“I think I became a better writer after I started writing for the New Yorker. Well, I know I did. And part of it was having my New Yorker editor and part of it is that was when I started really going on tour and reading things in front of an audience 30 times and then going back in the room and rewriting it and reading it and rewriting it. So you really get the rhythm of the sentences down and you really get the flow down and you get rid of stuff that's not important.” ThinkingKnowsWritingWellsImportantReadingStuffRoomsAudienceFrontsFlowDown AndSentencesRhythmEditorsNew YorkersRewriting Author:David Sedaris
“[Writing] books is really fun because your "voice" is pretty undiluted. There is a very direct connection between yourself and your audience. You will have an editor, but their job is to help you clarify or improve your voice, not change it.” WritingBookHelpingJobsFunVoiceAudienceDirectConnectionsEditorsWriting A Book Author:Liz Tuccillo
“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.” FilmAudienceDisciplineMembersEditorsSurrogates Author:Jay Cassidy