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[rhyminanstealin]

So the crazy, crazy journal competition that I just finished (and barely survived) last week had very strict rules. We could only refer to the materials in our packets. Consulting outside sources or even PEOPLE was absolutely verboten. No asking for spelling or punctuation help, even. The only execptions were for Black's law dictionary, a

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[special_karen]

That Murder Your Darlings article was extremely timely, as I'm in the middle of revising hell on my novel tonight (outlining, trying to figure out why things are where they are, and moving a whole lot of shit around.)

(Actually, I intended to move a whole lot of shit around, but have been outlining for two hours and trying to figure out the flow of the whole thing.)

(It's starting to get kind of overwhelming.)

(Which is why I'm procrastinating on livejournal.)

(Okay, I'm going back to edit again now, with the hope of actually moving a scene or two before bedtime.)

(Goddamn it all.)

[sly55]

Who would have thought such a tiny innocuous (say it ain't so Joe) book could produce such ire.