“I was a writer for 'New York' magazine. I had been to business school, but what did I know? Still, everybody from the receptionists on up to the editor would ask me what they should do with their money.” KnowsShouldStillsSchoolAsksNew YorkMagazinesAsk MeEditorsBusiness SchoolReceptionists Author:Andrew Tobias
“When I was in college, I was the editor of the literary magazine and insisted neither the editors nor the writers be specifically identified-only our student numbers appeared on the title page. I love that idea and still do.” StillsIdeasNumbersStudentsCollegePagesMagazinesTitlesEditors Author:Jonathan Carroll
“As an editor, I read Charlotte Rogan's amazing debut novel, 'The Lifeboat,' when it was still in manuscript. I read it in one night, and I really wanted my company to publish it, but we lost it to another house. It's such a wonderful combination of beautiful writing and suspenseful storytelling.” WritingStillsWantedBeautifulNightHouseLostCompanyNovelWonderfulStorytellingCombinationEditorsPublishOne NightManuscriptsDebutBeautiful WritingCharlotteLifeboats Author:Karen Thompson Walker
“I still feel needles in my back when I think about all the horrible disasters that would have befallen me if I had permanently moved to San Francisco and rented a big house, joined the company dole, become national-affairs editor for some upstart magazinethat was the plan around 1967. But that would have meant going to work on a regular basis, like nine to five, with an officeI had to pull out.” IfsThinkingFeelsStillsBigsHouseCompanyFivePlansOfficeBasesMovedAffairDisasterNineHorribleMagazinesEditorsGoing To WorkSan FranciscoNeedlesBack WhenBig HousesUpstart Book:Conversations with Hunter S. Thompson Source: Conversations with Hunter S. Thompson