Comments on: Quality Vs. Quantity: A writer’s dilemma

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:14:37 +0000

Hi Melissa!
Thank you for your comments! I agree with you, all that fluff and filler is usually because of page counts assigned by teachers. It’s a bad habit that needs to be broken. The good news is that a little editing is all it takes to remedy the problem. Sadly, many students avoid this step (I used to be one of them).
-Brad
PS. Thanks for reminding me to update your URL. This week has been hectic, but the link is fixed now!

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:28:39 +0000

I enjoyed this series, and this last article is perhaps the most valuable. Inserting fluff and filler into articles, essays, and even creative or fiction writing is a habit that I believe to born of trying to fulfill word or page counts assigned by teachers. Thanks for reminding everyone to edit!
-Melissa Donovan
P.S. My blog, Writing for Writers has moved to a new URL and changed its name to Writing FORWARD!