Updated 7/12/2018 When I write poems for poetry slams I have a tendency to rework a line over and over. I want it perfect. I move words around, play around with contractions...I generally obsess. And over the past year I've written over 300 haiku - a poetry form that demands precision because you only have 17 syllables. It required me to spend a lot of time thinking about each word. But there's a time and a place. For example, it doesn't help me to obsess over every little word when I'm writing a 1,000 word article. Give Things the Right Amount of Attention This has been an important lesson as I've written, edited, and formatted … [Read more...]