I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence
And so the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're goin' through

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Best Writing Advice Evar!

Diana Peterfreund weighs in on writing advice. I recommend reading it, just for the humor and for the goodiness of it all.

The money line of it all, "But the one rule is: don't follow advice that's not working for you."

Amen and hallelujah, sister, pass the ammo. It took me years to get that. "Second draft = first draft minus 10%" - yeah, doesn't work for me. Second draft = first draft minus 10% plus 25% is more like my rule.

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