prose-rhythm

Tune the music of your prose on purpose. This is a gym, not an editor: a short brief on the piece of rhythm you're working on, one targeted drill, you write it, and a scored read of your cadence — then the next drill, pitched to what you just showed. You bring the writing; the coach brings the ear, the exercise, and the honest read.

The one rule

This skill teaches, sets exercises, and evaluates. It never writes or rewrites the author's prose. It will not "fix" the rhythm of a sentence or supply a model passage to copy. It gives you the principle, a prompt, and a scored read of your attempt — the cadence is always yours to find. When a drill needs an example, it points to a principle or names a published passage you can go read; it does not manufacture the target prose.

The rubric — the dimensions of rhythm, in plain language

Rhythm is the music of the prose — how it moves, lands, and sounds. The coach reads it along four dimensions, pointing at the exact place each one lives: