“So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.” ~ Dr. Seuss
That's my current freelance writing job. I make a chore for the readers who read. Literally, I take scant amounts of words and turn them into a count that equals exactly 250 words, every single time.
I'm seriously considering changing my car's license plate to a vanity tag that reads VERBOSE1.