Sunday Story…Writing

Writers write. Runners run. Artists make art. If you want to be good at something you need to do that thing.

This Sunday Story thing has been a project since 2008. Every week (except the summer of 2013) I have posted a story. That calculates to something over 300 posts. You can find most of them here:
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
Originally I had a goal of 1000 words for each post but a while ago someone told me the briefer was better. That I should see if I could say what I wanted to say in as few words as possible. So I cut the goal down to 500. And then I stopped worrying about it. If the message could be out in 100 words then so be it. I have never been able to do that…I guess I am just too verbose!

I also try to hit certain numbers on a reading scale. This scale tells me how easy what I have written is to read. So this one is 253 words and a 75.4 ease (Reader’s digest is 65! And larger is easier to read) score on a 5.3 grade level just in case you were wondering!

So:
Shorter…simpler…more direct and to the point…pithy and poignant, if you will.
Yet:
Inspiring, informative, entertaining, thought provoking, humorous, and transformative.

I get a fair amount of feedback and always welcome more.

Thanks for reading, thanks for being out there for me.

A writer, writing.

Namaste

John Mariotti
www.crossfit-odyssey.com
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
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