When Grannie wants to play “pull my finger,” just say no.
Author - Nathan
To paraphrase the great sci-fi writer Stephen King: Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your heart, kill your darlings. Translation: stay on point and mercilessly avoid side stories and anecdotes. With much respect for Mr. King, The History of Man Series is precisely that, a great deal about all those little darlings, a style of writing termed “jumping off.”
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“The great sci-fi writer Stephen King.” Engenders so much trust in the author’s judgment, don’t you think?
The Tribesmen of Juno: The Survivors: Book Three
When you forgot to put the human figure in the foreground, and it’s five minutes to deadline and you can’t be bothered with light sources.
The End of Childhood (The Politics of Empire Book 3)
Not to be confused with Childhood’s End, which is completely different.
