“Ears are sloppy and eyes are precise; accordingly, speech can be loose but writing should be tight.”
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To Edit or Not to Edit
January 4, 2007That is the question. Maybe I’ll wait till a better question comes along. What I wrote last night was so random I didn’t post but that’s how the question arose. Do I sculpt each post or just let the chips fly? Alternately curious minds want to know.
Dreaming Poitier
May 24, 2006In the dream a wizened Sidney Poitier comes on stage steps ahead of the host. The set is creamy white, the furniture two conversation sets of two leather chairs. He mistakenly attempts to head for the front set and is reminded to go to the back pair. It becomes obvious to TV viewers that he [...]
Hello world!
May 8, 2006Welcome to onpurpose.wordpress.com. William Zinsser said it all with his Four Articles of Faith: humanity, brevity, simplicity, clarity. I invite you to notice and record the extent to which it is possible and invigorating to not only write but live accordingly.
