The Darling Killed the Eulogy
Imagine sitting in the funeral of a life-long family friend. Your emotions are all over the place. You don’t remember a time in your life when you didn’t know her. You know it’s time to say good-bye, but it’s difficult. You are preparing for the eulogy because you really want to receive words of comfort. But then the eulogist begins and you have no idea what is happening.
That was my recent experience at a funeral. The eulogist was clearly enamored with a literary darling and it led to one of the most bizarre eulogies I’ve ever experienced. This eulogy is why I’m passionate about Cardinal Rule No. 3 of Storytelling: Kill the Darlings.
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