Truman Capote, describing the composition of In Cold Blood, spoke of "maintaining a stylistic and emotional upper hand over your material", asserting that "the greatest intensity in art in all its shapes and sizes is achieved with a deliberate, hard and cool head".
Use a repetitive method for going over your material on a regular study basis.
Have an attorney look over your application materials.
Make sure to have several people look over your application materials.
Given the considerable privacy trade-off in handing over your genetic material to big pharma through a for-profit intermediary, it's just some food for thought.
When layering your materials, try not to put large-sized materials over small-sized ones.
If you are a stand-up you can hone your material over successive performances, based on the audience response.
It is also necessary to shovel away the material that comes out the end of your sluice (the tailings) so water flow is not interrupted over your riffles and material can continue to leave your sluice.
If you don't like what you see, try again with the left over material you saved by cutting from the corner of your material.
Have a friend or family member look over your application and application materials to make sure everything is complete.
