I received an email from a coworker. The email was terse and wordy at the same time. I’m not sure what the author wants from me. I think he wants me to take some action. Perhaps he wants me to help advocate for the use of the tool he is talking about. Perhaps he wants me to tell him what his next steps should be. It is a rambling email that never gets to the point.

I read my fair share of emails like this. I have written them as well. And not just email. Much of what I read could get to the point much faster. I am trying to get better at writing by writing more. I am using an excellent tool, Hemingway Editor, that helps a lot with keeping my writing succinct.

The biggest problem I have in my writing is long rambling sentences. I often write sentences that should have been a paragraph. These are never as clear and understandable as they sounded in my head. That alone is reason enough to use Hemingway but it has other features that help reduce complexity. If you spend any amount of time writing, you should give it a try.