Conveying the full extent of one's meaning in the best way possible: Communication]

Flint · 04-13-2012, 02:24 PM

Hemmingway and his drinking buddies would edit each others work, always looking for what was not essential and ELIMINATING it. Brutally. That's one way to do it. Write a full page essay, then work it down until you've got 1-2 paragraphs that convey the important points more clearly.

Lamplighter · 04-13-2012, 02:38 PM

FRESH EGGS FOR SALE.

Of course they are fresh:
EGGS FOR SALE.

Of course you're not giving them away:
EGGS.

Of course, they are not chickens
.

04-13-2012, 02:24 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Hemmingway and his drinking buddies would edit each others work, always looking for what was not essential and ELIMINATING it. Brutally. That's one way to do it. Write a full page essay, then work it down until you've got 1-2 paragraphs that convey the important points more clearly. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-13-2012, 02:38 PM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	FRESH EGGS FOR SALE. Of course they are fresh: EGGS FOR SALE. Of course you're not giving them away: EGGS. Of course, they are not chickens .

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)