My experience with writing long and complicated sentences is that I don't have the skill to write good ones, and neither do most people. Instead, I follow the r

My experience with writing long and complicated sentences is that I don't have the skill to write good ones, and neither do most people. Instead, I follow the rule of thumb that my college writing instructor taught: aim for an average of about 20 words, vary your sentence length, and try to say what needs to be said and no more.