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Kill your darlings: 5 tips for cutting and editing scenes you love

Another month, and another of our authors’ Round Robins. This month we have another thought-provoking topic, this time set by author Marci Baun Deleting scenes: Do you ever delete scenes? When and why do you delete them? And what do you do with them? Do you save them? Or just toss them?  When I first…… Continue reading Kill your darlings: 5 tips for cutting and editing scenes you love

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How to kill your darlings: advice on literary murder from author Chuck Bowie

It’s a real pleasure to welcome author Chuck Bowie back to my blog, with some advice on how to cut your finest pieces of prose without crying. Thanks for coming, Chuck. And to everyone else – prepare to man up! Kill Your Darlings (Or Don’t) In 1914, Arthur Quiller-Couch said in a lecture: “If you…… Continue reading How to kill your darlings: advice on literary murder from author Chuck Bowie