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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Burning Words

If you are to be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams – the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn. – Robert Southey



A fun analogy to help us remember to write, then condense, then condense some more. The work of writing is not the writing but the re-writing.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

If a verse is condensed too far, it may lose the flavor and emotional intent of its meaning.