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Part of writing effectively is knowing how much to write. Short-form and long-form writing pieces serve different purposes.
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If you happen to know a lot about a
certain subject, you could
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write about something for days, but is
your audience willing to read it all?
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Are they willing to listen to all of it?
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It's vital to know when to engage people,
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through short form and long form writing
pieces.
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Now, short form writing pieces appear a
lot on social media.
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A Twitter has a 140 character limit.
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And when you create fairly long posts on
Facebook or Google
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Plus or LinkedIn, data has shown that
shorter posts create more engagement.
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