Letting go

Knowing when to relinquish words, chapters, novels

One of my all-time favourite writers, Herman Hesse, once said, ‘Some of us think that holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.’

For writers, especially those of us who are busy parenting and/or working and, well, just trying to get by during this crazy time of ours, the accumulation of words can feel like strength. It is, often, the be…