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A ratio of failure is built into
the process of writing.
The wastebasket has evolved
for a reason.
Think of it as the altar of
the Muse Oblivion.
To whom you sacrifice
your botched first drafts,
the tokens of
your human imperfection.
She is the tenth Muse
without whom
the others cannot function.
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Nine Beginnings
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This ATWOOD quote is consistent with your very first "bullet."
ReplyDeleteThe more you write, the more you need a weedwhacker.
I truly appreciate your comment
Deletebut feel obligated to note that I created
the "Weedwhacker Bullet" a dozen years before
I ever read Ms. Atwood
-Oliverio