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Rewriting Quotes

Particularly in my early days, I did very little rewriting Picture Quote #1

There is no good writing; there is only good rewriting Picture Quote #1

The book really comes to life in the rewriting Picture Quote #1

Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts Picture Quote #1

The past is a script we are constantly rewriting Picture Quote #1

The only kind of writing is rewriting Picture Quote #1

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Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying Picture Quote #1

Rewriting is like scrubbing the basement floor with a toothbrush Picture Quote #1

Too many are focused on rewriting the past, invent the future! Picture Quote #1

After ‘Divergent,’ I got a job rewriting a sci-fi script at Paramount. I think they really liked what I did, so I got a call saying, ‘We’re about to shoot ‘Ninja Turtles’ in three or four months; do you wanna come in and do a little work on the script?’ That was the beginning of a many-month ‘Ninja Turtle’ odyssey Picture Quote #1

The main reason for rewriting is not to achieve a smooth surface, but to discover the inner truth of your characters Picture Quote #1

Should we be rewriting history just to make people feel good? That’s not history, that’s psychiatry Picture Quote #1

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I do first draft in longhand, which saves a lot of rewriting. I try to get a certain amount done each day. Don’t always, but I try. Then I clean up in the rewrites Picture Quote #1

I think we’re always in the process of writing and rewriting the story of our lives, forming our experiences into a narrative that makes sense. Much of that work involves demythologizing family myths and cultural myths - getting free of what we have been told about ourselves Picture Quote #1

Writing is rewriting; rewriting is writing - from the first crossed-out word in the first sentence to the last word inserted above a caret, that most helpful handwritten stroke Picture Quote #1

The New York Times, whose editorial department sounds like Cotton Mather rewriting Eleanor Roosevelt Picture Quote #1

In a poem, the words happen; they just come. I let them. Otherwise, I wouldn’t write. To interfere with what is happening is to distort the poem. Just a very small degree of intelligence and supervision is necessary. Very tactful. Any revision later that violates the text as it came, that begins rewriting the words, is fake Picture Quote #1

If somebody asked for the first draft of something I’d written, it’d probably be pretty close to whatever got published. I get enjoyment out of writing, but I get absolutely no enjoyment out of rewriting, so I don’t do much of it. The more you work on something, certainly, the better it gets. But there’s also a pretty clear law of diminishing returns Picture Quote #1

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If I were rewriting ‘Love, Medicine and Miracles,’ I might consider changing its title to ‘The Side Effects of Cancer.’ Healing is hard work, as is any change one must make in one’s life. I and others have learned, however, that the side effects of cancer may not all be bad ones Picture Quote #1

Perhaps adding a line or two of dialogue to try to better capture an emotion. But I’ve found that if the story isn’t there in the beginning, right from the start, I generally can’t beat it into shape no matter how much rewriting I do Picture Quote #1

Maybe the key to finding the perfect song is simply rewriting the lyrics Picture Quote #1

Rewriting is a large part of the whole job. And get rid of stuff that’s not working. Just pare it down until it’s a beautiful thing you can hand in, probably late, to your editor Picture Quote #1

A Fair Maiden’ existed in notes and sketches for perhaps a year. When I traveled, I would take along with me my folder of notes - ‘ideas for stories.’ Eventually, I began to write it and wrote it fairly swiftly - in perhaps two months of fairly intense writing and rewriting. Most of my time writing is really re-writing Picture Quote #1

Writing in journalism teaches you to be very comfortable taking criticism, being edited, and rewriting Picture Quote #1

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Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That’s the best way to learn Picture Quote #1

The biggest difference between a writer and a would-be writer is their attitude toward rewriting. . . . Unwillingness to revise usually signals an amateur Picture Quote #1

Tim Conway was a little different from the rest. He was always in the back of the studio building something with the prop man, rewriting his lines, or plotting our demise Picture Quote #1

Writing by myself, I spread that out more. I’ll spend more time on a song then. I’m more critical about it, because there’s no one else in the room to tell me, ‘That’s really not translating. I’m not getting what you’re saying.’ So, I’m constantly rewriting it, thinking, ‘No, that’s fine,’ and going back Picture Quote #1

I realized, in removing or rewriting these jokes, that often the jokes weren’t done or that I was using, for me, the curse words as kind of a crutch. So then I just started writing Picture Quote #1

When rewriting, move quickly. It’s a little like cutting your own hair Picture Quote #1

