Let's look again at reading two magazines. As you focus on each article, here’s another question to ask: Is there anything that distracts me from a single focus? Less experienced writers tend to provide too much information and thus divert the power of the message.
Once you have a single-focused idea, you can state it in one sentence. Here are examples:
Once you have a single-focused idea, you can state it in one sentence. Here are examples:
* If you’re considering adoption, here are seven things you need to know.
* People see the patient, but the caregiver becomes invisible.
* I didn't want to forgive Betty, but Betty forgave me.
If I can't reduce an article, scene, or chapter
into one statement,
I probably haven't focused.
