There you are, the world is a jungle of words and you can’t find one; the one you’ve been searching for: the right one. Let me beam a light on this dilemma.
You are this origami prose writer: a sculptor of words. For you, it’s not the length of the piece. No, this is entirely about content. You know that in a hostage situation your commander does not want details of what you had for breakfast; who you bumped into after that or what was headlining on the news stand. He wants immediate, accurate intel to extract that trapped word that needs all the brief wit training invested in you to release it in short measure. Now that’s what I call exercising your write. No need for all that circumventing. Just vent.
I hope that’s clear and precise enough for you. Now prose.
Comments
jolono | July 27, 2012 - 16:25
Made me smile Verdana!
Verdana | July 27, 2012 - 18:31
Thanks jolono. Part of my exercising what goes on when I'm writing. It may also resonate with colleagues!
Linda Wigzell Cress | July 28, 2012 - 20:03
You are so 'write' Verdana. Your brain twists and turns to find that word you know is there somewhere. It's like a pain but such joy when you find it! Love the idea of Origami Prose.
Linda
Verdana | July 28, 2012 - 22:47
Thank you for letting me how it feels for you Linda.
ScoZen | August 23, 2012 - 19:17
Cathing up on your tales little font.
I enjoyed this one.
Verdana | August 23, 2012 - 21:50
Hiya ScoZen, the thing with writing these days is that I can get so distracted from the projects I should be working on. But they're so tiny I shouldn't beat myself up about it, especially if people like them! Worth it.