Get Me Rewrite: Cut words — and syllables

By Mark Jacob

Everybody knows that concise writing attracts and holds readers. And most people think the only way to make your writing concise is to use fewer words. But there’s more to it than that. Think syllables, not just words. It’s actually a two-step process.

Let’s go through an exercise with the following paragraph:

The woman took a break from her job as a poli…