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“An aspiring writer should write one time and edit ten times.”
― Wealth of Words
― Wealth of Words
“The first draft is black and white. Editing gives the story color.”
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“When you write a story, you are telling yourself the story. When you rewrite, your main job is taking out all the things that are NOT the story...Your stuff starts out being just for you...but then it goes out. Once you know what the story is and get it right, as right as you can...it belongs to anyone who wants to read it, or criticise it.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“If you treat editing like you're making an abridged version of your book, it can help determine what's vital vs what can be cut.”
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“No words are too good for the cutting-room floor, no idea so fine that it cannot be phrased more succinctly.”
― Gutenberg’s Fingerprint: A Book Lover Bridges the Digital Divide
― Gutenberg’s Fingerprint: A Book Lover Bridges the Digital Divide
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