tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post774475271216043671..comments2023-10-06T04:46:41.176-04:00Comments on KATHRYN MAGENDIE: Kill yer Darlins; kill yer darlins; kill yer darlins, Clementine . . .Kathryn Magendiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-24292816730065949872010-09-06T08:38:20.452-04:002010-09-06T08:38:20.452-04:00Tis hard but it's gotta be done. I hear ya! ...Tis hard but it's gotta be done. I hear ya! I need to hear my nagging voice more...for we know when it's darlin', we know.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-24499439883801353642010-09-06T07:43:22.064-04:002010-09-06T07:43:22.064-04:00I hope I don't have to be Word Murderous today...I hope I don't have to be Word Murderous today - dang.... my poor darlin's! :-DKathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-64893790206220584952010-09-06T04:08:35.970-04:002010-09-06T04:08:35.970-04:00And do they prosecute you for killing them? :-)
G...And do they prosecute you for killing them? :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-27093035225682154132010-09-05T20:43:57.491-04:002010-09-05T20:43:57.491-04:00Such a creative way to say we must slash, slash, s...Such a creative way to say we must slash, slash, slash our way through our manuscript. I will now always remember "killing darlings."<br /><br />Thanks so much for coming over to my blog from KarenG's BBQ. I am having so much fun meeting some wonderful new writers, all of whose about to be published and published books I want to read!!<br /><br />I am now your follower too.<br /><a href="http://ann-jen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann</i></a>Ann Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628616245339887301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-66960313514561791932010-09-05T20:33:40.800-04:002010-09-05T20:33:40.800-04:00Great topic, Kat, and a subject I learned about ma...Great topic, Kat, and a subject I learned about many years ago. My first experience was with poetry when my critique group agreed that entire lines must go. Sadly at the time I just deleted, but now I've learned to store my darlins away in another doc.<br />I feel much better when I know they aren't dead, but just "away."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-6123883887341985862010-09-05T19:01:40.485-04:002010-09-05T19:01:40.485-04:00Oh this is right where I am at with my memoir. It ...Oh this is right where I am at with my memoir. It is in its fifth draft and I have a maybe agent in the wings waiting on the re-writes... which words stay, which words go???? Kill the darlings, yes. But somedays all the words look like darlings to me. And other days none of them do. AHHHH! Such is a writer's life hey :)<br /><br />Thank you for finding me on facebook. I now follow your blog.Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-8139519005927902622010-09-05T15:35:53.466-04:002010-09-05T15:35:53.466-04:00Hi y'all - thanks for stopping by and leaving ...Hi y'all - thanks for stopping by and leaving nice comments *smiling* -- and hello and thank you to new followers; appreciate you all!Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-4249737201592803332010-09-05T15:00:33.585-04:002010-09-05T15:00:33.585-04:00I can't kill mine outright...so I put 'em ...I can't kill mine outright...so I put 'em in the holding tank (a separate doc) just in case I ever want 'em back, or to use them again somewhere else. <br /><br />It's part of the Italian, po-growing-up syndrome. Waste not, want not. LOL<br /><br />Love your blog. And you. :)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-52507751344218248322010-09-05T12:41:04.987-04:002010-09-05T12:41:04.987-04:00For me, sometimes it's a character, sometimes ...For me, sometimes it's a character, sometimes it's a scene and *gulp* sometimes even an entire chapter! I'm learning better ways to manage the task, but it's still hard to do. A little time apart from the story often helps. Great topic, Kat!Stacy Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173884527586018375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-90947592265645446262010-09-04T19:04:30.826-04:002010-09-04T19:04:30.826-04:00Great post.
