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Article #1315Re: Not revising - with a twist
From: david.j.daulton
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 05:33
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 05:33
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Regarding: >> 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 ... >> >> Any takers? And the reply: > >Oh, God! Throw away one of my children?! > This calls to mind another statement that (as I recall) came from Heinlein, that "Writing for the trunk is masturbation." So rather than one's children, one would be throwing away...well, being a polite person, at least in mixed company (and this certainly is a mixed company), I think I won't complete that thought. Dave Daulton, Columbus, Ohio
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!olivea!sgigate!sgiblab!pacbell.com!att-out!cbfsb!cbnewsg.cb.att.com!djd From: djd@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (david.j.daulton) Newsgroups: misc.writing Subject: Re: Not revising - with a twist Message-ID: <1993Jan23.053309.14920@cbfsb.cb.att.com> Date: 23 Jan 93 05:33:09 GMT References: <1993Jan21.213705.6410@digi.lonestar.org> <mtan-220193093436@maureen.cen.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@cbfsb.cb.att.com Organization: AT&T Lines: 19