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Editor Quotes

When an editor first explained to me the difference between direct and indirect writing, I just thought it was a stylistic choice Picture Quote #1

It’s incorrect to assume you can be a fashion editor because you blog, if you don’t have experience to look at fashion in a professional way Picture Quote #1

The writer who can’t do his job looks to his editor to do it for him, though he won’t dream of sharing his royalties with that editor Picture Quote #1

After more than a decade as the editor of ‘Wired’ magazine, Chris Anderson started the company of his dreams - a robotics manufacturing company called 3D Robotics - to produce the autonomous flying vehicles coming out of DIY Drones Picture Quote #1

I’ve seen people who stink, but the film editor shows them just where they didn’t stink. But if you’re empty and manipulative on stage, it’s clear Picture Quote #1

I just fell into the job as a fashion editor at a teen magazine. I was there for two years, and I left there as a senior fashion editor at the age of 25 Picture Quote #1

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I was a film editor for eight years before I made my first feature, ‘Dog Soldiers.’ I am from Newcastle upon Tyne, in the northeast of England Picture Quote #1

When I’m my own editor, there’s very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes Picture Quote #1

Once your acting job is over, you just hope they have a good editor and they put together a good film Picture Quote #1

I am a hopeless pantser, so I don’t do much outlining. A thought will occur to me, and I’ll just throw it into the story. I tell myself I’ll worry about untangling it later. I’m glad no one sees my first drafts except for my poor editor and agent Picture Quote #1

It’s all about who’s where on the food chain. When I’m the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I’m working for another editor, I’m obliged to follow their vision Picture Quote #1

I was really the first-line editor of the ‘House of Night’ series. I didn’t write that much of the story, and I didn’t know what was happening until my mom finished the book and sent it to me because I wanted to read it with fresh eyes as a general reader would Picture Quote #1

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If you would be a poet, write living newspapers. Be a reporter from outer space, filing dispatches to some supreme managing editor who believes in full disclosure and has a low tolerance for bullshit Picture Quote #1

I’ve been leading newsrooms for a while now and it’s been an honor serving as Editor in Chief of N.J., but I really think that my best shot at moving the needle in politics is by getting close to it - by reading, reporting, tweeting and writing Picture Quote #1

It took me three, four years, to get from my first film to my second film, banging on doors, trying to get people to give me a chance. Writing, struggling, with no money in the bank, working as an editor on the side. Working as a cameraman on the side. Getting little jobs, eking out a living. Trying to stay alive, and pushing a script that nobody wanted Picture Quote #1

The life of an editor is not a glamorous one. You’re a fixer; you make things better Picture Quote #1

Melissa Biggs Bradley spent a decade as Travel Editor of ‘Town and Country,’ and later served as the founding editor of ‘Town and Country Travel.’ She then launched Indagare Souk, an online marketplace of global treasures Picture Quote #1

I once had a story editor ask me not to use the word ‘placenta.’ I wanted to say: ‘Now tell me again how you got here?’ Oh, right, an angel of God placed you into the bill of the stork Picture Quote #1

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I was a good student - a geek, really - editor of the school paper, thought I was going to go to university Picture Quote #1

I’ve rewritten a lot of the scripts I’ve done. ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ was a complete rewrite, but I didn’t touch the dialogue. Essentially, I’m a very good editor Picture Quote #1

Every writer needs an editor. I don’t care how good you are or think you are Picture Quote #1

I’m a novelist, editor, short story writer. I also teach, and I freelance sometimes as an arts consultant. Most of my books have been published by Warner Books, now known as Grand Central Books Picture Quote #1

One of the great joys of launching your idea on the web is that it’s a meritocracy. The good stuff will rise to the top and find an audience, and you don’t have to impress one idiosyncratic commissioning editor Picture Quote #1

To be a good editor or a good writer, I think you really need to be a great reader first Picture Quote #1

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I think even if you’re on a screen or you’re in a play, it’s always a group effort. It’s not just the actors, it’s the editor Picture Quote #1

I treat my writing like a day job, like my main job, even if for many years I was doing other jobs to pay the bills. I worked as a copy editor. I was a medical guinea pig. I was an eBay power seller of ladies’ handbags. I was an assistant to a bookie at the horse races. I bartended. I did anything I could to make ends meet Picture Quote #1

I have an editor in my head, that’s why I can’t read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer Picture Quote #1

You’ve got to have confidence and trust in your cast. You have to have confidence and trust in your director, in your editor. It’s such a team effort; I really think you have to pull yourself out of it and just trust. I think the number one thing you can do is just trust everyone around you Picture Quote #1

