Extraneous

There’s a quote out there that goes something like “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter”.

For many of us, it’s easy to write a long, wordy, free writing, run-on (and on) explanation about something, which surely has an enormous amount of useful information in it.  It probably has some wonderful turns of phrase. And some really insightful content, too.

But as many writers know, the hard part is only now beginning. 

Taking that long, drawn-out, run-on paragraph and styling it so that the reader wants to read the next sentence:  that’s what takes time.