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Originally Posted by pdurrant
"kill your darlings", IMO, means that those elements that you think are the most witty and fun most likely are only witty and funny to you. Especially really clever word-play.
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Ah, yes, I should have googled to get the "kill" variation. There are a lot of them (not all use "darlings"), but they all mean to the same thing. There are a great many author-advice blog posts are devoted to the subject, and the ones I have read rarely mention humour (which makes me wonder who came up with the urbandictionary definition). A couple of examples from a quick ddg search:
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Humour in novels is subject of its own. Some people seem to have just the right touch, most don't - whether as writers or as stand-up.
ETA: If Faulkner had thought about being quoted he probably would have used an alliterative variation, like delete or destroy - just so he could please those that want to blog about it. 