Re: kill your darlings

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From: Matt Welsh
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 06:06

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In article <1992Nov9.230713.2223@gacvx2.gac.edu> bthomas@dumaine.gac.edu (Barbara L Thomas) writes:
>In article <BxF9p5.E2v@well.sf.ca.us>  writes:
>> 
>> a common screenplay saying is "kill your darlings," which means,  
>eliminate
>> anything in your script that is not essential to the plot.
>
>"Killing Darlings" is one of the hardest things to do.  No matter how much
>I tell myself that I need to be ruthless and cut a part out, I will  
>usually find some excuse to leave it in. 

Whereas my writings, on the other hand, are entirely composed of said 
"darlings". It all depends on your taste.

mdw

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Matt Welsh    mdw@tc.cornell.edu        +1 607 253 2737
Systems Programmer, Cornell Theory Center
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