Books Quote by Barbara Sjoholm Download Open image ““Edit your author as you would be edited.”” — Barbara Sjoholm ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Editing Writing
“Every so often an author comes along and changes the world. I am not that author!” — Rachel Rueben Copy Share Image
“A writer edits his thoughts more thoroughly the more readers he has. You can tell I only have two readers, myself included.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“But above all, an author must write passionately and edit passionately.” — Paul Collins Copy Share Image
“Authors only write what their characters tell them. Which mean we are scribes, and the characters are the author.” — Anna-Cosette Copy Share Image
“I am the discoverer of Quantum Editing, the process whereby the amateur editor keeps being changed by the editing he does, requiring him to… — Matt Chatelain Copy Share Image
“Every author begins as a reader. So, read yourself into authorship.” — Blaque Diamond Copy Share Image
“When it comes to having your manuscript edited, the truth will set you free; just as soon as you rewrite the whole thing.” — Al Boudreau Copy Share Image
“Authors," he murmured with a grin. "You all think your work is flawless, and anyone who tries to change a single word is an… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“Just recieved my manuscript from the editor and he didn't change a word. The word he didn't change was the.” — Roy A Higgins Copy Share Image
“When reading I pretend I’m an editor, though when writing I realize I’m not.” — Fierce Dolan Copy Share Image
“[I]n the long run it's worthwhile to see the manuscript as a text capable of improvement.” — Barbara Sjoholm Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image