Edits Quote by Helen Gurley Brown

The one thing I have learned about editing over the years is that you have to edit and publish out of your own tastes,…

— Norman Cousins

I think too many people edit themselves way too soon. There's plenty of time to edit, and it is a crucial part of it…

— Jill McCorkle

Editing is hard but nowhere NEAR as tough as facing that blank page and blinking cursor each day. You're all alone and no one…

— Sarah Dessen

I guess if editing doesn't hurt, you're probably not doing it properly. I find it quite difficult. The hardest part is believing that it's…

— Markus Zusak

I have friends, some of whom are spectacularly good writers, who really want someone to edit them. I don't register that impulse. It's like…

— Fran Lebowitz

The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer.

— Zadie Smith

Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got…

— Vera Farmiga

A good edit process turns rocks into diamonds, and every author should love that part as much as the creative phase. I do love…

— Kim Smith

Editing is a meditative process. I enjoy it the most. I am not dealing with 200 people.

— Rajkumar Hirani

Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.

— Lisa Scottoline

Editing is very satisfying process. You spend hours working on something and then you get to watch it. It's immediately satisfying where everything else…

— Shane Carruth

There are two kinds of editors, those who correct your copy and those who say it's wonderful.

— Theodore White