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sochilll · 2 years

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The worst part about taking writing classes is getting a suggestion in workshop that you hate and don’t want to do and deciding to ignore it bc it would ruin everything and then several days later realizing that, despite the fact that it changes/removes something you liked, making the change really would make the story better as a whole.

#‘I think you should make it his FIRST funeral so it holds more meaning and creates a deeper connection between themi’#I THINK U SHOULD SHUT UP BC I LIKED THE OTHER FUNERAL SCENES!!!!#but sometimes they’re right 😔 sometimes it’s a stronger story that way #One time I went to my favorite writing prof for advice about how to fit a short story into my novel #And I KNEW he was gonna say: don’t #but I still went. And he said ‘honestly? just cut it. You don’t need that in there. you can explain it later but the way you’re doing it #isn’t going to work the way you want’ and I was so upset and i went home and stewed #and then I cut it bc of course he was right #murder your darlings etc #The best part about writing classes however? hearing people say they got sad/angry/excited while reading your story #love invoking emotions! love when a writing professor tells me something I wrote was enjoyable and captivating to read #mine

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