Love the quote from Gail Lerner:

CBS has landed a highly sought multicamera comedy script by "Will & Grace" alumna Gail Lerner.

The project, tentatively titled "Open Books," has received a pilot commitment from the network. It revolves around book editor June and her circle of friends.

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"I like the frustrations, the collaborative process," Lerner said of publishing. "Publishing is a lot like sitcoms. Although both are supposedly dying, that only makes people more passionate about creating the next great novel or show."

One of the most important steps in publishing is feedback, whether it's from an editor or another trusted “expert” type source, which means it's also important for an author to be able to graciously accept constructive criticism.

Sometimes that's really difficult.

It's natural for a writer to develop an emotional attachment to a creative work, and it's hard to listen to anyone criticize your baby.

Still, in the end, the result is a better story. And that's why I'm happy I have an honest person reading my own projects.

There’s a certain amount of rhythm a writer tries to maintain while composing his latest masterpiece. Much creative writing starts out as a kind of stream of consciousness setting down of thoughts on paper, and then, eventually, those thoughts become a single coherent stream. And from that stream rolls in the creative tide.

Stephen King once said that he is not so much a "good writer" as a "good re-writer." And I think that would have to be said of anyone who tells a tale of any significant length in type.

Perhaps there are some writers who just "get it right" the first time through. I have had a little experience with getting it right the first time, but most of the time I write, then I revisit and write some more. Then I revisit and edit some choppiness. Then I revisit and write some more. Then I rewrite.