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That reminds me of the Oscar Wilde quote, about how he spend the morning putting in a comma and spent the afternoon taking it out. Sometimes it's just like that. But if you're working in a professional capacity you simply can't get too enamored of your own prose. I think a lot of current writing has been sabotaged in the clickbait era. But, it also needs to suit the purpose, and the people who call the shots decide that.
I totally relate to that Wilde quote. But sometimes I wonder.. why are we dumbing things down instead of pulling readers up? Not every sentence needs to be spoon-fed. Have you ever pushed back and won?
That is literally the worst. I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me. I think you learn to pick your battles and really only fight for the things you feel very strongly or passionate about.
Yes! Learning which battles to fight is a skill in itself. But it gets frustrating when the line between “feedback” and “control” starts to blur.
I feel like that comment is completely unfair to your hard work- I agree with the other comments though that you sometimes have to pick your battles!
If I truly believe the sentence carries weight or captures the voice perfectly, I fight for it but only once. If it still gets cut, I let it go and save it for something else. Do you ever recycle your best lines?