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I hate editing. I love to write, but I hate to reread my stuff. To revise.

I probably spend 90% of my time revising what I've written.

I like to edit my sentences as I write them. I rearrange a sentence many times before moving on to the next one. For me, that editing process feels like a form of play, like a puzzle that needs solving, and it's one of the most satisfying parts of writing.

I've written under the radar for quite some time, and I always looked at editing as writing.

Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.

I'm not a good writer. It takes me a long time to get there. I write and then rewrite and revise and do it over and over until I'm satisfied.

I don't really revise. I tend to rewrite.

I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand on its own.

I didn't become a good writer until I learned how to rewrite. And I don't just mean fixing spelling and adding a comma. I rewrite each of my books five or six times, and each time I change huge portions of the story.

I'm not a writer, but I'm very good at editing. That's my specialty. I can read something and tell you everything that's wrong with it and what's great about it and what needs to change, but it's hard for me to organize my thoughts.