diff --git a/cmd/main/main.go b/cmd/main/main.go
index 1c2b27a..e929bfa 100644
--- a/cmd/main/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main/main.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func main() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	for _, para := range doc.Document.Body.Paragraphs {
+		fmt.Println("New paragraph")
 		for _, child := range para.Children {
 			if child.Run != nil {
 				if child.Run.Text != nil {
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ func main() {
 
 			}
 		}
+		fmt.Print("End of paragraph\n\n")
 	}
 	fmt.Println("End of main")
 }
diff --git a/structdoc_test.go b/structdoc_test.go
index 9d56bfa..9ae866d 100644
--- a/structdoc_test.go
+++ b/structdoc_test.go
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ func TestMarshalDrawingStructure(t *testing.T) {
 
 	para2 := w.AddParagraph()
 	para2.AddText("test font size and color").Size(22).Color("ff0000")
+	para2.AddText("test font size and color").Size(22).Color("ff0000")
+	para2.AddText("test font size and color").Size(22).Color("ff0000")
 
 	nextPara := w.AddParagraph()
 	nextPara.AddLink("google", `http://google.com`)
diff --git a/structnodes.go b/structnodes.go
index a056ca5..29a5b13 100644
--- a/structnodes.go
+++ b/structnodes.go
@@ -19,10 +19,26 @@ type Paragraph struct {
 }
 
 func (p *Paragraph) MarshalXML(e *xml.Encoder, start xml.StartElement) error {
-	for _, c := range p.Children {
-		e.EncodeElement(c, start)
+	err := e.EncodeToken(start)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	return nil
+	for _, c := range p.Children {
+		switch {
+		case c.Link != nil:
+			err = e.Encode(c.Link)
+		case c.Run != nil:
+			err = e.Encode(c.Run)
+		case c.Properties != nil:
+			err = e.Encode(c.Properties)
+		default:
+			continue
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return e.EncodeToken(start.End())
 }
 
 func (p *Paragraph) UnmarshalXML(d *xml.Decoder, start xml.StartElement) error {