singing "Afternoon Delight"...

I remember that when it was on the AM radio on WMIX back home in Southern Ilinois. I thought it was disgusting then and I still think so today. I had never actually seen the group perform it and it was kind of a shock to see senior citizens grinning while they sang it. I guess it has a different meaning to them then now than it did then.

I have to say that their "mamas and papas" revamped sound was not unpleasant, which cheeriness I think added to the nasty nature of the single. The exuberance of the female singers added to the titillation in my adolescent mind.

I also have to say that the message of the song was expressed in a very few well-chosen words. This applies to the idea of motivational writing. The fewer words you have to use to get your idea across, the better. I'm not saying that you have to engage in prose poetry. Leave that to the artists. Since you are probably going to have to read many passages aloud or use them as part of a live performance at some point, it makes sense to read everything that you write aloud.

It also doesn't hurt to have a rhythm to your work. Many authors of fiction write to a specific album that they play over and over while they are working. Others use a specific composer or group. One I read about even uses a metronome set to a certain beat for varying the rhythms of his chapters.