{"id":4538,"date":"2015-12-15T01:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=4538"},"modified":"2015-12-10T19:47:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T02:47:30","slug":"ive-only-regretted-stuff-ive-left-in-jojo-moyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/ive-only-regretted-stuff-ive-left-in-jojo-moyes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I&#8217;ve only regretted stuff I&#8217;ve left in . . . &#8221; \u2014Jojo Moyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Jojo-Moyes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4539 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Jojo-Moyes.png\" alt=\"Jojo Moyes\" width=\"205\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jojomoyes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jojo Moyes<\/a> discusses her writing process with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersdigest.com\/online-editor\/wd-editors-are-writers-too-meet-jessica-strawser-editor-of-writer%E2%80%99s-digest\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Strawser<\/a> in the January 2016 issue of the Writer&#8217;s Digest magazine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Frequently I will write chapters that I end up having to ditch. And they might be beautifully crafted, they might contain things I&#8217;m really proud of, but you have to be ruthless. There comes a point when you know in your gut something just isn&#8217;t working, or isn&#8217;t as good as it should be. What I&#8217;ve found over the years is that I&#8217;ve never regretted anything I&#8217;ve ditched\u2014I&#8217;ve only regretted stuff I&#8217;ve left in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The January 2016 issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersdigest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Writer&#8217;s Digest magazine<\/a> is loaded with fantastic information for writers. Buy it now, because if you wait. . . you know how it goes. . . you&#8217;ll forget, or it will be off the newsstands. Or. . . aha! Lightbulb moment. . . Subscribe! I have been a subscriber for years and find something good in every issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jojo Moyes discusses her writing process with Jessica Strawser in the January 2016 issue of the Writer&#8217;s Digest magazine. &#8220;Frequently I will write chapters that I end up having to ditch. And they might be beautifully crafted, they might contain things I&#8217;m really proud of, but you have to be ruthless. 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