Comments on: Writing rules, misapplied: kill your darlings

By: Brent

Brent — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:08:50 +0000

I look at this quote the same way that Andrew does. As a writer, your main objective is to get something across to your reader in a clear and precise manner. In fiction writing, you’re conveying a story to your reader; if you’re writing some kind of opinion piece, then your objective is to get that opinion across so clearly that your reader understands where you are coming from.

So, I believe that ‘killing your darlings’ refers to the process of removing those lines, or excerpts, which are so beautifully written, that they ultimately steer the reader away from whatever it is that the writer is trying to convey to the reader.

By: Andrew Esposito

Andrew Esposito — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:44:26 +0000

I think the context of Faulkner’s ‘kill your darlings’ is more so pieces of writing that the writer loves that are not condusive to the story and really should be edited. ‘Killing your darlings’ is the acceptance of the author that despite their love of certain dialogue or scenes, it is best for the progress of the manuscript to delete them (re-posted due to silly typos!)

By: Andrew Esposito

Andrew Esposito — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:40:47 +0000

I think the contect of Faulkner’s ‘kill your darlings’ is moreso pieces of writing that the writer loves, however these pieces are not condusive to the story and really should be edited. ‘Killing your darlings’ is the acceptance ofthe author that despite their love of certain dialogue or scenes, it is best for the progress teh manuscript to delete them

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The Clash of (Editorial) Cultures | Arabic Literature (in English) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:39:21 +0000

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By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:49:35 +0000

I just discovered your blog while searching for the “Kill your darlings”-quote. I’ve been quickly looking through your other posts and am quite impressed. I translate (and of course edit) for a living, love to write and also took the WordPress 2012 challenge to write a post a day (musicproject 365). Whew, fitting that in with work etc! Trying to write and edit one good post a day. Seeing how I can’t always live up to my own high standards under those conditions but still having a ball trying!