I received my copy of the October issue of The Writer yesterday and read Lisa Shearin's "Dueling With Words" column this morning. This sentence made me laugh.

At least once, most writers experience that special moment when they realize that their precious project is a stinky pile of tripe.

Once? Tripe? Ha! Once a quarter is more like it. And I use a word considerably strong than tripe when I finally realize I've spent too much time on something that never stood a chance from the start -- but I'm not writing for a widely-distributed and respected magazine either. Excellent article. Great examples. Thanks, Lisa.