Good Editor Quotes

14 quotes by 14 authors

You need a good editor because every writer thinks he can write a War and Peace, but by the time he gets it on paper,… — Samuel Johnson
A very good editor is almost a collaborator. — Ken Follett
I got a fortune cookie that said, "To remember is to understand." I have never forgotten it. A good judge remembers what it was like… — Anna Quindlen
Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire. — Lisa Scottoline
If you are a good editor, your relationship with every writer is different. — Robert Gottlieb
Praise or damn as you please, but do so rather flatly, pragmatically, with cunning attention to annoying or gratifying details. Be yourself. Be unique. Be… — Kurt Vonnegut
What makes a good editor is staying the hell out of the way as much as possible. ... If you're a DC or Marvel or… — Mark Waid
An editor who is a mentor, advisor, and psychiatrist. Don't kid yourself-a good editor will make your book better. — Guy Kawasaki
The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the feedback that you… — Christopher Darden
I tend to overwrite; I need a good editor. — Wolf Blitzer
A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much. — Irwin Shaw
Most of my success, I feel, comes from being a good editor as opposed to a great writer. — Tucker Max
the Real-World was a sprawling mess of a book in need of a good editor. — Jasper Fforde
Ulysses could have done with a good editor. You know people are always putting Ulysses in the top 10 books ever written but I doubt… — Roddy Doyle

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