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    “WHEN IN DOUBT, LEAVE IT OUT”

    “When in doubt, leave it out.” I don’t remember my grandfather, but his sage advice (handed down to me by my Mother) has guided me through many complicated decisions. Lately, especially. I’m currently half-way through the first draft of my newest novel (praise the Lord!) and decided a few days ago to take a look over what I’d already written, just in case things needed a little fine-tuning before I plunged ahead. Needless to say, they did. 😊 If you’ve never written before or are new to the whole “authoring” process, please allow me to be the first to enlighten you: Editing is a good thing. Did you catch that?…