Good writing is murder, isn't it? You toil over the perfect sentence only for a colleague to read it and complain that they don't get it. They say it's unclear, convoluted, sounds too this or not enough that. Choose your criticism, the end result is the same: your pride is wounded and your brilliance as a writer beaten back into submission.
The joy of killing your darlings
Good writing is murder, isn't it? You toil over the perfect sentence only for a colleague to read it and complain that they don't get it. They say it's unclear, convoluted, sounds too this or not enough that. Choose your criticism, the end result is the same: your pride is wounded and your brilliance as a writer beaten back into submission.
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