Musings on writing a column
Writing a column is the prose form of haiku. You have a limited number
of words, usually 600 to 1,000, to make your case and your points. Each
word in the column is precious and deliberate. It takes a skilled word
craftsman to write 2-3 columns per week and make them interesting and
informative. The words have to flow, they have to have a rhythm and
they have to be in your voice and style I think it is a different, and
tougher, art than writing a book.
Michael Maynard