'Publishers call it editing. Writers call it killing your darlings. As if you're drowning kittens, or choosing which of your children to leave at the orphanage. '

Publishers call it editing. Writers call it killing your darlings. As if you're drowning a litter of kittens, or choosing which of your children to leave at the door of the orphanage. Surely that's a bit of an exaggeration? Not by much...