Editing and Writing

“Style means the right word. The rest matters little."—Jules Renard

“Keep a small can of WD-40 on your desk—away from any open flames—to remind yourself that if you don’t write daily, you will get rusty.”
                                                                   --George Singleton

"Half my life is an act of revision."

—John Irving

"Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up."

—Jane Yolen

 “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is … the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”

—Mark Twain

“The road to hell is paved with adverbs." =Stephen King

I hope you have enjoyed these quotes and memes on writing and editing.