The Little Known Secret To Writing Anything

July 23, 2012 1 Comment


Sometimes I struggle with getting to the point and saying things succinctly. It’s the curse of being a verbal processor.

I would make a bad politician,  my mouth would always be in my foot :-)

Getting to the point SHOULD be the sole objective behind any rewriting process.

Rewriting is not about changing things, it’s about establishing deeper clarity, finding more power, saying what you really want to say!

I think that is the beauty of writing in seven sentences, the sentence limitation forces you to ask the really obvious, yet highly important question…

What is it that I REALLY want to say?

 

2012 Copyright Seven Sentences – Getting to the Point

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

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  • Phil Rood

    This may be the best writing advice ever, and it’s great in its simplicity.  There’s a lot of people(myself included) who could really benefit from realizing that clarity is the most important thing in writing.  If you can’t get the point across, all the prose and poetry in the world is for nothing