Story Quote by Elizabeth Spencer

I think the best advice I give is to try not to write. Try not to overwrite, try not to make it sound too…

— Elmore Leonard

I'm the mothafuckin' boss, overwrite.

— Anonymous

At the beginning of their careers many writers have a need to overwrite. They choose carefully turned-out phrases; they want to impress their readers…

— Jorge Luis Borges

almost all American writers tend to overwrite, to tell too much. I get the disillusioned feeling that novels, today, are sold by the pound,…

— Rona Jaffe

The tendency when you dictate is to overwrite, because you're not counting pages, you don't really know what the hell the page count is.

— Rod Serling

I tend to overwrite; I need a good editor.

— Wolf Blitzer

“In the past, security guides often suggested that it was necessary to overwrite multiple times (or “passes”). This may be true to some extent…

— Sophia Cope

“Once upon a time, there lived a boy, and he had to risk everything to keep what he loved. But really the story was:…

— Maggie Stiefvater

Starting a new job can be nerve-racking , but it's also exciting. You're embarking on a new future, positioning yourself to write a fresh…

— Adena Friedman

The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.…

— Michael Storm

“Saving History One Story at a Time”

— MWSA website

I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of…

— Mark Leibovich