'Be prepared to kill your babies' - advice from an author, name forgotten.
I.e edit your own work without mercy. It doesn't matter how brilliant a paragraph/plot element is, if it doesn't contribute to the larger story, out it goes. You can always use it in a different story later.
I.e edit your own work without mercy. It doesn't matter how brilliant a paragraph/plot element is, if it doesn't contribute to the larger story, out it goes. You can always use it in a different story later.