Anxiety Quote by Tiffany Madison

That is my major concern: writers who are in prison for writing.

— Antonia Fraser

“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

Fortunately for me, or unfortunately, they made me an editor of the Parish Prison Pelican. I could read and write, and I had a…

— Ron Shock

I will say that the prison regime is rather a good one for a writer because you have plenty of time to write.

— Mary Archer

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

— Joseph Kanon

Some writing programs are very much like, you come in, and you have a niche that becomes yours, and, you know, you're the dude…

— Jennifer Konner

Editing is a very tough period. You're confronted with yourself. It's a deep, dark, truthful mirror.

— Thomas Bidegain

Editing is work, and it's hard to do while working on one's own writing.

— Allison Joseph

“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

Prison always has been a good place for writers, killing, as it does, the twin demons of mobility and diversion

— Dan Simmons

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

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