a little writing tip

for many aspiring and professional writers, we've all heard about tightening our writing, or writing tight. the goal is streamlined sharp prose that can be lyrical but has chopped the fluff and self-indulgent crap (you know, the stuff allowed in blogs). so here's a great tip in developing sharp writing. ready?

it's worthy of some attention...

very important...

are you paying attention?

here it comes...

TEXT MESSAGING
tah dah!!!!

yes, i'm serious as both a writing instructor and writer. the world of text messaging has been opened before me, okay, i only text one friend as of yet. but she's funny, and keeps me on my toes. i love that little beep beep on my phone when one has arrived. but then i want to say so much more than i can. it takes such time tapping those buttons. it makes me conserve words, choose wisely, or attempt to. the perfect writing lesson.

on other subject now...last night with eric, carolyn, cassie and jackie wilson was great! we talked for hours. and today i went to a bookclub who read my book -- wonderful women. so does meeting with a writer, talking writing to a bookclub, and text messaging constitute progress in my writing chronicles? oh oh, i DID start a story while waiting for a train (the train came at just the right moment cause driving and note-taking wasn't working well)...the title even came with it called "one missing week." we'll see about that title and the story, but i was really getting into it. maybe my new character idea, billy jean castle, should be in it. puzzle pieces click together in such ways. speaking of, i have a writing process sort of called "the puzzle." different from randy ingermanson's "snowflake" which writers should checkout on his website (rsingermanson.com). very helpful, mine is a little more messy and for less organized more puzzle-type people (will have the process on my website eventually, maybe, possibly).

assignment #1: text message someone as an exercise in writing tightly (you don't get this just anywhere folks!) let me know how it goes.