Yes but journalism is mostly non-fiction (I say mostly since even the writer has a point of view about whatever issue is under discussion) isn't it Harry? So it's more a problem of just presenting the important facts fully but without bloat where as fiction is harder to quantify in the same way I think. I mean a subplot may seem to be important to the main plot though the reader might see it differently later.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's part of being a professional writer to be able to write a story to a specific length. It's an absolutely essential skill in journalism, for example.
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