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Article #1303Re: Not revising - with a twist
From: Maureen Tan
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:32
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:32
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In article <1993Jan21.213705.6410@digi.lonestar.org>,
gpalo@digi.lonestar.org (Gerry Palo) wrote:
> As far as using Heinlein's rule, I wonder if anyone has ever tried it, with
> the added twist that when you finish a piece, if it is not worth submitting,
> then throw it away and start something new - don't submit it at all.
> I admit this would be very hard to do, but the discipline might help one to
> improve one's overall skills and productivity. I would think also that the
> act of throwing a piece away might help in detaching one's ego from the
> work, something I find very difficult to do.
>
> Any takers?
Oh, God! Throw away one of my children?!
Maureen (a.k.a. Jane)
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Maureen Tan
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