I continue to wish that writing were easier, that it would flow out completely perfect with no need for revisions.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's not hard to write poorly. But to write something good, it has to be revised.
I don't find writing easy. That is because I do take great care; I rewrite a lot.
Writing doesn't come easily to me. It gets more and more difficult.
Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times.
Revision is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing.
I envy people who write easily. I enjoy the process, but it's not easeful for me.
Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.
Writing is the only thing in my life that doesn't get easier. It just doesn't.
Writing comes more easily if you have something to say.
I'm a passionate believer in revision, and a lot of my writing gets done during revision process. It isn't just tweaking: I tend to break it apart and remake it every time I do a new draft.