← A Grown-Up's Writing Desk · Lesson 2 of 4
A short, specific toast
A good toast is short and about one real moment. "Twelve years ago she taught me to change a tyre in the rain" is worth more than a page of "kind" and "wonderful".
Write it, read it aloud, and time it. Most good toasts fit in a minute. End by raising a glass to the person, by name.
The same move — one particular moment instead of praise words — makes any writing come alive.
Which line belongs in a toast?
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