Editing Quote by Patricia Fuller

“I've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip the living…

— Don Roff

“The writer's job is to turn the unspeakable into words - not just any words, but, if you can, into rhythm and blues.”

— Anne Lamott

“When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When you revise, you are telling a story to yourself...over and over again.”

— Kai Strand

“Breadwinning and the art of writing must be kept absolutely apart.”

— Anonymous

“Writing is like sculpturing words out of a block of imagination. Sentences chisel the story, then characters make it their own.”

— Federico Chini

“Writing is a job, a talent, but it’s also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your…

— Ann Patchett Truth and Beauty

“Writing is a way of remaking the world, both for the writer and reader.”

— Mark Rubinstein

“Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted and slightly savage if…

— Jessamyn West

“Writing is the equivalent to a striptease.”

— Kit Yan

“Writing is the only way to change the world without leaving bed.”

— Anonymous

“If a writer starts worring about what he or she has left out or forgotten, they might not be able to write even a…

— Baby Halder

“You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.”

— Don Roff