riˈvīz/
verb
gerund or present participle: revising
- 1.reconsider and alter (something) in the light of further evidence."he had cause to revise his opinion a moment after expressing it"
synonyms: reconsider, review, re-examine, reassess, re-evaluate, reappraise,rethink;
"First drafts are always lousy." - Kelly Gallagher, my writing teacher mentor.
“By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least one hundred and fifty times. I am suspicious of both facility and speed. Good writing is essentially rewriting. I am positive of this.” — Roald Dahl
“Throw up into your typewriter every morning. Clean up every noon.” — Raymond Chandler
"I don't want to read your throw up." — Mrs. Trinkle
"Half my life is an act of revision." — John Irving
"Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times." — Patricia Reilly Giff
“I work hard, I work very hard. All the books at least 30 revisions.” ― Ha Jin
“To write is human, to edit is divine.” ― Stephen King, On Writing
