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]]> By: Nate Davis http://www.copyblogger.com/purple-prose/#comment-799495 Nate Davis Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:02:18 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=6318#comment-799495 Great reminders Sherice! I'm surprised, however, that neither you nor any readers mentioned the all-time classic style guide, Strunk and White's The Elements of Style (now fifty years old, but all the more relevant in this age of character counts, mobile web browsing, and Twittified attention spans; I can think of no better resource for writers of any skill level). Rule 13 makes a case for brevity I'll never forget: "Rule 13: Omit Needless Words Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell." Great reminders Sherice! I’m surprised, however, that neither you nor any readers mentioned the all-time classic style guide, Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style (now fifty years old, but all the more relevant in this age of character counts, mobile web browsing, and Twittified attention spans; I can think of no better resource for writers of any skill level). Rule 13 makes a case for brevity I’ll never forget:

“Rule 13: Omit Needless Words

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.”

]]> By: Rob Griggs http://www.copyblogger.com/purple-prose/#comment-799488 Rob Griggs Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:46:39 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=6318#comment-799488 Some great tips Sherice! I agree with @Lain, twitter has helped people to focus more on exactly what they want to say and helps to remove the fluff from their writing. I think Seth Godin is a great example of someone who gets straight to the point in his posts. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ Some great tips Sherice!

I agree with @Lain, twitter has helped people to focus more on exactly what they want to say and helps to remove the fluff from their writing. I think Seth Godin is a great example of someone who gets straight to the point in his posts. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/

]]> By: Profit Optimization Group http://www.copyblogger.com/purple-prose/#comment-799444 Profit Optimization Group Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:33:14 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=6318#comment-799444 Great post Sherice! I really needed this today, I have had some struggles with my writings on my blog. I will take all these great tips in hand and transfer them to my writings. I had a look at your website as well, I like the content there too. So I'll be stopping by there frequently. Oh well I love the title of your book, had a look at the table of contents and I like what I see. Jason Great post Sherice!

I really needed this today, I have had some struggles with my writings on my blog. I will take all these great tips in hand and transfer them to my writings. I had a look at your website as well, I like the content there too. So I’ll be stopping by there frequently. Oh well I love the title of your book, had a look at the table of contents and I like what I see.

Jason

]]> By: Daniel Johnston http://www.copyblogger.com/purple-prose/#comment-798505 Daniel Johnston Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:22:09 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=6318#comment-798505 Definitely a lot of people (including myself) are too wordy. I am a fiction writer at heart, and adjusting to the fact that web readers scan is a huge challenge for me. I think I'm doing a lot better at it, though. Definitely a lot of people (including myself) are too wordy. I am a fiction writer at heart, and adjusting to the fact that web readers scan is a huge challenge for me. I think I’m doing a lot better at it, though.

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