[I]n the long run it's worthwhile to see the manuscript as…

A thing may in itself be the finest piece of writing one has ever done, and yet have absolutely no place in the manuscript…

— Carolyn Forche

With a computer, you make your changes on the screen and then you print out a clean copy. With a typewriter, you can't get…

— Paul Auster

I love all of my children equally, all of my printed books, and each one bears a special piece of me. But the one…

— Steve Berry

You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else belongs behind…

— Michael Koryta

Would you please publish the enclosed manuscript or return it without delay, as I have other irons in the fire.

— Elinor Glyn

And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript. Though…

— David Herbert Donald

Traditional publishers require an author to submit a manuscript six months in advance, and if pressed, no later than two or three.

— Heather Brooke

When I began writing in the mid-1960s, I thought it was not important for readers to know whether I was male or female. Also,…

— E. L. Konigsburg

“Thanks to Karen Connelly who read earlier versions of this manuscript and to Ronald Hatch my editor and publisher.”

— Nancy Holmes

“Ben ducked beneath the arbor and paused by the fishpond when a memory crept upon him like a shadow. This was the spot where…

— Kate Morton

There is never finality in the display terminal's screen, but an irresponsible whimsicality, as words, sentences, and paragraphs are negated at the touch of…

— Alexander Cockburn

“There is no loss bigger than losing your manuscript, not even love.”

— Himanshu Chhabra

I began writing 'Matterhorn' in 1975 and for more than 30 years I kept working on my novel in my spare time, unable to…

— Karl Marlantes

To me, all the juice of a book is in an unpublished manuscript, and the published book is like a dead tree - just…

— Christina Stead

“It can be depressing when no one takes interest, and a lack of response makes the writer question why they’re writing at all. To…

— Lizz Clements