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killing your darlings

Killing My Darlings

November 5, 2015 By Marcy Campbell

A lot of well-worn advice gets passed around a writing workshop, things like “Show, Don’t Tell,” and “Write What You Know.” Students learn all sorts of “rules” about writing in their introductory classes, and then they get to ADVANCED WORKSHOP where they learn to forget the rules and trust their instincts, but the problem is, […]

Filed Under: Writing and Editing Tagged With: killing your darlings, Novel Revision

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