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When an editor first explained to me the difference between direct and indirect writing, I just thought it was a stylistic choice. (Editor Quotes) It’s incorrect to assume you can be a fashion editor because you blog, if you don’t have experience to look at fashion in a professional way. (Editor Quotes) The writer who can’t do his job looks to his editor to do it for him, though he won’t dream of sharing his royalties with that editor. (Editor Quotes) After more than a decade as the editor of ‘Wired’ magazine, Chris Anderson started the company of his dreams - a robotics manufacturing company called 3D Robotics - to produce the autonomous flying vehicles coming out of DIY Drones. (Editor Quotes) I’ve seen people who stink, but the film editor shows them just where they didn’t stink. But if you’re empty and manipulative on stage, it’s clear. (Editor Quotes) I just fell into the job as a fashion editor at a teen magazine. I was there for two years, and I left there as a senior fashion editor at the age of 25. (Editor Quotes) I was a film editor for eight years before I made my first feature, ‘Dog Soldiers.’ I am from Newcastle upon Tyne, in the northeast of England. (Editor Quotes) When I’m my own editor, there’s very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes. (Editor Quotes) Once your acting job is over, you just hope they have a good editor and they put together a good film. (Editor Quotes) I am a hopeless pantser, so I don’t do much outlining. A thought will occur to me, and I’ll just throw it into the story. I tell myself I’ll worry about untangling it later. I’m glad no one sees my first drafts except for my poor editor and agent. (Editor Quotes) It’s all about who’s where on the food chain. When I’m the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I’m working for another editor, I’m obliged to follow their vision. (Editor Quotes) I was really the first-line editor of the ‘House of Night’ series. I didn’t write that much of the story, and I didn’t know what was happening until my mom finished the book and sent it to me because I wanted to read it with fresh eyes as a general reader would. (Editor Quotes) If you would be a poet, write living newspapers. Be a reporter from outer space, filing dispatches to some supreme managing editor who believes in full disclosure and has a low tolerance for bullshit. (Editor Quotes) I’ve been leading newsrooms for a while now and it’s been an honor serving as Editor in Chief of N.J., but I really think that my best shot at moving the needle in politics is by getting close to it - by reading, reporting, tweeting and writing. (Editor Quotes) It took me three, four years, to get from my first film to my second film, banging on doors, trying to get people to give me a chance. Writing, struggling, with no money in the bank, working as an editor on the side. Working as a cameraman on the side. Getting little jobs, eking out a living. Trying to stay alive, and pushing a script that nobody wanted. (Editor Quotes) The life of an editor is not a glamorous one. You’re a fixer; you make things better. (Editor Quotes) Melissa Biggs Bradley spent a decade as Travel Editor of ‘Town and Country,’ and later served as the founding editor of ‘Town and Country Travel.’ She then launched Indagare Souk, an online marketplace of global treasures. (Editor Quotes) I once had a story editor ask me not to use the word ‘placenta.’ I wanted to say: ‘Now tell me again how you got here?’ Oh, right, an angel of God placed you into the bill of the stork. (Editor Quotes) I was a good student - a geek, really - editor of the school paper, thought I was going to go to university. (Editor Quotes) I’ve rewritten a lot of the scripts I’ve done. ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ was a complete rewrite, but I didn’t touch the dialogue. Essentially, I’m a very good editor. (Editor Quotes) Every writer needs an editor. I don’t care how good you are or think you are. (Editor Quotes) I’m a novelist, editor, short story writer. I also teach, and I freelance sometimes as an arts consultant. Most of my books have been published by Warner Books, now known as Grand Central Books. (Editor Quotes) One of the great joys of launching your idea on the web is that it’s a meritocracy. The good stuff will rise to the top and find an audience, and you don’t have to impress one idiosyncratic commissioning editor. (Editor Quotes) To be a good editor or a good writer, I think you really need to be a great reader first (Editor Quotes) I think even if you’re on a screen or you’re in a play, it’s always a group effort. It’s not just the actors, it’s the editor. (Editor Quotes) I treat my writing like a day job, like my main job, even if for many years I was doing other jobs to pay the bills. I worked as a copy editor. I was a medical guinea pig. I was an eBay power seller of ladies’ handbags. I was an assistant to a bookie at the horse races. I bartended. I did anything I could to make ends meet. (Editor Quotes) I have an editor in my head, that’s why I can’t read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer. (Editor Quotes) You’ve got to have confidence and trust in your cast. You have to have confidence and trust in your director, in your editor. It’s such a team effort; I really think you have to pull yourself out of it and just trust. I think the number one thing you can do is just trust everyone around you. (Editor Quotes)

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