Semantic Line Breaks: Writing Better Prose

This article introduces the Semantic Line Breaks (SemBr) specification, a convention for improving text structure by adding line breaks after each substantial unit of thought. SemBr recommends line breaks after sentences, independent clauses, and before lists, improving readability and editability without affecting rendered output. The author discusses SemBr's application in various lightweight markup languages and how to migrate existing text to this convention, highlighting benefits for writers, editors, and readers alike.