“Writing is like making love, editing is like giving your great grandfather a sponge bath.” — Midnight Taylor Copy Share Image
“Editing is like walking across a room strewn with rose petals and thorns. When you can walk across mostly unbloodied, you're finished.” — Richard Due Copy Share Image
“Editing is like pruning the rose bush you thought was so perfect and beautiful until it overgrew the garden.” — Larry Enright Copy Share Image
“Writing a novel is like pottery. Your initial draft of your story is like a lump of clay. Editing is like shaping… — Monika Pardon Copy Share Image
My goal is to strip things down so that you need just the right amount of words or shape to convey what… — Maya Lin Copy Share Image
