Character Quote by Richard North Patterson

Writing a first draft is like groping one's way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation, or telling a joke whose punchline…

— Ted Solotaroff

Good writing is essentially rewriting.

— Roald Dahl

Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it's where the game is won or lost. The idea is hard to accept. We all have…

— William Zinsser

To be a writer is to throw away a great deal, not to be satisfied, to type again, and then again and once more,…

— John Hersey

Writing for me is largely about rewriting.

— Khaled Hosseini

The only thing I might have noticed [and this is pretty anecdotal] is that there is some tendency to need to be taught that…

— George Saunders

That is as true for fiction or non-fiction. The writer has to really know their subject. It is really important to remember that the…

— Michael Scott

“Writing a novel is like pottery. Your initial draft of your story is like a lump of clay. Editing is like shaping that piece…

— Monika Pardon

Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by trying at the outset to imitate them; by daring…

— Andre Maurois

I write a ridiculous number of drafts. The characters change and grow through the drafting, and my understanding of them deepens. Creating characters in…

— Robert Boswell

Good writing is rewriting.

— Truman Capote

Writing is rewriting what you have rewritten.

— Paul Engle