Book Quote by Guy Kawasaki

“You’ll learn that the key to a great book is editing — grinding, buffing, and polishing — not writing.”

— Guy Kawasaki

“Almost the first thing I learned about being an editor was that it was hard work. To be sure, ditchdiggers and miners have it…

— Michael Korda

For writers: If you polish a book too much, it'll be flat and shiny and smooth--and not too interesting. It's the little pits and…

— Lori Foster

Books are really, really hard to write. They represent a kind of a summit of grappling with what one really has to say

— Jaron Lanier

After I work with my editor to get the manuscript in good shape, I sketch and lay out a whole book loosely, usually in…

— Adam Rex

Nothing will train you to write better as a writer, than working on your next book.

— Brandon Sanderson

“A book is never, ever finished. You simply get to a point where you and your editor are reasonably happy with how it is…

— Kimberly Pauley

Were I to write what I know, the book would be too sensational to print, but were I to write what I think proper,…

— Ina Coolbrith

Novel-writing is a highly skilled and laborious trade. One does not just sit behind a screen jotting down other people's conversation. One has for…

— Evelyn Waugh

The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the feedback that…

— Christopher Darden

The greatest thing about writing a book is that at first it's all inchoate, but the more you work on it, the more the…

— George Saunders

Having reached the halfway mark in the alphabet, my prime focus is on writing each new book as well as I can.

— Sue Grafton