Intelligent and indefatigable editing are intrinsic to
skilled writing. Ask any successful author, and you will likely hear a similar
message. Consider this example.
American novelist and screenwriter John Irving (1942 - ) said this about editing.
“Half my life is an act of revision.”
Although Irving’s statement is most likely interpreted as
pertaining to industrious rereading, rewriting, fact-checking, and proofreading of his
manuscripts, it may be expanded to refer to life in general. How many might yearn
for the opportunity to rephrase, redo, or otherwise revise some current or past
interaction or experience?
Here’s another intriguing Irving quote for writers (and
others):
“If you are lucky enough to find a way of
life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”
Irving’s way of life, pursuing the writing profession, seems
to stand with this statement. His best known works include such familiar titles
as A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Widow for One Year, Setting Free the Bears, The Hotel New Hampshire, and The World According to Garp. Irving won an Academy Award
for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules.
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Love these Irving quotes and love your theme. @sheilamgood at Cow Pasture Chronicles
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