> What do you think is the applicability of this to fiction writing? Possibly. Knowing how to be terse and how to be meandering is a valuable skill in itself.

> What do you think is the applicability of this to fiction writing? Possibly. Knowing how to be terse and how to be meandering is a valuable skill in itself. In the business world, a long winding approach can be helpful to take the spotlight off of something. In the fiction world, maybe you could use long-winded dialogue to establish a particular personality for a character.