Comments on: A Writing Exercise in Briefs (Not Underwear) http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/writing-exercises/writing-exercise-briefs-not-underwear Creative writing tips and ideas Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/writing-exercises/writing-exercise-briefs-not-underwear/comment-page-1#comment-54526 Melissa Donovan Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:57:08 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=197#comment-54526 Awesome Henry! Awesome Henry!

]]> By: Henry http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/writing-exercises/writing-exercise-briefs-not-underwear/comment-page-1#comment-54493 Henry Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:57:25 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=197#comment-54493 How's this: 'Saidra looked up and down the street. Where were the walkers and joggers? Where were the mommies walking youngsters to school? She stared straight ahead. Every day, the old lady from across the street read her newspaper while sipping a cup of tea on her front porch. Today she was nowhere to be seen. The street was deserted.' How’s this:

‘Saidra looked up and down the street. Where were the walkers and joggers? Where were the mommies walking youngsters to school? She stared straight ahead. Every day, the old lady from across the street read her newspaper while sipping a cup of tea on her front porch. Today she was nowhere to be seen. The street was deserted.’

]]> By: Exercise Five | DanBailey.net http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/writing-exercises/writing-exercise-briefs-not-underwear/comment-page-1#comment-31097 Exercise Five | DanBailey.net Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:28:04 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=197#comment-31097 [...] Writing Forward. Take an original paragraph you’ve written and cut everything you can without losing the [...] [...] Writing Forward. Take an original paragraph you’ve written and cut everything you can without losing the [...]

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/writing-exercises/writing-exercise-briefs-not-underwear/comment-page-1#comment-9540 Melissa Donovan Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:08:48 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=197#comment-9540 It pretty much depends on the content, right? People do scan more online, but a riveting story can be longer and still hold a a captive audience. It pretty much depends on the content, right? People do scan more online, but a riveting story can be longer and still hold a a captive audience.

]]> By: Glenn Murray http://www.writingforward.com/writing_exercises/writing-exercises/writing-exercise-briefs-not-underwear/comment-page-1#comment-9498 Glenn Murray Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:37:06 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=197#comment-9498 It's not always a simple case of shorter is better. It all depends on your audience. Personally, I prefer shorter (although not always briefs!), but some people actually respond better to longer, in the right context. The long copy v short copy debate is over-rated. (I've just written about this at my blog, funnily enough!) <abbr><em>Glenn Murrays last blog post..<a href="http://www.divinewrite.com/blog/copywriting/copy-length-matters/" rel="nofollow">It’s not your length that matters, it’s how much they like it!</a></abbr></em> It’s not always a simple case of shorter is better. It all depends on your audience. Personally, I prefer shorter (although not always briefs!), but some people actually respond better to longer, in the right context. The long copy v short copy debate is over-rated. (I’ve just written about this at my blog, funnily enough!)

Glenn Murrays last blog post..It’s not your length that matters, it’s how much they like it!

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