Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Wisdom on Wednesday: Less is More

I can be wordy. My blog posts will attest to that. But as this post will show, I've been working on that, both on my blog and in my manuscripts.

Don't use a paragraph when a sentence will do.

Less is more.


Happy June!
Posted by Ishta Mercurio at 8:52 AM
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7 comments:

  1. SarahJune 1, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Bwahaha! Very lovely demonstration of an important point. I suffer from wordiness as well (as my blog posts show). Sigh. Less is more. Got it.

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  2. Matthew MacNishJune 1, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Well executed!

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  3. Peaches LedwidgeJune 1, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    I agree with less is more - one reason I'm still editing my manuscript - to delete what I don't really (really) need.

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  4. Christina LeeJune 1, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    Totally agree--well said in a short space-ha!

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  5. Natalie AguirreJune 2, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    So true. I learned it the hard way and had to cut 20,000 words.

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  6. AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Great adage for a pb writer, and more time to write too :)

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  7. Ishta MercurioJune 2, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    Good luck with the editing, Peaches!

    Christina, thanks! ;-)

    Catherine, YES, it is SO TRUE for a PB writer! Less is definitely, definitely more in that case!

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