One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was George Bernard Shaw’s famous “Murder your darlings.” If there’s a part of your piece that you are particularly attached to – so attached that when an editor advises you to cut it out tears of rage come to your eyes – then chances are [...]
Simplicity is one of the finest things in life – right up there with love, ‘doing nothing,’ and walking in the woods. The empty plot of earth that doesn’t have anything planted yet is one of the most magical things in the world. So is the moment before the music starts. Or the sweetness of [...]
