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A first draft leaves a one-star review for its author on Yelp: 'Terrible experience. Created me at 2 AM fueled by cold coffee and desperation. Gave me plot holes you could drive a truck through, characters with no motivation, and a climax that makes no sense. Then had the audacity to call me 'rough' and shoved me in a drawer for six months. Would not recommend. Currently in therapy with second draft, who also has issues.'
A minimalist author spends twenty years writing his masterpiece. His editor finally receives the manuscript: a single page with one sentence. 'This is it?' she asks. 'It took me two decades,' he replies proudly. 'The first ten years were spent writing a 900-page epic. The next ten were spent cutting it down to its essence.' She reads aloud: 'Things happened, then ended.' He nods solemnly. 'Every word was earned.'
A first draft leaves a one-star review for its author on Yelp: 'Terrible experience. Created me at 2 AM fueled by cold coffee and desperation. Gave me plot holes you could drive a truck through, characters with no motivation, and a climax that makes no sense. Then had the audacity to call me 'rough' and shoved me in a drawer for six months. Would not recommend. Currently in therapy with second draft, who also has issues.'
A minimalist author spends twenty years writing his masterpiece. His editor finally receives the manuscript: a single page with one sentence. 'This is it?' she asks. 'It took me two decades,' he replies proudly. 'The first ten years were spent writing a 900-page epic. The next ten were spent cutting it down to its essence.' She reads aloud: 'Things happened, then ended.' He nods solemnly. 'Every word was earned.'
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