Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty broke into a lot of little pieces that no one knew how to put together. All of the king's horses and all of the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again. It is our job as writers to solve the puzzle. We take all the pieces of information that are important to our story. Arrange the pieces as you see fit and then apply the glue that holds it all together.

Many puzzle pieces, or pieces of Humpty, will look similar to each other. We want to watch the placement of our pieces so that they achieve a good fit. While I wouldn't want anyone to toss a critical piece of our broken friend, we want to watch repeating pieces. Repetition is good for effect, but can be redundant in many cases.

The glue we use is probably the most critical part of our writing. We want something that will create a solid bond. We don't want the page to fall apart on the reader. If our words aren't applied with the proper adhesive, this can happen. We want to solidify our words and keep our reader's attention as well.

Humpty wouldn't last very long with holes. Neither will our writing. However, we want to also be careful that we don't use too many pieces as well. Humpty began in a solid oval shape. We don't need to add a beer belly.