I am learning to edit ruthlessly, like a barbarian attacking a small village. Rip and tear! Question the validity of every silly idea I've got. The pile of sentences slain stacks up like Dexter's victims.
That short form strategy can be applied for long form writing as well. But it's not the same. Using simple, short sentences bit by bit & giving it a big form - a paragraph. I'm learning it & it's difficult but that's why it's so effective.
I used to write very short post as I believe the in power of brevity. Later I used notes to train short form writing and posts for long form. It's how I get the best of both worlds.
I am learning to edit ruthlessly, like a barbarian attacking a small village. Rip and tear! Question the validity of every silly idea I've got. The pile of sentences slain stacks up like Dexter's victims.
lol, the imagery is hilarious! That pile of sentences must have formed the foundation of your great writing.
Ha ha. I think in pictures, many I never write because they're so ridiculous!
How fun it will be if you could write them or even draw them out!
I invite you to join this creative challenge:
https://thecuriousdetour.substack.com/p/introducing-the-kaleidoscope-project
More fabulous advice. My favourite was the idea of editing in layers.
Thanks Douglas, hope you can implement it and put it to good use.
That short form strategy can be applied for long form writing as well. But it's not the same. Using simple, short sentences bit by bit & giving it a big form - a paragraph. I'm learning it & it's difficult but that's why it's so effective.
I used to write very short post as I believe the in power of brevity. Later I used notes to train short form writing and posts for long form. It's how I get the best of both worlds.