#rewrite

In Oxford before the war, I had, with this interest in mind, written a short textbook entitled, An Introduction to Economic Analysis and Policy. It was now my intention to rewrite this work. ↗

— James Meade

#before #economic #entitled #had #i

As a very experienced writer once told me, 'It's in the rewrites'. ↗

— Tom Skerritt

#me #once #rewrites #told #very

I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads. ↗

— Paddy Ashdown

#create #heads #i #i can #institutions

A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve that image. All I want to do is be in good movies. ↗

— Michael Douglas

#best #concerned #even #far #get

Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for example, can be cleaned up, altered, trimmed, improved. Life, on the other hand, is one big messy rough draft. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#back #back up #big #cleaned #draft

Books aren't written - they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn't quite done it. ↗

— Michael Crichton

#after #books #done #especially #hardest

The research is the easiest. The outline is the most fun. The first draft is the hardest, because every word of the outline has to be fleshed out. The rewrite is very satisfying. ↗

— Ken Follett

#draft #easiest #every #first #fun

I used to think it was hard to write, and I still find the process more or less unpleasant, but if I know what I'm doing it rattles along, then the rewrite whips it into shape rather quickly. ↗

— Jonathan Franzen

#doing #find #hard #i #into

I try to write everyday. I do that much better over here than when I'm teaching. I always rewrite, usually fairly close-on which is to say first draft, then put it aside for 24 hours then more drafts. ↗

— Marilyn Hacker

#aside #better #draft #drafts #everyday

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#badly #crappy #goes #hear #herself