Writing is not about making a buck, not about publishers and agents. Writing is not about feeling good. Writing is about pain,… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
Spotify has paid more than two billion dollars to labels, publishers and collecting societies for distribution to songwriters and recording artists. — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
“I have female friends that get mails from publishers that read 'Hey. I heard you write about sex. This is a very… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench. — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
I prefer short stories, but publishers would, of course, rather that writers produce novels, since novels are still more commercially viable. — Charles Baxter Copy Share Image
The idea that comics stores, distributors and publishers simply 'give the customers what they want' is nonsense. What the customers wanted they… — Scott McCloud Copy Share Image
I think the path to becoming a writer has become more through the novel. It's easier to get a novel published than… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
Alas! those good old days are gone, when a murderer could wipe the stain from his name and soothe his trouble to… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Well, my book is written-let it go. But if it were only to write over again there wouldn't be so many things… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The diplomatic thing for me to say is that if publishers are dressing up other authors as Terry Pratchett clones then they… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Some time ago a publisher told me that there are four kinds of books that seldom, if ever, lose money in the… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Sharing the code just seems like The Right Thing to Do, it costs us rather little, but it benefits a lot of… — John Carmack Copy Share Image
In a day when broadcasters and publishers have rather free access into our homes, we must seek clean, uplifting entertainment, whether on… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Which is the healthier kind of literary diversity: an un-gate-kept self-published book world, run substantially through Amazon? Or our current book world,… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
I make a good living selling hardback books through paper publishers, and I have many friends in the industry who will suffer… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
Character is everything, especially these days when that's what publishers are asking for. Make sure that yours have child appeal. Also don't… — Kirby Larson Copy Share Image
Building an Effective Women's Ministry is a brand new book from Harvest House Publishers. Sharon Jaynes, vice president of Proverbs 31 Ministries,… — Brenda Poinsett Copy Share Image
I think in daily newspapers, the way comic strips are treated, it's as if newspaper publishers are going out of their way… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
As a writer, its important to stay true to your story without giving a hoot about publishers, critics and readers. You should… — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
We are forced by the major publishers to include electronic rights in the contracts we make with publishers for new books. And… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
No publisher should ever express an opinion of the value of what he publishes. That is a matter entirely for the literary… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Books are savaged and careers destroyed by surly snots who write anonymous reviews and publishers can't be bothered to protest this institutionalized… — Warren Murphy Copy Share Image
I have finally become my own genre, and now that's what publishers want. I have a wonderful publisher now, Mulholland, very innovated,… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
There were eleven publishers in New York City, and when it was all over, I think it went down to four or… — Dan DeCarlo Copy Share Image
Paper publishers are doing everything they can to slow the transition to eBooks because, in a digital world, paper publishers' high hardback… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
When I'm not writing or working on books as a publisher, I'm doing things that make me happy. One is skiing with… — Andrea Davis Pinkney Copy Share Image
The bane of my existence is the synopses that publishers request for a new novel or series. That's where I'm really producing… — Michelle Gagnon Copy Share Image
Publishers have in-house editors, but I hire my own before I submit the work to publishers. They appreciate it and I feel… — Rigoberto Gonzalez Copy Share Image
I have to declare in all candor that no one interested in being published in our time can afford to be so… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
Some people have an unrealistic expectation when it comes to getting published; the fact is most publishers will turn down your work… — Judith Guest Copy Share Image
Publishers seem to be in an alcoholic haze most of the time. Well, the publishers have no idea what a writer is. — James Purdy Copy Share Image
I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then… — Jeff Kinney Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge I think every publisher is facing is how do we get readers to pay for content? So we're constantly… — Maria Rodale Copy Share Image
If the big publishers are doing so well, why do they require writers to send return postage with their manuscripts? — Dan Poynter Copy Share Image
I work with a lot of different editors at different publishers and magazines and so on, and having a system of shared… — William Gurstelle Copy Share Image
I think the screen size chosen for the iPad is perfect for publishers to render content beautifully, for games to be played. — Mike McCue Copy Share Image
Relationships between writers and publishers are of course very strange and change all the time, rather like a see-saw. — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
While some of the big publishers might give out 200,000 advances, if your book does not hit some of the lists in… — Caroline Leavitt Copy Share Image
I like to have projects that belong completely to me. If done right, it can also pay better. But the majority of… — Jeremy Robinson Copy Share Image
There are a lot of bottlenecks to getting published. Publishers are only one of them. Having the time is another one. Feeling… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
