Quotes by Editors None of the editors I've worked with have ever asked me to pull my punches. They've never asked me to give them anything other than my own interpretation of events. James Nachtwey editorsphotographygiving Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counselling rather than a collaborating task. The tendency of the writer-editor to collaborate is natural, but he should say to himself, 'How can I help this writer to say it better in his own style?' and avoid 'How can I show him how I would write it, if it were my piece?' James Thurber editorseditingwriting [Lockyer]... sometimes forgets he is only the editor and not the author of Nature. James Whitbread Lee Glaisher editorssometimesfirsts What had brought me to New York in the autumn of 1972 was a letter of recommendation written by Norman Mailer, the author of 'The Naked and the Dead' and American literature's leading heavyweight contender, to Dan Wolf, the delphic editor of 'The Village Voice.' James Wolcott autumneditorsnew-york I learned not to be so bitterly defeated when my fiction took a beating from editors. I learned in advertising to color in the lines and have my work done on time and to make it the very best it could be. Jan Karon editorscolorfiction I've been a teacher at the college level, in composition mostly, and I've been an editor on magazines. Jane Haddam editorscollegeteacher I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director went on to be the art director of Discover for many years. Jane Haddam editorsyearsart I was asked by an editor to consider writing something about an American inventor. I asked him if he knew who invented the computer. He said he didn't. In that case, I told him, I should write a book about John Vincent Atanasoff. Jane Smiley editorswritingbook Editors and their authors seldom form deep friendships for the same reason that psychiatrists and their patients keep their distance: The relationship requires candor that mixes poorly with intimacy. Jason Epstein distanceeditorspatient [Walter Burns is] the archetypal managing editor-ruthless, self-righteous, manipulative, downright maniacal if it means an exclusive, especially one that it can congratulate itself for on its own front page. Jay Carr editorsselfmean Part of the discipline of being an editor is that you have to be a good audience member; your work is to be a surrogate audience member on the films you are working on. Jay Cassidy editorsdisciplinefilm On the other track I got to talk with Jon Poll, my editor, and we go into more detail about the decisions we made in both the production and the post-production. So I hope the combination becomes something worth collecting. Jay Roach trackeditorsdecision the Real-World was a sprawling mess of a book in need of a good editor. Jasper Fforde editorsrealbook Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil. Jean de La Fontaine devileditorspay Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don't like - then cultivate it. That's the only part of your work that's individual and worth keeping. Jean Cocteau editorstheatrecriticism When new pages are sent to editors and see rejection, we should ask for the reasons. We must study the reasons for failure and learn. It's not about struggle with our limitations or with public or the publishers. It's more about treating it like in aikido; the strength of the attack is used to defeat him with the same effort. Jean Giraud rejectioneditorsstruggle Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil. Jean de La Fontaine journalismdevileditors I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm trying to build. Jeff VanderMeer editorstryingcharacter I was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper. Jeffery Deaver magazineseditorsschool I don't usually see what I've done. I don't often watch the film or watch the show. It's really about that experience on-set and within the scene. Because later, when the film comes out or the show comes out it's the editor's realm or the director's realm. But that moment on set, that's that electricity between me and another actor, and that's really what excites me. Jennifer Beals editorswatchesdirectors«910111213141516171819»
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