de Sade, Duchamp and Bill Reynolds

Some things are best stated without nuance, without excess verbiage, without me getting in the way. On that note I have just one thing to say—much love to Bill for allowing me to glean these nuggets of editing wisdom from him.

Editing is a grind.

Have enough confidence in your writing to be edited.

Say it once. Say it right. Move on.

Structure is hard to win, easy to lose.

Always better to work with your editor than against.

Always better to work with your writer than against.

Books on, by, or about de Sade and/or Duchamp should have a place on any bookshelf. Bill didn't speak to this, but his bookshelf has both and I liked that.

Note: Again no business-card business to be had. Why do I have these things again? Perhaps it's not the card but the cardholder. Damn.