Why we write in only Seven Sentences

March 18, 2012 5 Comments


Boundaries foster creativity. Writing in only seven sentences isn’t so much a rule as it is a definable boundary.

I think of it as a ball park or a football field, the game can only takes place inside the boundaries that we have constructed.

Imagine a game of football, where there was no touch line, where the goals were placed an infinite length apart. The game would never end, it would disappear into oblivion.

Creative constraints force us to define who we are and what we want. Tell a story in only seven sentences, it’s an achievable challenge.

 

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About GeoffTalbot: Geoff Talbot is the founder of this Creative Blog. He loves writing words that encourage creative people.

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  • S Delemare

    reminds me of the time I wrote a lot of letters to local papers (good hit rate btw) and found it very good discipline to get my point across in 150 words (200 absolute max or the sub-editors would get at it)

    • http://www.writerswritingwords/parthenon-was-not-built-in-a-day Eleni Poulakou

      Variety in writing exercises is good workout.

  • http://www.liveitforward.com/ Kent Julian

    I love your blog, Geoff. 

    I’m a professional speaker, which means I tend to be wordy. 

    You are pushing me to cut out useless words. 

    To edit to make my words more potent. 

    To be more specific. 

    It’s hard.

    But it’s very good, and I like it!

    • http://sevensentences.com GeoffTalbot

      thanks so much Kent. I love how you comment in only seven sentences. It’s awesome. Maybe we should make it a community rule?

    • http://greeneggsandmoms.com/ Anne @ GreenEggs&Moms

      Hey Kent! Seems like you’re doing fine. Haha