Focus on the Message

By Susan Reichert, @swmeditor

      Editor-in-Chief Southern Writers

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Many of us focus on “we must be writing”. While that is true, we would do better to focus on the message we want to write. (The Story.)

We know our writing needs to be interesting, whether fiction or non-fiction. How do we accomplish this? By choosing the right words.

 Mark Twain said, “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”

He also said, “Use the right word, not its second cousin.”