Comments on: The Henry Wiggen Blog http://www.kevinkuzma.com/the-henry-wiggen-blog Kevin Kuzma :: Words are my only evidence that I have a shadow in this world. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:33:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Lofflin http://www.kevinkuzma.com/the-henry-wiggen-blog/comment-page-1#comment-127 John Lofflin Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:27:24 +0000 http://www.kevinkuzma.com/?p=1383#comment-127 A few typos ain't nuthin.' It's the passion that counts. I had a little come-to-Jesus meeting with my feature writing class recently. I told them the secret to writing in my opinion is not the size of your words, the elegance of your words, the complexity of your words, or how unusual your words are. The secret is how accurate they are. How they are perfect in that spot to describe that thing. The second most important thing is your own passion. And, in the end, what I think I'm reading when I read other people is their own ability to concentrate. Concentration is everything. Quiet the voices, quiet the room, let your mind dictate. Might all be crap, I don't know. But I do know a few typos ain't nuthin.' Journalism is how good you can be by 2 p.m., not how good you can be. --Lofflin A few typos ain’t nuthin.’ It’s the passion that counts. I had a little come-to-Jesus meeting with my feature writing class recently. I told them the secret to writing in my opinion is not the size of your words, the elegance of your words, the complexity of your words, or how unusual your words are. The secret is how accurate they are. How they are perfect in that spot to describe that thing. The second most important thing is your own passion. And, in the end, what I think I’m reading when I read other people is their own ability to concentrate. Concentration is everything. Quiet the voices, quiet the room, let your mind dictate.

Might all be crap, I don’t know. But I do know a few typos ain’t nuthin.’ Journalism is how good you can be by 2 p.m., not how good you can be.
–Lofflin

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