#editing

Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does. ↗

— Walter Murch

#any #art #art form #dedication #does

The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#best #bits #comes #creative #down

I quickly realized that I enjoyed editing more than writing. I felt more suited to it and it fit my nurturing personality. I had lots of ideas and a strong sense of structure, and I enjoyed working with talented writers, relishing the give-and-take in making their work better. ↗

— Lynn Povich

#change

When I'm writing, I make words my b*tch. But when I'm editing, the words make me their b*tch. It all equals out in the end. ↗

— Richard B. Knight

#writing-life #writing-process #equality

Flow is something the reader experiences, not the writer. ↗

— Verlyn Klinkenborg

#editing #reading #writers #writing #experience

There Are Two Typos Of People In This World: Those Who Can Edit And Those Who Can’t ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#editing #funny #people #typo #world

A good editor is like a pair of Spanx: firming up the body, making the subject look good, and absolutely invisible. ↗

— Sandi Layne

#humor

I have always believed in the principle that immediate survival is more important than long-term survival. ↗

— Jack McClelland

#publishing #survival #writing #imagination

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a book. (…) A good novel editor is invisible. ↗

— Terri Windling

#editing #editor #inspirational #reading #writing

Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author’s intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with cut versions of classic literature, even movies don’t make sense when they are edited too much. I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author’s mind, a glimpse of their creative soul. I mean, how would people like it if editors came along and said to an artist, ‘Whoops, you left just a tad too much space around that lily pad there, lets crop that a bit, shall we?’. Monet would be ripping his hair out. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#creative-process #creative-reading #creative-thinking #creativity #editing