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posted by [identity profile] pockawida.livejournal.com at 03:34pm on 16/08/2004
There are two ways to write: shooting ducks or hunting deer.

To which I must perforce add "shooting oneself"--but only in fun, naturally. ::coughs:: ::grins::

Thanks for "kill your darlings"--bang on, that. Just call me Lady Macbeth ;-D ...
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posted by [identity profile] suslikuk.livejournal.com at 07:08am on 17/08/2004
Continuing the deer analogy, my supervisor referred to the process of reducing a draft to submission length as a "cull". Oft came the sound of terrified bleating as my words huddled behind each other, trying to dodge the DELETE bullets from my text editor...
In a way, the lines you use in writing are "lines spent", not "lines achieved". As long as you have said what you need to say, in a clear manner, you have no need to write more. So the more you kill, the better. In theory...
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posted by [identity profile] pockawida.livejournal.com at 10:15am on 17/08/2004
I like what I call the kindergarten approach. "Today I am going to tell you a story about the Canterbury Tales. The Canterbury Tales were written in England by Chaucer a long time ago, and ..." ;)
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