 The story doesn't create mystery or contrive it; the mystery seems inherent in the material and will remain mysterious however bluntly told.
From The Art of Revision: The Last Word, Peter Ho Davies  All our attention to revising a story, changing it, sharpening it, deepening it...and all this time it's been revising us.
From The Art of Revision: The Last Word, Peter Ho Davies  Not knowing what we intend isn't the same as having no intention.
From The Art of Revision: The Last Word, Peter Ho Davies  It's easy to forget to revise titles. They have a tendency to become set in stone very quickly, and because of their brevity, that quality of either working or not, they can seem resistant, even impervious to revision.
From The Art of Revision: The Last Word, Peter Ho Davies  And this breathing in and out of the story has allowed the writer to locate its heart.
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