Mark Twain

In the reading, Twain's primary point was that writing shouldn't be too wordy. He says that too many adjectives actually lessens their impact,which is something I agree with. When you use too many adjectives together they lose their meaning because it seems like you are overstating your point. One really profound word is always better than a collection of overused and understated ones. Twain also warns against fluff sentences in your writing, which I also believe to be sound advice. Any intelligent person can pick out fluff anyway so there's no point in putting it in since it only makes writing more convoluted. Twain's view definitely applies to blogging because brevity and conciseness in a blog can make it easier to read. I'm less likely to read a long wordy post online than one that's only a few paragraphs for a couple of reasons. The most important one is that I really don't like reading any form of extended writing online so sometimes I lose interest in something that is too long even if I do find it compelling. The other reason why I feel blogs shouldn't be too wordy is that someone who is able to get their point across clearly in just a few paragraphs is probably a better writer than one that needs pages of text to accomplish their task.