Thought Won't Write

Had dinner with J.P. last night and we were discussing blogging, writing and speeches. I couldn't help but smile when J.P. said one of his professors or colleagues used to say "that thought won't write" - when critiquing a written document. It sounded too much like the saying "That Dog won't hunt".

As J.P said, the act of writing forces a person to organize their thoughts and coherently compose them on paper. He described his process from idea to composition. J.P. is one of the most comprehensive and diligent writers I have come to know as he has given me the privilege of reviewing many of his articles or speeches in the early stages of development. He makes sure his ideas will translate on paper and verbally.

The correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams allows us even today to re-create their thoughts and feelings about the invention and early evolution of the American Republic.

So the country can't "go to the dogs" since their "thoughts did write".