If I write something beautiful, fine. However, if it sounds like I’m reaching and trying too hard to be writerly, it’s out.
That’s how I resolved the conflicting advice dilemma which gave me such an ache in the ass in a recent post. See? Aching ass. That’s some beautiful goddamn writing right there and I didn’t have to reach far to scratch that–uh–literary itch.
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