Rewriting Quotes

70 Rewriting quotes by 65 unique authors

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
I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting. — Tony Gilroy
Once I get over maybe a hundred pages, I won't go back to page one, but I might go back to page fifty-five, or twenty,… — Joan Didion
[Writing is] largely a matter of application and hard work, or writing and rewriting endlessly until you are satisfied that you have said what you… — Rachel Carson
We're here to make a dent in the universe. Otherwise, why even be here? We're creating a completely new consciousness, like an artist or a… — Steve Jobs
Rewriting to me means, if I work on it for three days, I've rewritten it. — Jules Shear
Writing for me is largely about rewriting. — Khaled Hosseini
More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn't say I have a talent that's… — John Irving
On the one occasion where I did try writing a screenplay, I found the rewriting just unendurable. — Alan Moore
'A Fair Maiden' existed in notes and sketches for perhaps a year. When I traveled, I would take along with me my folder of notes… — Joyce Carol Oates
In my office in Florida I have, I think, 30 manuscript piles around the room. Some are screenplays or comic books or graphic novels. Some… — James Patterson

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