Germans have a word for everything, and @kplikethebird stumbled across this gem: verschlimmbesserung, or “worsen-bettering.” It refers to our desire to make something better, only to make it worse. Used in a sentence: “Ich habe meinen Kontext verschlimmbessert,” or “I have worsen-bettered my context.” It’s the perfect word to describe Katie’s writing setup, which has gotten worse every time she asks it to improve. Her agents gave conflicting editing advice, akin to too many cooks in the…