For Sale. Baby Shoes. Never worn.
Write a novel in six words. I’m not sure who wrote the six-word novel above, but this idea has stayed with me since I first came across it at Smith Magazine, home of the six word memoir. It is an exercise to develop the discipline and creativity to write a novel in just six words. This idea interests me because I try to do the same thing with my book titles. In other words, can the title educate and inform someone, even if they never open the book? That’s the challenge.
Coming from the marketing world I have learned that to be concise, economical and compact with ideas is always a challenge. It takes imagination, focus and persistence. But when it is done well it can be very powerful.
Most recently I did this with women at Mary’s Pence. We worked with an agency to condense our mission statement and purpose into just FOUR words that we could use with the Mary’s Pence name and logo:
Mary’s Pence. Funding Women. Changing Lives.
Try it yourself. What is your six word story?
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Healthy Mind. Healthy Body. Healthy World.
Laura, so true. Thank you for these profound six words.
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