Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Bill F. Walsh

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American editor Bill F. Walsh.

Last updated on November 17, 2024.

Bill F. Walsh
American - Editor
Born: December 20, 1961

Writing headlines is a specialty - there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn't write a headline to save their lives.

Bill F. Walsh

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.

Bill F. Walsh

If any sort of error is inexcusable, it's an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked.

Bill F. Walsh

Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call.

Bill F. Walsh

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines.

Bill F. Walsh

I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses.

Bill F. Walsh

Machines aren't replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper.

Bill F. Walsh

Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Bill F. Walsh

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