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Particularly in my early days, I did very little rewriting (Rewriting Quotes) There is no good writing; there is only good rewriting (Rewriting Quotes) The book really comes to life in the rewriting (Rewriting Quotes) Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts (Rewriting Quotes) The past is a script we are constantly rewriting (Rewriting Quotes) The only kind of writing is rewriting (Rewriting Quotes) Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying (Rewriting Quotes) Rewriting is like scrubbing the basement floor with a toothbrush (Rewriting Quotes) Too many are focused on rewriting the past, invent the future! (Rewriting Quotes) After ‘Divergent,’ I got a job rewriting a sci-fi script at Paramount. I think they really liked what I did, so I got a call saying, ‘We’re about to shoot ‘Ninja Turtles’ in three or four months; do you wanna come in and do a little work on the script?’ That was the beginning of a many-month ‘Ninja Turtle’ odyssey. (Rewriting Quotes) The main reason for rewriting is not to achieve a smooth surface, but to discover the inner truth of your characters (Rewriting Quotes) Should we be rewriting history just to make people feel good? That’s not history, that’s psychiatry. (Rewriting Quotes) I do first draft in longhand, which saves a lot of rewriting. I try to get a certain amount done each day. Don’t always, but I try. Then I clean up in the rewrites (Rewriting Quotes) I think we’re always in the process of writing and rewriting the story of our lives, forming our experiences into a narrative that makes sense. Much of that work involves demythologizing family myths and cultural myths - getting free of what we have been told about ourselves. (Rewriting Quotes) Writing is rewriting; rewriting is writing - from the first crossed-out word in the first sentence to the last word inserted above a caret, that most helpful handwritten stroke. (Rewriting Quotes) The New York Times, whose editorial department sounds like Cotton Mather rewriting Eleanor Roosevelt (Rewriting Quotes) In a poem, the words happen; they just come. I let them. Otherwise, I wouldn’t write. To interfere with what is happening is to distort the poem. Just a very small degree of intelligence and supervision is necessary. Very tactful. Any revision later that violates the text as it came, that begins rewriting the words, is fake (Rewriting Quotes) If somebody asked for the first draft of something I’d written, it’d probably be pretty close to whatever got published. I get enjoyment out of writing, but I get absolutely no enjoyment out of rewriting, so I don’t do much of it. The more you work on something, certainly, the better it gets. But there’s also a pretty clear law of diminishing returns (Rewriting Quotes) If I were rewriting ‘Love, Medicine and Miracles,’ I might consider changing its title to ‘The Side Effects of Cancer.’ Healing is hard work, as is any change one must make in one’s life. I and others have learned, however, that the side effects of cancer may not all be bad ones. (Rewriting Quotes) Perhaps adding a line or two of dialogue to try to better capture an emotion. But I’ve found that if the story isn’t there in the beginning, right from the start, I generally can’t beat it into shape no matter how much rewriting I do. (Rewriting Quotes) Maybe the key to finding the perfect song is simply rewriting the lyrics (Rewriting Quotes) Rewriting is a large part of the whole job. And get rid of stuff that’s not working. Just pare it down until it’s a beautiful thing you can hand in, probably late, to your editor. (Rewriting Quotes) A Fair Maiden’ existed in notes and sketches for perhaps a year. When I traveled, I would take along with me my folder of notes - ‘ideas for stories.’ Eventually, I began to write it and wrote it fairly swiftly - in perhaps two months of fairly intense writing and rewriting. Most of my time writing is really re-writing. (Rewriting Quotes) Writing in journalism teaches you to be very comfortable taking criticism, being edited, and rewriting. (Rewriting Quotes) Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That’s the best way to learn. (Rewriting Quotes) The biggest difference between a writer and a would-be writer is their attitude toward rewriting. . . . Unwillingness to revise usually signals an amateur. (Rewriting Quotes) Tim Conway was a little different from the rest. He was always in the back of the studio building something with the prop man, rewriting his lines, or plotting our demise. (Rewriting Quotes) Writing by myself, I spread that out more. I’ll spend more time on a song then. I’m more critical about it, because there’s no one else in the room to tell me, ‘That’s really not translating. I’m not getting what you’re saying.’ So, I’m constantly rewriting it, thinking, ‘No, that’s fine,’ and going back. (Rewriting Quotes) I realized, in removing or rewriting these jokes, that often the jokes weren’t done or that I was using, for me, the curse words as kind of a crutch. So then I just started writing. (Rewriting Quotes) When rewriting, move quickly. It’s a little like cutting your own hair. (Rewriting Quotes)

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