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Kill Your Darlings: Editing 101

In the spirit of a previous post, and in honour of Friday, I present you with the perfect way to approach editing:

KILL YOUR DARLINGS.

 

Happy Friday!  See you next Tuesday, for the Teatime Ten, this week with Meredith, who gave us all the gift of the Austenesque Extravaganza!
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Host: "Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama" | Founder: TURN TO FLESH PRODUCTIONS | Author: "Cupid and Psyche" "Nachtsturm Castle" & Others | Caitlin O'Sullivan in "The Ghost Ship" (Boston Metaphysical Society)

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  1. Nancy KelleySeptember 9, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    I die. Seriously, that is hilarious. Sometimes I feel that way... on both sides of the table! It's good to know I'm not the only author who ever received editorial direction I disagreed with, and not the only editor whose direction has been scorned.

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  2. Emily C. A. SnyderSeptember 9, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    *grin* My favourite part is "'Whoops!' Hamlet falls off the battlements." When I was writing the first draft of the end of Cupid and Psyche, I often grumbled that I would just have them both fall to their dooms and have done!

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