“You’ll learn that the key to a great book is editing — grinding, buffing, and polishing — not writing.”

“Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable”

“I’m an open book—an open book I’m still writing and editing. My book is a romance novel, sort of like The Secret.”

“Take the time you need to learn the craft. Then sit down and write. When you hand over your completed manuscript to a trusted reader, keep an open mind. Edit, edit, and edit again. After you have written a great query letter, go to AgentQuery.com. This site is an invaluable resource that lists agents in your genre. Submit, accept rejection as part of the process, and submit again. And, of course, never give up.”

“To write is human, to edit is divine.”

“As a loyal believer in the Auteur Theory I first felt editing was but the logical consequence of the way in which one shoots. But, what I learned is that it is actually another writing.”