tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030341600243799057.post1103044488325508181..comments2023-04-15T23:36:48.113+10:00Comments on Poems by the Followers: November #1Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030341600243799057.post-37975747504070764812014-11-16T00:53:05.958+11:002014-11-16T00:53:05.958+11:00No it's not an Aussie-ism; it was reportedly f...No it's not an Aussie-ism; it was reportedly first said by Alfred de Musset to Guy de Maupasant, whom he was mentoring. (Though I have seen it attributed to other, English writers too.) Apart from that, Jennie has nailed it, but I'll elaborate a little. They are the bits of writing you are so thrilled with and proud of that you would change anything but that. Often they are the very things that should go. A strikingly beautiful simile might interrupt the flow of the writing, whereas plainer language would serve better. A phrase which perfectly says what you mean might skew the rhythm. And so on. If you resist changing something even if the poem as a whole would be better if you did, it's one of those 'darlings'. Murder it so the poem will live!<br />Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030341600243799057.post-3135909874981268802014-11-15T17:02:46.378+11:002014-11-15T17:02:46.378+11:00Ha ha Delaina ... is this an Aussie-ism? Darlings ...Ha ha Delaina ... is this an Aussie-ism? Darlings = beloved but do they do the best job at saying what must be said?Jennie Frainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236024902132203523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030341600243799057.post-25500400422545998992014-11-09T06:28:59.863+11:002014-11-09T06:28:59.863+11:00I love this! "leaving a stream of consciousne...I love this! "leaving a stream of consciousness"...perfect!<br /><br />But now I have to ask...Rosemary once told me whilst helping me edit on of my poems to "murder my darlings." What does this saying actually mean?Delainahttp://www.delainamiller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030341600243799057.post-30745188317491692932014-11-08T20:36:04.697+11:002014-11-08T20:36:04.697+11:00I'm totally in love with this romance poem! :)...I'm totally in love with this romance poem! :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.com