I am taking an axe to my hair. Well, I’m actually going to find a stylist to take scissors to it, but the end result shall be about a foot and a half of black hair on the salon floor. I’ve had the same hair for about two years now, which is some kind of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kill your darlings’
Choppity Chop Chop: Manuscripts and Haircuts.
Posted in Writing, tagged editing your manuscript, haircuts, Kill your darlings on December 20, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Kill Those Darlings DEAD, Baby. WIP Wednesday.
Posted in Writing, tagged Kill your darlings, WIP Wednesday on January 27, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Last night I presented my writer’s group with a story. It is a sweet story. A whimsical story. It’s full of goodness, light, and stardust. They dug it, except that they were clamoring for a main character’s death. It makes the piece more poignant. It’s more…I hesitate to say “realistic” with a completely fanciful story, [...]
