And I thought that *I* was wordy

You may not believe this, but I have a goal of concise writing - something I don't always achieve.

But even I would pause before writing an article with the title 9 steps to more concise business writing.

Yes, that's 9 steps. Because eight ISN'T enough.

To be fair to the author, he does make the point that "concise writing is not necessarily about having the fewest words. It is about having the strongest and clearest words."

But 9 steps?