My Editor Quotes
16 quotes by 16 authors
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I called it ignose, not knowing which carbohydrate it was. This name was turned down by my editor. 'God-nose' was not more successful, so in…
— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
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When I went in, my editor said, ‘I hope you don’t think you’re a writer.’ And I said, ‘I hope you don’t think I’m a…
— Julia Cameron
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I had always loved to write and my mom was my editor for my school papers.
— Jenna Bush
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On the other track I got to talk with Jon Poll, my editor, and we go into more detail about the decisions we made in…
— Jay Roach
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I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already…
— Anita Diament
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Book writing is a little different because, in my case, my editor is a year younger than me and basically has the same sensibility as…
— Chuck Klosterman
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I was surprised that my wife thought it was a good idea, then again with my agent, another woman, then my editor, another woman -…
— Michael Chabon
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I am never happy when I finish a book. I always start feeling good, and then I get to about Page 75 and start losing…
— Sarah Dessen
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I once had an editor advise me, as I was revising one of my early novels, to add more characters. I played around with the…
— Elizabeth Sims
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I always read what I write out loud, and I did that long before any radio thing. My editor finds that unusual.
— Ricky Jay
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I tend to write things seven times before I show them to my editor. I write them seven times, then I take them on tour,…
— David Sedaris
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The greatest films ever made in our history were cut on film, and I'm tenaciously hanging on to the process. I just love going into…
— Steven Spielberg
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After writing each novel, I would spend days poring over suggestions from my editor.
— Ashwin Sanghi
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As nearly as possible in the spirit of Matthew Salinger, age one, urging a luncheon companion to accept a cool lima bean, I urge my…
— J D Salinger
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My editor picked out the name she wanted. I was either going to be Kim Harrison or Lisa Harrison, because she wanted me shelved right…
— Kim Harrison
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When I write a novel, every word is mine. I welcome suggestions from my editor, but in the end, I make all the final decisions.
— Louis Sachar
Who Wrote These My Editor Quotes
16 authors contributed a total of 16 My Editor Quotes as follows: