Almost Said
A little room for your words
Find the message inside the thought.
Borrow a beginning, or put down the rough thought and find the point.
The rough version is welcome here.
What do you want the other person to understand?
Borrow a beginning, if you need one
Choose what this message needs to do. Use your point from “What I mean”, or fill in the brackets after you start.
A few questions, if you need a way in
What happened, without guessing why?
What is the one thing you want to say?
Is there a clear request, or do you simply want to be heard?
Which words sound like you when you read them aloud?
Borrow a beginning or write freely. Replace any [brackets], then read it aloud.