Authors-note Quote by Sahara Sanders

An editor is like a painter. There is a magic in that.

— Sam Rockwell

Editing is simply the application of the common sense of any good reader. That's why, to be an editor, you have to be a…

— Robert Gottlieb

“The process of editing a piece of writing seems sometimes a lot like natural selection. Your efforts never really eliminate the mistakes. You just…

— John A. Ashley

When you're editing, you want to be the perfect appreciator, not another writer.

— Joseph Kanon

“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

Editing requires you to be always open, always responding. It is very important, for example, not to allow yourself to want the writer to…

— Robert Gottlieb

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

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

When you're in the editing process, you try different things and you get creative ideas.

— Catherine Hardwicke

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 the very edge of your knowledge forced to grow--a test you can't cheat on.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

Being an editor it's a complicated job, but the last impression I'd want anybody to have is that it's onerous. It's a joy -…

— David Remnick