tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post4601849614581506321..comments2024-01-01T11:53:37.594-05:00Comments on I Like The Cut Of His Jib !!: More on the importance of writingMike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268185984165305315noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-49076804387673224592012-11-16T00:14:02.782-05:002012-11-16T00:14:02.782-05:00"The task is to deliver the message of substa..."The task is to deliver the message of substance in the clearest possible way. Almost always this means the shortest way."<br /><br />This has been a recent focus of mine.<br /><br />"A person who reads a lot soon finds that writing is almost as easy as reading"<br /><br />Completely agree. I find that between reading books I write less. But the moment I pick up a new book my fingers start itching to tell a story.Jasonhttp://www.pwlk.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-55444322375883715622012-11-15T11:12:37.262-05:002012-11-15T11:12:37.262-05:00Mike, thank you, and yes I do enjoy getting though...Mike, thank you, and yes I do enjoy getting thoughts down on paper. I enjoy taking a blank sheet of paper (or a virtual MS Word sheet of paper) and filling it with ideas; give me some sense of immediate gratification. I'm considering expanding my venues a bit and maybe getting into some different topics through those venues. We shall see.Jim Murphynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-5025095980314483782012-11-15T10:14:10.258-05:002012-11-15T10:14:10.258-05:00Thanks Jim. Always appreciate your comments. I d...Thanks Jim. Always appreciate your comments. I do most of my 'real' writing with pen and paper. I've written nearly 300 essays over the past year in the form of personal letters to friends and Shipmates. I really enjoy putting thoughts and ideas on paper. I know you do as well.Mike Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268185984165305315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-6298415881545172432012-11-15T10:10:09.416-05:002012-11-15T10:10:09.416-05:00Mike, nice article. I wish more military professi...Mike, nice article. I wish more military professionals would take up the call to write. Not only is good writing important, but the sharing of good ideas is as well. I believe one of the keys to good writing is to write about things you're passionate about...it makes the writing easier to perform and helps create something compelling for readers.<br /><br />I particularly appreciated the closing sentence of the post:<br /><br />"Only after the process of making words into sentences and sentences into paragraphs and paragraphs into chapters becomes a natural rhythmic process does the stamp of individuality and personality shine through the writing to the reader."Jim Murphyhttp://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2012-11/deckplates-leaders-don%E2%80%99t-fix-blamenoreply@blogger.com