“ Write like you speak with the 'rhythms of human speech,' as William Zinsser said, and in as few words as possible. Use action verbs to carry water. Sandra E. Lamb
“ You are the author of your own life story. You have the leading role and get to determine how you interact with your supporting cast and other characters. Without realizing it, you may have allowed th… Susan C. Young
“ I have rewritten — often several times — every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers. Vladimir Nabokov
“ I used to have this toy, a magic slate. You wrote or drew on it and then, just by pulling up the plastic cover, everything you did disappeared and you could start new. Maybe everyone feels that on New… V.C. Andrews
“ Writing a first draft is like groping one's way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation, or telling a joke whose punchline you've forgotten. As someone said, one writes mainly to rewrite… Ted Solotaroff
“ Trying to rewrite the past was a child's game, a pointless, ridiculous child's game no one ever won. Sabrina Jeffries
“ You don’t rewrite it, censor it, or edit it, to suit some warped view you have of the past and your own present. V.T. Davy