I wonder if it's easier with poetr...Great post.<br />I wonder if it's easier with poetry?<br />from<br />a serial killerTitushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-82445709407710137752010-09-04T17:03:02.569-04:002010-09-04T17:03:02.569-04:00I don't kill mine, just put them somewhere nic...I don't kill mine, just put them somewhere nice to rest, so I know they're there if I want to visit. Eventually most of them lose their magic as I work to create new darlings all the time.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-30366467768070690712010-09-04T16:36:27.577-04:002010-09-04T16:36:27.577-04:00I agree! I'm having to kill lots of darlings i...I agree! I'm having to kill lots of darlings in my WIP and find the "golden" words to replace.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012982939454873340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-77663992714767376222010-09-04T13:15:38.303-04:002010-09-04T13:15:38.303-04:00Hey, I'm part of KarenG's blog BBQ too. Gr...Hey, I'm part of KarenG's blog BBQ too. Great things you've got going on over here. Cheers!MTeacresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381461599028233499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-55884881773021432202010-09-04T06:04:01.409-04:002010-09-04T06:04:01.409-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-648020247822097812010-09-03T22:18:04.124-04:002010-09-03T22:18:04.124-04:00Darlin's for me come in two forms, awkward syn...Darlin's for me come in two forms, awkward syntax and style. So often my style does not set with some and they want to change it and like a previous commenter said, is very subjective. Awkward creation deserves a death but I have to be careful about the style when making changes. <br /><br />My biggest question is, ....Does darlin' help the story?<br /><br />good things to ponder<br />thxjohn bordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202096303366476728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-3905926647718128492010-09-03T21:45:11.017-04:002010-09-03T21:45:11.017-04:00May have to off some darlings soon... got feedback...May have to off some darlings soon... got feedback from an agent today. It's so hard to go back sometimes and start again - or to patch up the holes left when we wrench our darlings out of the story. But necessary. Necessary.demeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750466778454023591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-40117856346212354222010-09-03T20:13:30.227-04:002010-09-03T20:13:30.227-04:00Hi, I came over from Karen's BBQ and have real...Hi, I came over from Karen's BBQ and have really enjoyed reading through your posts and looking at the art. A blog in which I feel right at home.<br />I'm learning to kill darlings. I find it easier to do when I start a revision in a new document, knowing that the old one still exists. It doesn't seem so brutal that way. ;)Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-80924922792737965222010-09-03T18:53:37.469-04:002010-09-03T18:53:37.469-04:00It's hard to kill the darlings but necessary. ...It's hard to kill the darlings but necessary. it's why I always take a break before editing. It gives me distance so I'm more able to identify the darlings that need to go.<br />Lyn<br /><a href="http://lyndaryoung.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">W.I.P. It: A Writer's Journey</a>Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-55272545966023261032010-09-03T16:06:06.632-04:002010-09-03T16:06:06.632-04:00Hi! I popped over from Karen's blog BBQ to sa...Hi! I popped over from Karen's blog BBQ to say hello. I think we need to be able to kill them now and again, but it is not an easy thing. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-90813222724615208612010-09-03T14:26:09.541-04:002010-09-03T14:26:09.541-04:00What you're writing from a mountain too and I ...What you're writing from a mountain too and I haven't been a follower here??? Well, that is now remedied! Great blog, I love your kill the darlings post. Let me tell you tho it's easier to kill your own than to get an author you're editing to kill theirs. Wow, talk about creating a revolution. Then they do it and thank you for it later!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-77832762671278795312010-09-03T14:23:44.594-04:002010-09-03T14:23:44.594-04:00My writing just continues to evolve to better and ...My writing just continues to evolve to better and better (I hope!) understandings. I think this is where the million words idea comes in ... :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-614701629696994772010-09-03T13:49:38.547-04:002010-09-03T13:49:38.547-04:00I know when I read that from Stephen King's &q...I know when I read that from Stephen King's "On Writing" about killing your darlings...I was like, wait...no...I don't wanna. At that time, several years ago, I had a giant mammoth of a book with no rules...and I killed not only my darlin's but all their extended families as well.<br /><br />Now, I'm so picky about what I put in to begin with, I'm hoping there won't be too many murders in my wake... :)) LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-79995266691930958672010-09-03T12:06:56.519-04:002010-09-03T12:06:56.519-04:00So glad you didn't delete this little darlin&#...So glad you didn't delete this little darlin'. "Knowing every Darlin' to Kill verses Prose That Should Stay is, well, at times subjective, and at other times necessary, at some times clear and sweet, and at other times we run down the street nekkid screaming and pulling out our hair." :)Darrelyn Saloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948492186125419830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-62445328814106931912010-09-03T11:07:01.445-04:002010-09-03T11:07:01.445-04:00Wish I could invent that Golden Tree. I'm gon...Wish I could invent that Golden Tree. I'm gonna go and try to graft it to my money tree this weekend... :O)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604687906788800639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-15264570527731520472010-09-03T10:57:10.199-04:002010-09-03T10:57:10.199-04:00So very true. I find that killing the darlings is ...So very true. I find that killing the darlings is easier if one asks this question, "Does it move the story forward or is it just a purdy piece of writing that is merely decorative and not useful?"<br /><br />That's not to mean we can't save it to use in another story if it fits.<br /><br />Yep, practice, practice, practice is the only way forward.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.com