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Lessons on the Line - Word Economy

 


Take you prose piece.  Analyze the word count. Reduce the word count by 25%.  Therefore, if the the word count is 500 words, reduce it to 350 words. 

Repeat. Reduce the word count by 25%.  Therefore, if the the word count is 350 words, reduce it to 275 words. 

Repeat. Reduce the word count by 25%.  Therefore, if the the word count is 275 words, reduce it to 210 words. 

Analyze what is changing about the work.  What themes were dominant? What themes are dominant now.

Reduce the word count by 25%.  Therefore, if the the word count is 210 words, reduce it to 150 words. 

Reduce the word count to 100 words. 

Reduce the word count to 50 words.

Reduce the word count to 25 words. 

Reduce the word count to 12 words.  This is your power line. 

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