Top 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.
Kurt Loder
More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn't say I have a talent that's special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina.
John Irving
I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.
Kate DiCamillo
I work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber.
David McCullough
There is no great writing, only great rewriting.
Justice Brandeis
Kurt Loder 
John Irving 
Michael Richards 
Laurell K. Hamilton 
Paul Reiser 
David McCullough 
Kate DiCamillo 
Alan Dean Foster All 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.
Kurt Loder 
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More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn't say I have a talent that's special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina.
John Irving
58% of people like this quote
I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.
Kate DiCamillo
55% of people like this quote
I work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber.
David McCullough
55% of people like this quote
When you perform in front of an audience after only two days of rehearsal, you're flying by the seat of your pants - particularly when they're rewriting the show right up to the moment the camera goes on.
Michael Richards
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Rewriting to me means, if I work on it for three days, I've rewritten it.
Jules Shear
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material, so rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
Alan Dean Foster
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