Kill your darlings

A year ago now, I took a writing class at university. It was quite accidental. I chanced upon it much like how I discovered other things (by procrastination). But here, I heard the most useful writing advice ever.

Sometimes we get too precious about beginnings. The thing is- beginnings have too much packaging. The fluff that makes it land softer is unnecessary and such a waste of time. That’s what kill your darlings is about. It means- almost always, the first few sentences in your drafts (which people tend to be most precious about) is useless.