"If wishes were fishes, we'd all cast nets." - Frank Herbert, 'Dune'.

"Once you know what the story is and get it right, it belongs to anyone who wants to read it. Or criticize it. If you're very lucky, more will want to do the former than the latter." - Stephen King, 'On Writing'.

"All good writing is swimming underwater and holding your breath." - F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Please check out this self-editing guide, courtesy of S. A. McCaffrey ( @SapphireAlena ) :-) It's well worth going through, especially if you're serious about being an author!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19wefTEtjqEs4CjbVNQLgjkyrWCvjB7DFzHOwpWc5lSg/edit#gid=0