The result? He likes it and the two end up as friends. And over the course of the wonderfully artistic adventure he eventually gives in and has a taste. The cantankerous one is most displeased with this development. The plot involves Sam-I-am, who tries to convince a grumpy older individual into trying out green eggs with ham. Just think of Georges Perec and his “e” free work A Void. Writing challenges aren’t uncommon in the world of literature. Seuss (real name Theodor Seuss “Ted” Geisel-1904-1991) set himself the challenge of only using 50 different words for this work. Behold! A bit of the chaotic story unfolding.
It’s all about getting to the point using clear and simple English-kind of playing on George Orwell and his rules for writing (see Down and Out in Paris and London).Īnyway, there’s also a book for children here! Published on August 12th, 1960, it’s a simplistic story, but with some rather glorious artistic flourishes. But it’s also a demonstration of how concise writing works in the copywriting you see in marketing.įor good copywriters don’t use big old pretentious words.
But with a cat in a hat and lots of greenery. Hemingway style-think of The Old Man and the Sea. But, also, because it’s a fine example of concise writing. Right, the content manager where we work (for now *evil laugh*) recommended this for us on Thursday morning.
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