Books Quote by Zadie Smith

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

— Allison Joseph

“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

The one thing I have learned about editing over the years is that you have to edit and publish out of your own tastes,…

— Norman Cousins

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 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

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

I self-edit all the time when Im writing. I enjoy reading the story over and over, tweaking it as I go.

— Stephenie Meyer

“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

You have to write a lot. And you have to rewrite what you wrote a lot more.

— Holly Black

Listen carefully to the feedback your readers give you. Dont write unless people want you to write, a lot of people write just because…

— Max Lucado

I'm not a writer, but I'm very good at editing. That's my specialty. I can read something and tell you everything that's wrong with…

— Tracy Pollan

I hate editing. I love to write, but I hate to reread my stuff. To revise.

— Barry Hannah