tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post6636741670268232321..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Killing Your Darlings in Art and in LifeJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-80958342575538297472009-06-18T15:39:43.480-04:002009-06-18T15:39:43.480-04:00My first drafts are not fit for human consumption ...My first drafts are not fit for human consumption and seldom contain any darlings to kill. I enjoy rewriting, though, and that's when I have to watch out -- I become more expansive in my language as I fill out scenes, develop characters, and complicate the story, and excesses are likely to creep in. Then I need another trip through the book with a machete in hand. Still trying to learn how toSandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.com