Quotes Tagged With :revising

Writing a first draft is like groping one's way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation,....

Even if you're in the thick of revising another work, write something new. Something small. It's important....

Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart,....

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations....

When you print out your manuscript and read it, marking up with a pen, it sometimes feels like a criminal....