another week, another 3 thoughts to think about.
one. what’s necessary?
good writing is 10% writing, 90% editing. it’s all in what you keep.
if you’ve been here long enough, you know being succinct is not my strong suit. i love a run on sentence with a million extra words in it. and i think that’s okay for my personal writing, but i spend a ton of my work hours editing other people’s work, and i want to be the best trimmer in town.
i’m reading a very unique and special book that’s all about the art of succinct writing.
“To make short sentences, you need to remove every unnecessary word. Your idea of necessary will change as your experience changes.”
i love that. what’s necessary changes.
zoom out and see your life. your friends, your habits, your possessions, your lifestyle.
whatever you have now, it was probably necessary at some point. but is it now? do you need an edit?
let necessary change.
two. audience of one
when i was a lil christian girlie, i used to journal daily.