“When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done.”
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This is so true!
And so is the grief authors go through after an edit. Mourn, and then move on to success! 🙂