You’ll Never Get it “Right.” Accept It.

You’ll Never Get it “Right.” Accept It.

The other day, I was asking my critique partner for help with a clunky sentence. I wanted to show the character using his car’s audio system to play his phone’s playlist. We got bogged down in the steps her car takes when she connects her phone versus how mine operates. And then there’s the whole “depends on your last settings” wrinkle, too. All in all, it means that no matter how I write it, someone’s car will behave differently, and they’ll think I g...