Rewriting Quotes

70 quotes by 66 authors

I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay. — Kate DiCamillo
There are three primal urges in human beings: food, sex, and rewriting some else's play. — Romulus Linney
Rewriting is a large part of the whole job. And get rid of stuff that's not working. Just pare it down until it's a beautiful… — Kurt Loder
The writing process is not just putting down one page after another-it's a lot of writing and then rewriting, restructuring the story, changing the way… — Rebecca Stead
The public welfare demands that constitutional cases must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself, and not according to judges views of… — Hugo Black
I marveled a bit at the feat Lubianka re-education. I also began to understand more clearly what was meant by rewriting history for the proletariat… — Walter Ciszek
I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material, so rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the… — Alan Dean Foster
There is no such thing as good writing, only good rewriting. — Robert Graves
The main reason for rewriting is not to achieve a smooth surface, but to discover the inner truth of your characters. — Saul Bellow
The biggest difference between a writer and a would-be writer is their attitude toward rewriting. . . . Unwillingness to revise usually signals an amateur. — Sol Stein
[Rewriting is] a whole other art form; it's about craftsmanship. — Sam Shepard
The past is a script we are constantly rewriting. — Michael Moorcock
Artistry is important. Skill, hard work, rewriting, editing, and careful, careful craft: All of these are necessary. These are what separate the beginners from experienced… — Sarah Kay
I know when a story is finished when there is not a single thing more I can think to do to it. And since I… — Amy Hempel
When you perform in front of an audience after only two days of rehearsal, you're flying by the seat of your pants - particularly when… — Michael Richards
The biggest challenge for me has been in coping with my perfectionism. I have a stiflingly hard time moving forward in a project if it's… — Laini Taylor
Rewriting is the essence of writing well - where the game is won or lost. — William Zinsser
Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it's where the game is won or lost. The idea is hard to accept. We all have emotional… — William Zinsser
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 of characters, choosing… — Eric Jerome Dickey
I studied philosophy, religious studies, and English. My training was writing four full-length novels and hiring an editor to tear them apart. I had enough… — Ted Dekker

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