Dear Heather, never EVER apologize for going long. You could have written 20 more pages and every one of us would have devoured every word. Don't want to put any onus on you -- you need your down time and rest. But you don't owe us, your readers, any explanations or apologies for anything. We simply and truly owe thanks to you for all the ways you communicate to and with us.
Dear Heather, never EVER apologize for going long. You could have written 20 more pages and every one of us would have devoured every word. Don't want to put any onus on you -- you need your down time and rest. But you don't owe us, your readers, any explanations or apologies for anything. We simply and truly owe thanks to you for all the ways you communicate to and with us.
Thanks. But I hate to go over 1300 words, and that one was 1400. Usually 1200 is about a reader's limit. I guess I have to remember that the Letter readers have more stomach for the written word but I do get comments telling me I need to do shorter synopses or-- not kidding-- bullet points. :) What put me over was the McGirt decision, but I couldn't bear to cut it. I did cut Michael Cohen's story, and Michael Flynn's. Maybe there'll be room for them tonight....
I think that you don't have the 'average' reader here. We are hungry for more information, and many of us have never had such a concise and non-hysterical point of view before. Please feel free to go twice as long as you do.
I find myself each morning going through many of the responses here as they shed more light on our situation.
I donтАЩt care how long the letters are. Bullet points? Really? Uh no! Is that some business person that is trying to explain to you how to do things? YouтАЩre a professor and a noted author! Claim it! Do it your way! No apologies warranted! IтАЩm here to learn. Love every minute of it!
I agree that the Letter readers, and even most of the Facebook readers, are high caliber readers, and we get the advantage of having an extraordinarily high caliber writer to read! Your readers are also clearly seeking what you write, not just stomaching it. As a writer of court reports that are persuasive essays to convince a judge to turn the recommendations into orders, I do advocate bullet points to make a list of factors be readable. A long dense paragraph is counterproductive. However, your Letter essays are most eminently readable. If it ainтАЩt broke, donтАЩt fix it!
Dear Heather, never EVER apologize for going long. You could have written 20 more pages and every one of us would have devoured every word. Don't want to put any onus on you -- you need your down time and rest. But you don't owe us, your readers, any explanations or apologies for anything. We simply and truly owe thanks to you for all the ways you communicate to and with us.
Thanks. But I hate to go over 1300 words, and that one was 1400. Usually 1200 is about a reader's limit. I guess I have to remember that the Letter readers have more stomach for the written word but I do get comments telling me I need to do shorter synopses or-- not kidding-- bullet points. :) What put me over was the McGirt decision, but I couldn't bear to cut it. I did cut Michael Cohen's story, and Michael Flynn's. Maybe there'll be room for them tonight....
I think that you don't have the 'average' reader here. We are hungry for more information, and many of us have never had such a concise and non-hysterical point of view before. Please feel free to go twice as long as you do.
I find myself each morning going through many of the responses here as they shed more light on our situation.
Just one person's opinion here, but you should feel free to make your emails as long as they need to be to keep us informed.
And please no bullet points. The writing is great and easy to comprehend.
People who want bullet points have become immune to digesting expository writing by too many years of PowerPoint presentations.
Please no bullet points!
I donтАЩt care how long the letters are. Bullet points? Really? Uh no! Is that some business person that is trying to explain to you how to do things? YouтАЩre a professor and a noted author! Claim it! Do it your way! No apologies warranted! IтАЩm here to learn. Love every minute of it!
Please, donтАЩt dumb down your letters. Your writing is so good.
I agree that the Letter readers, and even most of the Facebook readers, are high caliber readers, and we get the advantage of having an extraordinarily high caliber writer to read! Your readers are also clearly seeking what you write, not just stomaching it. As a writer of court reports that are persuasive essays to convince a judge to turn the recommendations into orders, I do advocate bullet points to make a list of factors be readable. A long dense paragraph is counterproductive. However, your Letter essays are most eminently readable. If it ainтАЩt broke, donтАЩt fix it!
Please cover status of Cohen, Flynn, Stone, and Manafort.
So true!!!!
Bullet points? I had no idea Trump was a subscriber.