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Manuscript Quotes

This was a manuscript of the night we couldn’t read Picture Quote #1

The manuscript looks chaotic, even by mathematics standards Picture Quote #1

Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript, at which time we knew we had something pretty hot Picture Quote #1

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure Picture Quote #1

Would you please publish the enclosed manuscript or return it without delay, as I have other irons in the fire Picture Quote #1

Cut your manuscript ruthlessly but never throw anything away: it’s amazing how often a discarded scene or description, which wouldn’t fit in one place, will work perfectly later Picture Quote #1

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I think the trick of writing a good picture book manuscript is to leave that space for illustration. An illustrated novel can do the same thing Picture Quote #1

The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat Picture Quote #1

Our life is a book to which we add daily, until suddenly we are finished, and then the manuscript is burned Picture Quote #1

The jour printer with gray head and gaunt jaws works at his case, he turns his quid of tobacco, while his eyes blur with the manuscript Picture Quote #1

When I’m writing the text for a book like ‘Little White Rabbit,’ I read it aloud, alone, in my studio, again and again and again - because the rhythm has to be exactly right. After I get my manuscript to the point where I think it is perfect, I begin to think about what I want the art to look like Picture Quote #1

Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are Picture Quote #1

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And, finally, lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript. Though maybe a teleprompter could have helped that! Picture Quote #1

Do you know what you are? You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter. You are a mirror reflecting a noble face. This universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you are already that Picture Quote #1

The question of manuscript changes is very important for literary criticism, the psychology of creation and other aspects of the study of literature Picture Quote #1

You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else belongs behind a closed door Picture Quote #1

I’ve always worked at the piano; I like to hear what I’m doing, I like the sound, to hear the actual sound. I get bored just looking at a manuscript Picture Quote #1

It is not as easy to emigrate with steel mills as it is with the manuscript of a novel Picture Quote #1

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I revise the manuscript till I can’t read it any longer, then I get somebody to type it. Then I revise the typing. Then it’s retyped again. Then there’s a third typing, which is the final one. Nothing should then remain that offends the eye Picture Quote #1

I always feel trepidation at the beginning of every project. I worry about so many things. Time to get it right, the skill to do it justice, the will to finish. I also worry about more mundane things, like what if my computer crashes and I’ve forgotten to back up the manuscript? Picture Quote #1

It was in a stonecutter’s house where I went to have a headstone made for Raftery’s grave that I found a manuscript book of his poems, written out in the clear beautiful Irish characters Picture Quote #1

I starved and slept on park benches. I wrapped myself in the pages of my manuscript to keep warm. For two and a half years I took odd jobs; nothing was going to deter me Picture Quote #1

I have a color-coded computer spreadsheet that divides things down to chapter fragments. Each character’s point-of-view is a different color. The text of the manuscript is color-coded the same way. The last thing I do before submitting the manuscript is turn all those colors back to black Picture Quote #1

I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing is by far the most enjoyable. Really the only thing it’s based on is whether it’s good or not. No book editor, in my experience, is getting a manuscript and try to rewrite it Picture Quote #1

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I ran through the manuscript in the space of a day, much as one might pick compulsively at a box of chocolates. It was simply too provocative to put down. Has the potential of being highly influential inside the field and among an informed public Picture Quote #1

I have a manuscript that I’m almost done with, but I’ve been saying that forever. I’m on what I think will be the second-to-last chapter. It’s a story about chance and coincidence Picture Quote #1

Write a lot. And finish what you write. Don’t join writer’s clubs and go sit around having coffee reading pieces of your manuscript to people. Write it. Finish it. I set those rules up years ago, and nothing’s changed Picture Quote #1

An unedited manuscript is a first draft of story; but is not a finished product. Too many writers study the craft of writing but do not acquire the skills of an editor Picture Quote #1

When I began writing in the mid-1960s, I thought it was not important for readers to know whether I was male or female. Also, I was a great admirer of E.B. White, so I may have thought that it would bring me luck to submit my first manuscript as ‘E.L.’ But if I were starting out today, I would use my first name Picture Quote #1

Your first attempt will be terrible.... Remember that everything great you see started out as someone else’s bad first draft..... Whenever someone sends me a manuscript and says, ‘It just flowed out of me,’ I usually think: Let it flow back into you for a while Picture Quote #1

