Balance Quote by Oliver Harris

I'm really happy to have the chance to talk about the editing process. It's something that I think doesn't get the weight it deserves,…

— Sarah Dessen

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

I have been blessed to have the same editor and work for a great publishing house.

— Vince Flynn

It's always hard to write and get your words out there, to find an editor, a publisher - readers! - who are going to…

— Colson Whitehead

My first book was published without any editorial advice. Nobody said, 'You might do this or that,' or 'Why don't we see more of…

— James Salter

I think editors are excellent marketers. They know their audience and produce copy to appeal to them - they just don't call it marketing.

— David Robinson

Be persistent. Editors change; tastes change; editorial markets change. Too many beginning writers give up too easily.

— John Jakes

At first my publisher had reservations about publishing it in the form you are familiar with.

— Orhan Pamuk

Although being economics editor sounds impressive, it does not mean I actually edit anything. It mainly reflects two decades of title-inflation at the BBC,…

— Evan Davis

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

Both my own process and that of the publishing industry are just too slow to do anything other than play catch-up when it comes…

— Jennifer Egan

Despite what you hear about the publishing industry being a fixed game that you can only get in if you know somebody, I'm here…

— Kage Baker