Discard your weak anecdotes, examples, and stories. I know how hard it is to delete whole pages or paragraphs of writing. To me, paragraphs and pages represent time…and time is a most precious resource. I don’t like to waste a second! But, an article or chapter peppered with weakness or drabness doesn’t just bore your readers — it can exacerbate writer’s block. After all, who wants to work on boring or weak material? Make sure your anecdotes, examples, and characters are memorable, interesting and on point.

Much better to have a short, concise story or article then to have your reader skipping half of what you’ve written to get to the point.