“Teen problem novels? I can go through them like a box of chocolates. And there are fantasy books out now that need a lot more editing. Fantasy got to be so popular that people began to think 'We don't need to be as diligent with the razor blade,' but they do.” PeopleThinkingNeedsI CanBookProblemFantasyNovelBoxesChocolateEditingBladesRazorsDiligentFantasy BooksBox Of Chocolates Author:Tamora Pierce
“Should novels generally be 600 pages? No, they should not. Half of writing, maybe 3/4 of writing, is editing. This seems to be a thing that has not gotten through to them. It's my impression that you could get rid of half of most of these books. These people are not good enough to be this long, but they're apparently also not good enough to be shorter.” PeopleShouldWritingLongBookEnoughSeemsHalfNovelPagesImpressionGood EnoughEditingNot Good Enough Author:Fran Lebowitz
“My novels tend to take a long time to become exactly what they're going to be. They're fluid messes until I've done a ton of editing and refining and rewriting. When I write novels, I always make related scrapbooks to help me organize and test my intentions.” WritingLongDoneHelpingNovelLong TimeTestsIntentionMessRelatedHelp MeEditingOrganizeFluidRewritingRefining Author:Dennis Cooper
“If you take a big epic novel and you shoot it, when you get to the editing room you notice that it has 2 million climaxes, which fill the whole 90 or 100 minutes. Then you realize you can't cut them out because if somebody is dying and you cut that out it seems like they just disappear from the film.” IfsWholeBigsSeemsFilmRealizingRoomsMillionsNovelCuttingMinutesDyingDisappearEpicEditingClimax Author:Pirjo Honkasalo
“There is interest in a crime-based reality show. With my novels, we are now editing the second book in a series about a defense lawyer whose name is Samantha Brinkman. And I am reviewing speaking engagement opportunities.” BookShowsRealityOpportunityNamesInterestNovelCrimeSeriesDefenseLawyerEngagementEditingReality ShowsSamantha Author:Marcia Clark