#3 Blogging Rules - Less is More

People have long told me that I have a way with words. They tell me I am able to write really well, expressing myself with great clarity and emotion. But I know I'm also can be very long winded. 

So in an attempt to refine my own skills in writing, I will limit the number of words on each post to a maximum of 1000 words. Why 1000 words? Well, because (a) I think that's as long as a columnist in the newspaper gets and (b) If I need more than 1000 words say something, then obviously I'm sorely lacking the ability to be concise and coherent - surest sign of a poor writer. 

What inspired me to do this was a competition I intend to enter from the Readers Digest. They are inviting anyone and everyone to submit their short stories for a writing competition. What's the catch? It has to be in less than 100 words. 

I realize that sometimes - OK, a lot of times - less is more. 

I've never had an editor, so I pretty much wrote however and whatever I wanted without much thought. I get lost in my own long wordy post sometimes; forgetting what really was the gist of it. So if I can't find the gist in a thousand words, then obviously I need to start clearing my head a bit more before writing. 

Makes sense? 

That's two hundred and forty six words for you right there.