Heartless Gardening

Four tips on gardening your writing

I’m becoming a heartless gardener. I lop the necks of broken vines and spent flowers with the glee of an executioner.

In gardening, you swing your scythe (or more likely you squeeze your $20 pruners from Lowe’s) if any of the “four Ds” are met.

1. Dead

2. Damaged

3. Diseased

4. Diverting