Sunday, February 6, 2022

A short lesson on writing

 The shortest writing lesson might come from Chekhov.

He once said: “I can speak briefly on long subjects.” Just follow that example.

Then again, I once asked my father what made for good writing.

He replied: “Short words. Short sentences.”

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