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This was a manuscript of the night we couldn’t read (Manuscript Quotes) The manuscript looks chaotic, even by mathematics standards (Manuscript Quotes) Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript, at which time we knew we had something pretty hot (Manuscript Quotes) Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure (Manuscript Quotes) Would you please publish the enclosed manuscript or return it without delay, as I have other irons in the fire (Manuscript Quotes) Cut your manuscript ruthlessly but never throw anything away: it’s amazing how often a discarded scene or description, which wouldn’t fit in one place, will work perfectly later. (Manuscript Quotes) I think the trick of writing a good picture book manuscript is to leave that space for illustration. An illustrated novel can do the same thing (Manuscript Quotes) The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat (Manuscript Quotes) Our life is a book to which we add daily, until suddenly we are finished, and then the manuscript is burned (Manuscript Quotes) The jour printer with gray head and gaunt jaws works at his case, he turns his quid of tobacco, while his eyes blur with the manuscript (Manuscript Quotes) When I’m writing the text for a book like ‘Little White Rabbit,’ I read it aloud, alone, in my studio, again and again and again - because the rhythm has to be exactly right. After I get my manuscript to the point where I think it is perfect, I begin to think about what I want the art to look like. (Manuscript Quotes) Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are (Manuscript Quotes) And, finally, lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript. Though maybe a teleprompter could have helped that! (Manuscript Quotes) Do you know what you are? You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter. You are a mirror reflecting a noble face. This universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you are already that (Manuscript Quotes) The question of manuscript changes is very important for literary criticism, the psychology of creation and other aspects of the study of literature (Manuscript Quotes) You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else belongs behind a closed door (Manuscript Quotes) I’ve always worked at the piano; I like to hear what I’m doing, I like the sound, to hear the actual sound. I get bored just looking at a manuscript (Manuscript Quotes) It is not as easy to emigrate with steel mills as it is with the manuscript of a novel (Manuscript Quotes) I revise the manuscript till I can’t read it any longer, then I get somebody to type it. Then I revise the typing. Then it’s retyped again. Then there’s a third typing, which is the final one. Nothing should then remain that offends the eye (Manuscript Quotes) I always feel trepidation at the beginning of every project. I worry about so many things. Time to get it right, the skill to do it justice, the will to finish. I also worry about more mundane things, like what if my computer crashes and I’ve forgotten to back up the manuscript? (Manuscript Quotes) It was in a stonecutter’s house where I went to have a headstone made for Raftery’s grave that I found a manuscript book of his poems, written out in the clear beautiful Irish characters. (Manuscript Quotes) I starved and slept on park benches. I wrapped myself in the pages of my manuscript to keep warm. For two and a half years I took odd jobs; nothing was going to deter me. (Manuscript Quotes) I have a color-coded computer spreadsheet that divides things down to chapter fragments. Each character’s point-of-view is a different color. The text of the manuscript is color-coded the same way. The last thing I do before submitting the manuscript is turn all those colors back to black. (Manuscript Quotes) I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing is by far the most enjoyable. Really the only thing it’s based on is whether it’s good or not. No book editor, in my experience, is getting a manuscript and try to rewrite it. (Manuscript Quotes) I ran through the manuscript in the space of a day, much as one might pick compulsively at a box of chocolates. It was simply too provocative to put down. Has the potential of being highly influential inside the field and among an informed public. (Manuscript Quotes) I have a manuscript that I’m almost done with, but I’ve been saying that forever. I’m on what I think will be the second-to-last chapter. It’s a story about chance and coincidence. (Manuscript Quotes) Write a lot. And finish what you write. Don’t join writer’s clubs and go sit around having coffee reading pieces of your manuscript to people. Write it. Finish it. I set those rules up years ago, and nothing’s changed. (Manuscript Quotes) An unedited manuscript is a first draft of story; but is not a finished product. Too many writers study the craft of writing but do not acquire the skills of an editor. (Manuscript Quotes) When I began writing in the mid-1960s, I thought it was not important for readers to know whether I was male or female. Also, I was a great admirer of E.B. White, so I may have thought that it would bring me luck to submit my first manuscript as ‘E.L.’ But if I were starting out today, I would use my first name. (Manuscript Quotes) Your first attempt will be terrible.... Remember that everything great you see started out as someone else’s bad first draft..... Whenever someone sends me a manuscript and says, ‘It just flowed out of me,’ I usually think: Let it flow back into you for a while. (Manuscript Quotes)

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