Editing Quote by Stephanie Roberts

“Self-editing a novel is like trying to put pants on a cat: yes, it's painful and time consuming, but in the end, satisfying.”

— Robert Jack

“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 like making love, editing is like giving your great grandfather a sponge bath.”

— Midnight Taylor

“I know why writers write- they write to untangle the knots in their hearts.”

— Virginia Frances Schwartz

“A good editor is like tinsel to a Christmas Tree...they add the perfect amount of sparkle without being gaudy.”

— Bobbi Romans

“I'm so passionate about my writing, there's page-spunk pouring out of my fingertips.”

— Mike Philbin

“Writing a book is like pulling strands out of your soul, one by one, until one day instead of a mess it finally looks…

— Ksenia Anske

“I know a lot of writers, and everyone works differently, but this is something that we truly have in common across all genres -…

— Sara Sheridan

“Fiction writing feels more honest to me.”

— David James Duncan

Not a word of my writing has ever been changed by another person's hands, and I don't think many screenwriters can say that.

— Brian K. Vaughan

“A good editor doesn't rewrite words, she rewires synapses.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“The good writers touch life often.”

— Ray Bradbury