THE WRITE QUOTES IBD

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These inspirational and practical quotes come from 500+ podcast interviews with hard-working, award-winning, andáNew York Timesábestselling authors in more than 33 U.S. states and five countries.áIn Book 6, authors share their honest reflections onáWriting Community, Revision, & Editors.áThese quotes reveal why writing communities are so important and how writers can get engaged, along with tips for revision and working with editors.áAuthors quoted include David Baldacci, Therese Anne Fowler, Steve Berry, Lisa Jewell, Ron Rash, Craig Johnson, Wylie Cash, Kristy Harvey, Brad Taylor, Charlie Lovett, Judy Goldman, Chris Fabry, Amber Smith, Tracy Clark, John Gilstrap, Kimmery Martin, A.J. Hartley, Clyde Edgerton, Jill McCorkle, Mark de Castrique, Cathy Pickens, and many more.Writing communities are where authors learn, grow, and support one another. As author Steven Grossman quips, 'If I knew it was so much fun being friends with writers, I wouldnâÇÖt have bothered with people that arenâÇÖt.' And as Ed Southern, author and Executive Director of the North Carolina WritersâÇÖ Network, says, 'The literary community includes anyone who is involved with the written word, in one way or another,' and 'You want community to be a place where people feel welcomed, and even nurtured, as opposed to a place where they feel put down or excluded.'áAnd every author explains-in their own way-that revision is essential to the writing process.áNew York Timesbestselling novelist David Baldacci says, 'Self-editing continues to this day. Not every word that I write is going to be set in stone. Some days, IâÇÖm better than other days, and some days require more editing when I go back and look at what IâÇÖve written. And sometimes I just delete it all and start again. ThatâÇÖs just the nature of the beast.'áAnd then there are the editors. Asáauthor Kevin Winchester tells us with a smile, 'Editors, itâÇÖs a love-hate relationship.'áBut editors are critical to the writing process, as these writers tell us.áThis book finishes with a section on mistakes, because they happen. But as award-winning author Cathey Pickens says, 'If weâÇÖre not making mistakes, and things arenâÇÖt working, we just arenâÇÖt trying anything new.'