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✨ “Kill your darlings” is for editing, not for writing your first draft.
✨ “Does it serve the story” means more than ‘does it move the plot forward.’
✨ It’s okay to include things in your fiction just because you like them.
✨ It’s okay to include scenes that don’t directly move the plot forward.
✨ It’s okay to spend time with your characters in the story just existing and being.
✨ It’s okay to be self indulgent in your writing.
✨ It’s okay to include things in your fiction without being able to immediately name their narrative purpose.
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