The Agony of Concise Writing
What makes a good story?
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2 min readAug 17, 2022
The first I heard of the 10 words story challenge was in this article by Blogs by J, a new writer on Medium.
He was tagged in a challenge by Matt Patton, who was tagged in a challenge by Jennifer Barrios Tettay (Hey Jennifer!), who was challenged by Ben Ulansey (Hi Ben), who may have been challenged originally by Sheri Jacobs (Hi Sheri!).
The challenge is to write a story in 10 words
If you know me, you already know I appreciate concise writing. The last thing a reader wants is to wade through jargon or complex terminology.
In short, no one wants you to use your Big Words when a shorter answer works.
This challenge takes concise writing to the next level.
It immediately reminded me of a quote from the Season 4 Premiere of Yellowstone, an entertaining Netflix series.
