As someone who practices the venerable arts of prose poetry and poetry, alike, I support your suggestion that we excise each useless word, like seeds in bread, so that the reader's teeth may drive home unimpeded.
Great advice. Sparse writing can be a foil to indulgent writing where one constants the other to great effect. I find this helps with dialogue as well.
As someone who practices the venerable arts of prose poetry and poetry, alike, I support your suggestion that we excise each useless word, like seeds in bread, so that the reader's teeth may drive home unimpeded.
P.S. Your quote selection is rather inspiring. ;)
Great advice. Sparse writing can be a foil to indulgent writing where one constants the other to great effect. I find this helps with dialogue as well.
I've learned the importance of contrast and am constantly learning it again!
The more I write the more I learn
I love these essays. They show me the mechanisms behind my writing. They challenge me to improve. And they leave me dying to try new things.
Thank you for that encouragement. It's what I'm aiming for!
I love how you show the different iterations/improvements to this paragraph. Thank you. Very useful.
I'm glad it worked for you. I was wondering if it did what I wanted it to.