The only thing I might have noticed [and this is pretty anecdotal] is that there is some tendency to need to be… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
It takes me six months to do a story. I think it out and then write it sentence by sentence - no… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
Almost all the producers I know and dig, like Quincy Jones or Brian Eno, are really musicians first. I'm a composer, an… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I didn't like people rewriting my dialogue. I didn't like the fact that we'd start a comic with the Joker, and by… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I think we're always in the process of writing and rewriting the story of our lives, forming our experiences into a narrative… — Sam Keen Copy Share Image
“Write at a pace that doesn't surpass your creative flow. Don't be hasty; don't be sloppy. Don't forfeit impressive writing for an… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That's the best way to learn. — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
Artistry is important. Skill, hard work, rewriting, editing, and careful, careful craft: All of these are necessary. These are what separate the… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to write a good story, strictly from imagination. People just think it's random, they don't see the rewriting, phrasing… — Eric Jerome Dickey Copy Share Image
Rewriting to me means, if I work on it for three days, I've rewritten it. — Jules Shear Copy Share Image
If I were rewriting 'Love, Medicine & Miracles,' I might consider changing its title to 'The Side Effects of Cancer.' Healing is… — Bernie Siegel Copy Share Image
I realized, in removing or rewriting these jokes, that often the jokes weren't done or that I was using, for me, the… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I once wrote a short story called 'The Best Blues Singer in the World,' and it went like this: 'The streets that… — August Wilson Copy Share Image
The president is supposed to execute faithfully the laws that the legislature has written. So, the executive orders that Barack Obama president… — Rafael Cruz Copy Share Image
It was very amusing to do 'GI Joe: Retaliation' scenes with Bruce Willis, who spends months rewriting his dialogue and then turns… — Jonathan Pryce Copy Share Image
My writing is a process of rewriting, of going back and changing and filling in. in the rewriting process you discover what's… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Fiction does not spring into the world fully grown, like Athena. It is the process of writing and rewriting that makes a… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
Hillary has already gotten a record $8 million advance from Simon & Schuster for the book -- reportedly the most anyone has… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
I work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber. — David McCullough Copy Share Image
The main reason for rewriting is not to achieve a smooth surface, but to discover the inner truth of your characters. — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
I never edit the songs that come out. And they tend to come out as a whole. The closest thing I have… — Laura Marling Copy Share Image
You let the story cool off and then, instead of rewriting it, you relive it. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material, so rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I… — Alan Dean Foster Copy Share Image
