tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post291704081601493815..comments2024-03-28T10:26:22.118-07:00Comments on Writing In Wonderland: BrevitySylvia Neyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700149683391617521noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-24364846297758358382014-04-07T10:39:00.198-07:002014-04-07T10:39:00.198-07:00What great advice! I learned this painful lesson w...What great advice! I learned this painful lesson while writing many papers in college. It's so true. No reason to go on and on. Just effectively and concisely state your point and move on. <br /><br />Thanks for checking out my Egg Bread post on the A to Z Challenge!<br /><br />http://www.thingsmymothertaught.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03031820238864642845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-17738325340456785222014-04-06T20:03:23.566-07:002014-04-06T20:03:23.566-07:00Oh, I like that sentiment! My editing life is spen...Oh, I like that sentiment! My editing life is spent in the pursuit of word elimination.Lynda Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442214431341019380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-60896549490716314482014-04-03T13:03:36.897-07:002014-04-03T13:03:36.897-07:00I wrote a post titled "Don't Waste Words&...I wrote a post titled "Don't Waste Words" a few months ago on just this subject. "Brevity is the soul of wit."Patrick Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-11250672874245536802014-04-03T06:03:20.587-07:002014-04-03T06:03:20.587-07:00Heh. You're absolutely right.
Brevity sure doe...Heh. You're absolutely right.<br />Brevity sure doesn't come as naturally to most writer as it should. I posted about <a href="http://www.veronicasicoe.com/blog/2014/04/brevity-in-science-fiction/" rel="nofollow">brevity in science-fiction</a>, because it's such an important thing and yet so painfully neglected. :)<br /><br />- VeroVeronica Sicoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741318844378921184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-3128190784324201022014-04-03T05:54:57.145-07:002014-04-03T05:54:57.145-07:00B for brevity. Love it. :-)B for brevity. Love it. :-)SittieCateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521819279505376147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-82376313513649794532014-04-03T01:12:07.494-07:002014-04-03T01:12:07.494-07:00Don't overextend in writing, got it!Don't overextend in writing, got it!Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-73909710199440140322014-04-02T23:28:31.364-07:002014-04-02T23:28:31.364-07:00Good advice. I find it helps me to put a piece aw...Good advice. I find it helps me to put a piece away for a few days and come back and read it with fresh eyes. Sometimes I'm quite surprised at the errors that jump out at me.#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-25807456355684714812014-04-02T19:16:33.133-07:002014-04-02T19:16:33.133-07:00Very inspiring quote.. How fittingly I visit your ...Very inspiring quote.. How fittingly I visit your blog on a day you post about brevity ! Thanks for the comment on my 6-word story.. Jefferson inspires a lot<br /><br />GS at <a href="http://moontimetunes.blogspot.in/" rel="nofollow">Moontime Tunes</a>மதிhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418768158787886206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-16227361794829454982014-04-02T18:19:44.554-07:002014-04-02T18:19:44.554-07:00Great choice for a B word, but I may be biased!
B...Great choice for a B word, but I may be biased!<br /><br />Being brief has never been my strong suit. I have, however, begun to edit down pieces of my writing over time a lot more than I ever used to. Perhaps a little more practice and it will just come naturally. Then again, the editing process exists for a reason :)<br /><br />Jak at <a href="http://crytonchronicles.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Cryton Chronicles</a> & <a href="http://dreamsintheshadeofink.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Dreams in the Shade of Ink</a>Jakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069266783997777691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-83638714486681201402014-04-02T16:50:12.913-07:002014-04-02T16:50:12.913-07:00Great advice. It seems there's a lot of excess...Great advice. It seems there's a lot of excess words out there these days. <br />Rita A to Z 1896Rita A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00409173179296954621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-834751515369933852014-04-02T15:57:28.172-07:002014-04-02T15:57:28.172-07:00Great post! Writing short stories has taught me a ...Great post! Writing short stories has taught me a lot about this. My novels are now more tightly written because I practiced with shorter tales.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by <a href="http://untetheredrealms.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Untethered Realms</a> today!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-74513442592249982312014-04-02T15:21:10.533-07:002014-04-02T15:21:10.533-07:00This is a great post, and an interesting "B&q...This is a great post, and an interesting "B". Thank you, I enjoyed reading it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308322887557661274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-62400521872251174812014-04-02T14:37:24.147-07:002014-04-02T14:37:24.147-07:00Hi, Sylvia. Did not know this about Jefferson. Som...Hi, Sylvia. Did not know this about Jefferson. Someone else said "Less is more" and I have always tried to remember this in my writing. <br /><a href="http://shells-tales-sails.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Shells–Tales–Sails</a>Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-39239974330598414552014-04-02T13:28:12.558-07:002014-04-02T13:28:12.558-07:00So very true. Brevity makes the Gettysburg Address...So very true. Brevity makes the Gettysburg Address a masterpiece, even today. Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837639807533435390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-14692415001912612582014-04-02T12:38:20.294-07:002014-04-02T12:38:20.294-07:00"Brevity is the soul of wit."
"I wo..."Brevity is the soul of wit."<br />"I would have written a shorter letter, but I didn't have time."<br /><br />The first is Shakespeare, the second Twain? The goal isn't to edit it back down to an outline, but to use only the words needed. I recently did a post on this, as a review of Roy Peter Clark's <i>Writing Short</i>.<br />http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2014/03/progressive-book-club-writing-short.htmlRebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-68151983245351944892014-04-02T11:10:14.991-07:002014-04-02T11:10:14.991-07:00Too much brevity and your story loses something. I...Too much brevity and your story loses something. It becomes a caricature of a tale. You have to be very careful when you edit that you don't take out too much. But the proper balance can be reached if you work at it.A.M. Guynes/Annikka Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614418902810540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-75420296166044529672014-04-02T09:01:11.424-07:002014-04-02T09:01:11.424-07:00Love, love, and love this post!Love, love, and love this post!shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-68733807514056309462014-04-02T09:01:11.248-07:002014-04-02T09:01:11.248-07:00Love, love, and love this post!Love, love, and love this post!shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-5744364891967962852014-04-02T08:58:54.261-07:002014-04-02T08:58:54.261-07:00Another quote I like from Mark Twain" "...Another quote I like from Mark Twain" "If it sounds like writing, re-write."loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-31567752257675962662014-04-02T08:58:34.905-07:002014-04-02T08:58:34.905-07:00Excellent post! Brevity is so important whenever w...Excellent post! Brevity is so important whenever we are doing something we love. I always say to be brave and try something new whenever we're writing. It's the only way to go. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-19672609881540413562014-04-02T08:26:51.742-07:002014-04-02T08:26:51.742-07:00Brevity is a tightrope to walk as D.G. points out....Brevity is a tightrope to walk as D.G. points out. Excellent post! Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-8485738762477725952014-04-02T07:59:58.833-07:002014-04-02T07:59:58.833-07:00Brevity is necessary when everyone is crushed for ...Brevity is necessary when everyone is crushed for time. But there is a point where brevity spoils the result, when one must interpret. The skill of being precise or specific is important when using brevity. <br /><br />Good word for B.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com