tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post646533374199771248..comments2023-11-03T02:47:54.900-05:00Comments on The Cumberland Post: Night MoodsDapper Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-53390015493900406132012-10-29T16:14:55.004-05:002012-10-29T16:14:55.004-05:00Simplicity is good but sometimes I go too far; I j...Simplicity is good but sometimes I go too far; I just realized I cut out the sentence explaining that my American Lit prof was the mentor who gave me the skinny on simplicity--he was the "He" referred to in the sentence above. My bad.Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-59042755812729870512012-10-29T13:37:01.444-05:002012-10-29T13:37:01.444-05:00You're too kind, Dan. But I certainly appreci...You're too kind, Dan. But I certainly appreciate it!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-49715441245230916842012-10-28T16:18:21.503-05:002012-10-28T16:18:21.503-05:00In my junior year in college, I thought using the ...In my junior year in college, I thought using the Thesaurus every other word was the key to good writing. He put me on the simple path. Like your example shows, it's good to have those mentors along the way. And your writing on EIP, IMHO, definitely reflects the clarity and precision of the "simple is better" philosophy.Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-91272554098438210612012-10-28T14:49:58.656-05:002012-10-28T14:49:58.656-05:00Not to slight Merle... The Man, The Legend... but ...Not to slight Merle... The Man, The Legend... but I <b>really</b> like Isaak.<br /><br />Our writing goals are the same, Dan. Did I ever tell ya I spent a couple o' few years as a tech writer/editor who specialized in writing technical proposals (a combination marketing/technical exercise in response to RFPs)? I learned what chops I have under one of the BEST editors in the bid'niz who later went on to a become a Veep at EDS. She <b>constantly</b> harped on the fact that simple was best, especially when it came to describing technical solutions to non-technical readers. That woman certainly left her mark on me.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com