Occam’s Razor is a principle from philosophy which can be applied to writing – all writing, including your first most important story.

In Latin Occam’s Razor is sometimes called lex parsimoniae, or “the law of briefness”.

This Latin roughly translates as “more things should not be use than are necessary.”

For example, if there’s two explanations for an occurrence, the one that requires the least speculation is usually better.

His eponymously named law wasn’t directly referring to your own Million Dollar Message…but.

If you can explain something just as easily with fewer words – go for that explanation.

More words confuse the point being made, distract from the take home message.

It’s often amazing how much a good trim makes the finished haircut look so much neater.

So it is with any story.

So remember William of Ockham, the 14th century Franciscan friar who coined the phrase.

Less is more, and more is less