Editorial Expertise Quotes

William Shawn was the editor of The New Yorker and for whom I worked for, God, 27 years; a man I respected enormously because of what he did, - what the magazine was about.

My longest collaborative working relationship is with Katie Grand, the editor-in-chief of 'Love' magazine. Katie's an inspiration and a sounding block. She's got such great taste.

To be a good editor or a good writer, I think you really need to be a great reader first.

They (fashion editors) have always been our secret weapon.

An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.

I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.

Working as an editor was like being a professional reader, and the better I became at reading the better I became at writing.

I know and have worked alongside some of the designers, developers, and editors at Vox Media; you'd be proud to work with any of them.

An editor who is a mentor, advisor, and psychiatrist. Don't kid yourself-a good editor will make your book better.

To write is human, to edit is divine.

A good editor is one of the sharpest tools a writer can have in her toolbox.

Bob Harras' personal and creative integrity is respected and renowned throughout the comic book industry. As an editor, he provides invaluable insight into storytelling and character.

Who are these bloggers? They're not trained editors at Vogue magazine. There are bloggers writing recipes that aren't tested that aren't necessarily very good, or are copies of what really good editors have created and done. Bloggers create a kind of a popularity but they are not the experts. We have to understand that.

My great strength as an editor, I believe, is structure: I know how to reorder a piece, I know how to reach into a jumbled story and extract the important narrative. And I can do both of these things very fast. I also think I've become better at cutting text. You don't always relish it, of course, but by now I know how to distill something without sacrificing its essence.

'The Observer's Very Short List' is another example of how the Observer Media Group offers its readers the most cutting-edge information, available in a variety of platforms and written by an editorial staff known for its distinctive and discerning style and wit.

I've rewritten a lot of the scripts I've done. 'Little Shop Of Horrors' was a complete rewrite, but I didn't touch the dialogue. Essentially, I'm a very good editor.

An editor is like a professional reader, and as I became a better reader, I also became a better writer.