I always wonder why Numerology books are so wordy. For what purpose do they need to cover the same aspect of reading in hundreds of different ways? All those fillers and made-up anecdotes.
Thanks to witty JJ Jalopy, his current blog explains the “WHY” by referring its readers to an article which pretty much answers my persistent guess on verbosity of articles & books.
People asks me how long does a Numerology Reading last? I say that it can be as short as three minutes and as long as they like. And that’s for a FULL reading. It all depends on the client’s level of understanding. But people don’t drink honey out of the jar without dilution, do they?
Unfortunately to people like me who have only few words to say (lol), people in general love bulk and quantity. That’s a reason why “All You Can Eat” type of places are never that short of patrons even though their qualities is dubious.
Everytime, I rack my brain for the precise & terse analysis presented at my Numerolgy Expert Birthday Numeroscope. You would be surpised how much time it takes me to do each of those short posts. There are hardy more than 50 words unique for each day, apart from the important but lengthy Standard Disclaimer present for every post there.
In the article that I mention above, it talks about the pre-1990 commercial publishing world supported two lengths of manuscript:
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- the five-page magazine article, serving as filler among the ads
- the book, with a minimum of 200 pages
Suppose that an idea merited 20 pages, no more and no less? A handful of long-copy magazines, such as the old New Yorker would print 20-page essays, but an author who wished his or her work to be distributed would generally be forced to cut it down to a meaningless 5-page magazine piece or add 180 pages of filler until it reached the minimum size to fit into the book distribution system.
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My suspicion is now verified.
John Ho
Numerology Expert Helps Understanding Personality for Better Influence & Persuasion (WordPress blog)
Numerology Expert Birthday Numeroscope (Vox Blog)
Numerology Expert Helps Understanding Personality for Better Influence & Persuasion
Most of what we write fall in the middle. Not enough for a book but too much for a short piece. I’ll have to read that article.
Anthony
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HI John,
I always think that writing should be as long as it needs to be for the message to be received!
And remember nobody remembers the middle! Just the beginning and end! So make them count
Duane
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I enjoyed your post John. Yes, I imagine it takes quite some time to come up with your concise birthday posts. They are very interesting and I enjoy them — keep up the great work!
Sue Crutcher, Baby Steps to Success Expert
Thanks for that John.
Some more great points to think about.
Lynn
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John,
I hadn’t really thought about those points until now. this is good information for when we write our own books.
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Kevin Hogan talks a lot about the persuasive need for DENSITY so people PERCEIVE GREAT VALUE. So even when an expert can DO something quite quickly and briefly, we often need to take a bit longer so people FEEL they got GREAT VALUE!
Thanks for the great information on numerology as ever!
Best regards,
April Braswell
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For a blog post, I prefer short and to the point. For a personal reading, I would like lots of information!
Lisa McLellan, Babysitting Services – Babysitters, Nannies, and Au-pairs
Form follows function. If you can make your point in few words – great – if not – use what it takes to paint a clear and memorable picture for your reader. It’s not the length of the message, but the message itself that’s important.
Pam
Invest in Your Future
Hi John,
you are also a student of Influence and Persuasion. When it is a new concept like Numerology, we need some explanation and introduction. Plus SIZE helps to Create the impression of VALUE.
Think of it as verbal foreplay.
You can reach peaks of intimacy in 3 mins. Most of us want to make love for longer than that for the quality of the connection of the marriage relationship, n’est pas?
Happy Relationships,
April Braswell
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