Be Your Own Editor

Those who write don’t shoot, and those who shoot don’t write.
—Robert Kennedy

And then there was Hemingway… but we won’t go there.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
—George Orwell, Animal Farm

Same goes for fictional characters (human and animal).

I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.
—Anne Frank, “speaking” to her diary

Try thinking of your book’s readers that way.

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