84 Quotes About Editor

LUMINARY, n. One who throws light upon a subject; as an editor by not writing about it.

An editor is an accomplice, looking in from the outside. That objective view is essential. We don't write in a vacuum, and we don't publish in a vacuum.

The first two books that I did by myself were long stories in verse. I knew I could do that because I'd written a lot in verse. But, verse stories are hard to sell, so my editor encouraged me to try writing in prose.

I was the editor of the 'News of the World;' I was the editor of the 'Sun' and chief executive.

As my blog editor knows all too well, I wasn't all that keen to enter the blogosphere world.

I was really the first-line editor of the 'House of Night' series. I didn't write that much of the story, and I didn't know what was happening until my mom finished the book and sent it to me because I wanted to read it with fresh eyes as a general reader would.

My editor and I had a theory that if the movie engages their attention, they won't mind sitting there for three hours - which I find true myself.

Obviously, you know, I am known as an action director, and being a film editor previously had been a great advantage for me as an action director.

When interviewing for a job, tell the editor how you love to report. How your passion is gathering information. Do not mention how you want to be a writer, use the word 'prose,' or that deep down you have a sinking suspicion you are the next Norman Mailer.