Most of what I’ve posted so far has to do with words.   Each word we choose will channel the mediator-reader’s attention and understanding in a particular direction. This is good, we want the words to do that.

The more you know, the harder it is to pick the “best” word — because each word has its own cluster of associations and meanings, and those never map exactly onto real life experience.

Why sweat it?  Well, writing is really the process of THINKING. (That’s why writing is hard work.)   This rewrite is a chance to RETHINK.   Where are the words we’ve been using to structure a mediator’s attention and thought, what mood do they create, what associations do they imply?

Fortunately, writing is also a process of making decisions — hundreds of decisions small and large.  So write me your opinions soon, before I bite the bullet and set these choices into print!