it's good practice to write your sentences are properly as possible. I am taking online college courses and I try to improve my writing skills as I post in mylot. It actually helps some.

They do not pay by the word, the sentence or the line. The suggestion of at least four sentences has more to do with making sure you are actually contributing something to the discussion, and not just saying "Yes,I like Pepsi, too." Or "I agree with you." I am sure you add new ideas to the discussions you answer, and that is the important part. I look to try to have at least four lines in my browser before I post. I like it even better if I can thing of something that takes at least ten lines. At that point I will make better income. Hope I am not making things more confusing.

I think it is per line or per word count, in which it would be the same thing for your two long sentences as somebody's four shorter sentences. I don't worry about little things like that anyway, I just write what I have to write and then what I get paid, I get paid.

I don't think they pay just by sentence or by line but in general a post of more than line - whether it be one long sentence or several shorter ones - probably pays more than a one-line or, even worse, a one or two word post. Hey, look at that! I put that all into one sentence without consciously trying to! What do you suppose that will be worth...lol? Annie

When I offered some of my writing to be critiqued, I was told to make shorter sentences. This sentence is a bit long, but I didn't know how to shorten it. I've been observing the writers of books I read. Their sentences are fairly short. I suppose short sentences are easier to digest. Mylot doesn't pay by the sentence. It pays by the post. I've heard that short posts of less than 3-4 lines aren't paid.

I don’t really focus on how long my sentence would become in each of my posts. Usually I just voice out my words in mind and then that’s how the responses I made have been coming out. I keep hearing that myLot pays according how long the lines we make for that post, but I’m not sure. A certain friend said that a person she knew tried to make at least 6 till 8 lines for a certain post, but found out that it didn’t really work. But I don’t know what kind of post that person had made. So I think I shouldn’t focus too much onto the length. At least the discussion owner gets my point and I get good rate, that’s enough for me. :)

I've no idea how the earnings go about because mine hasn't moved yet but as to whether which is preferred long sentences or short; I write what i think would be a proper and respectable response and doesn't matter if it's long or short; i have yet to see my earnings though after a few posts i did already, I'm beginning to wonder myself

I really dont know I think they pay the same amount if its 4 or 10 lines as long as it is a good discussion

I've heard that it counts more by the line - say four or five lines worth of discussion. That being said, I had my computer resolution set to make the print larger for awhile. It looked like I had bigger - longer - discussions than I really did . I know they say they won't do it, but I would love to see their criteria for payment.

Everyone has different writing styles. What works for you works, or you would change it. Might not work for the next person, but they will have their own style. I think mylot only pays per actual response, not the length of it.

I don't think they pay by the sentence, or by the line. You could write a whole page and not say anything, or you could write two sentences and say a lot. What matters most is content. How meaningful are your posts? Are they relevant and coherent? Or are they nonsensical ramblings? Mylot pays for quality, not necessarily quantity.

suspenseful it is best to write five or six sentences on responses and disucssions so my lot pays for quality as opposed to quantity. I think mylot uses soft ware to decide that and how mylot figures this out is mylot business as they state very clearly do not ask how we do' it as that is our secret. so just relax and dont worry about it.

I don't think myLot judges based on sentences. It's probably more important that your post has quality, so if you can explain yourself well in one sentence, that should be fine. After all, I've seen books where an entire paragraph is just one sentence, but that sentence really hits the point.