14th March 2017 | for Creatives | artist integrity, writing, editing, editors, Liane Moriarty |
"I work with three: my editor in the U.K., my editor in Australia, and my editor in America. It does make it hard, because often their editorial reports contradict each other, so in the end, I have to make my own decision."
"Just write the stories you want to write. If you are writing about authentic characters, we (agents, then editors, then readers) will care."
"You've got to protect your voice and your vision from everybody, really. Even the best-intentioned editors. And I mean, I love my editor; I've been with Vicky Wilson for over 35 years. She's wonderful, and her remarks on the finished manuscript are always terrific. But I don't go to her to discuss a germinating idea."
"I'm my own worst critic. Editors are always calling me a good writer. To me, I'm a horrible writer, and I keep that mindset so I never get lax or comfortable."
"I think the word is fearless because once writers start editing how they do what they do or what they're writing about, I think you've already lost what you need to be doing. So I think being a writer is emotionally brave, and if you can't go there, maybe you're not ready to do it yet."
"The first comment I got from my editor was that it was the most linear plot she'd ever read, and she could predict exactly what was going to happen, and I needed to rip the whole thing apart and redo it. So that's where I got with outlining."
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