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thenewgreen · 3540 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ask Hubski: Will be moving to a foreign country soon. Advice?

Bring less stuff. Seriously. Pack your bag. Unpack. Throw half away. Pack the remaining half. Unpack. Throw half away. Then you are ready. Maybe. -kleinbl00 and lil, this seems like good advice for a writer as well as a traveler, don't you think? Editing, not just for the pen, but for life.

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kleinbl00 · 3540 days ago · link ·

6 weeks ago I would have said yes. But I've been learning a shit ton about writing and now I'll say no.

The goal isn't to pack less, it's to pack the right stuff only.

+discuss+discuss

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thenewgreen · 3540 days ago · link ·

That makes sense to me, it's essentially what separates a writer from a great writer, the ability to conceive of and know what to pack. In the past, I have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at my songs and handed them to a professional to "fix it in the mix." -No more! The album I'm working on will be a much more deliberately packed suit-case.

Have I beaten this metaphor to death yet?

+discuss+discuss

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kleinbl00 · 3540 days ago · link ·

...you're close... ;-)