Asks Quote by Kate DiCamillo

I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing is by far the most enjoyable. Really the only…

— Chuck Klosterman

An editor is like a professional reader, and as I became a better reader, I also became a better writer.

— Karen Thompson Walker

I rewrite my books many times before submitting them, and after my editor takes a look I wind up rewriting some more! It's a…

— Wendelin Van Draanen

Working as an editor was like being a professional reader, and the better I became at reading the better I became at writing.

— Karen Thompson Walker

I feel as long as people enjoy what they read and learn something more, I have done my job as a writer.

— Ravi Subramanian

With all editing, no matter how sensitive - and I've been very lucky here - I react sulkily at first, but then I settle…

— Michael Morpurgo

I know I'm a better editor than I was when I began, twenty years ago. I'm less scared of the text, I'm less scared…

— Hanya Yanagihara

I edit as I write. I revise endlessly. I don't go forward until I know that what I've written is as good as I…

— Anita Shreve

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

I'm at a stage in my career where I don't expect or get too much editorial input into what I'm doing. I have a…

— Grant Morrison

When I write, I tend to be quite cut off from the world. At that point of time, I'm not thinking about editors, publishers…

— Amish Tripathi

I self-edit all the time when Im writing. I enjoy reading the story over and over, tweaking it as I go.

— Stephenie Meyer