Kill Your Darlings, Even If They're Not Really That Darling To You Anymore And You're Just Scared To Change Them Because They've Always Been The Way They Are Now

So you have a book you've been working on for a really long time, and every time you revise it, there's one section you only tweak because you think, "Oh, no, this part is totally fine. It works. It's golden." But then you get one piece of feedback that says your character is really inactive. Or the plot is too confusing. Or you're a fucking idiot. And then you realize, even though--or maybe because--that part has stayed the same for so long, IT HAS TO DIE.
That's where I'm at right now, frien...
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Published on June 03, 2013 05:00
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