Do remember to actually <i>delete</i> paragraphs though. I&#x27;ve seen long-form articles that were really just several short-form articles that are linked together by a listicle format. If I&#x27;m lucky, there may even be a few transition phrases or a  narrative that would justify the listicle format.<p>All these articles may have been good if the writer wasn&#x27;t so wedded to the long-form format and started deleting paragraphs. But since he was wedded to the format, all the reader sees is a rather meandering and dull piece. It&#x27;s an example of the sum of pieces being greater than the whole.