Today, Jim looks at how unnecessary words make reading a slog.
Last week we looked at how jargon can create roadblocks in our writing, how it can turn off or confuse readers. Again, this comes in the form of a letter to the staff I'm sharing with you.
When I'm working a weekend and a reporter asks me,"How long do you want that story?", my standard response is:"No longer than it needs to be.""Tighter" doesn't mean"shorter," though that's generally a happy byproduct of it. I'm looking for the same amount of wheat but less chaff. And with the leftover time, more wheat.
•"In order to":"I am getting preachy about tight writing in order to improve the user experience with more stories that are more readable.""It was a matter of the utmost importance to the success of the song that a cowbell, of which there was none used during the original recording, be added to the mix by drummer Albert Bouchard to bring up the percussion that was lost in the shag-carpeted studio.
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