Editor: Pet Peeve – Too complicated

I love a good mystery. A scare that takes me to the edge and pushes me over excites me. Off to another world with beings never read before, I’m yours.

Take me through a word maze that twists and turns me in anticipation of the last syllable and I’m hooked for life.

Confuse me with dead ends and hanging moments and a football field of characters who are just walking on parts. Convoluted plot (I so wanted to use that word) and I’m gone.

The rule of KISS…keep it simple stupid…is really: Keep it simply smart.  Okay, I made that up, but it should be.