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So it's the kind of business where you can't wait to get up in the morning and read the papers, or listen to what's on the news, and you know, how the world's going to change. ↗

— Sanford I. Weill

#change #get #going #how #kind

I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design. ↗

— Len Wein

#art #became #class #college #design

I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach. ↗

— Len Wein

#always #cerebral #feel #get #go

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home. ↗

— Len Wein

#captivating #encapsulate #general #halfway #home

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be able to hire you. ↗

— Len Wein

#actually #becoming #beginner #get #harder

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. ↗

— Len Wein

#another #chain #editor #expect #follow

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback. ↗

— Len Wein

#complete #even #failures #feedback #finished

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here. ↗

— Len Wein

#days #get #here #place #seems

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has. ↗

— Len Wein

#effect #how #makes #manages #reader

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. ↗

— Len Wein

#begin #between #changes #difference #draft