Since my first novel was rescued from a slush pile, it…

The novel is rescued life.

— Hortense Calisher

To refer even in passing to unpublished or struggling authors and their problems is to put oneself at some risk, so I will say…

— Kingsley Amis

In the war time many of the publishing houses were privately owned, a single publisher or a publisher and a few associates who were…

— James Salter

Some major American publishing houses still seek work by foreign writers.

— Stephen Kinzer

I've approached a couple of publishing houses about getting my work in print one day. I'd like to concentrate on sci-fi or action adventure.

— Brook Lopez

You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing two, three…

— Chad Harbach

If you're very serious about writing it's helpful to find an agent. It's becoming more and more competitive to have your manuscript even looked…

— Ann M. Martin

We get a lot of unsolicited manuscripts here. Im not even a publisher, but we get several a week. I dont read them, but…

— Max Lucado

“He was distinguished by a red eye that had hemorrhaged while proofreading unsolicited manuscripts.”

— Robert Klose

Agents are essential, because publishers will not read unsolicited manuscripts.

— Jackie Collins

The real reason Milton went blind was to avoid reading unsolicited manuscripts.

— Rita Mae Brown

I certainly think that the publishing houses have to learn more about this informal network of literary blogging and get over the idea that…

— Jay McInerney

Before I wrote my first novel, 'The Expats,' I spent nearly two decades at various arms of publishing houses such as Random House, Workman,…

— Chris Pavone

God's word is tailor-made for gray-slush days. It sends a beam of light through the fog. It signals safety when we fear we'll never…

— Charles R. Swindoll

I think training your instinct comes from writing and reading. There's no big secret. And reading slush helps, as well; I'd recommend everyone edit…

— Mary J. Miller