We as artists are actively encouraged - by other authors, your agent, publisher, and society - not to think about money, strategy,… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“There's no such thing as 'no market'. Some books are just niche orientated that's all.” — Jo Linsdell Copy Share Image
Authors should do multiple submissions to agents. I mean, that's the way the business world works and whether or not the industry… — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
“The ending to your book is different from the ending to your plot.” — Jennifer Probst Copy Share Image
“As individuals, great writers from Villon to Diderot to Voltaire to Rousseau to Byron or Shelley have often shown themselves to be… — Max Vegaritter Copy Share Image
“I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
To be sure, the hard-to-come-by interview - the 'get' - isn't an uncommon phenomenon here at 'The Daily Show.' We've had high-profile… — Kevin Bleyer Copy Share Image
“A writer will divine a metaphor from a pattern on a dress, or a gesture, because sunsets have been done before.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“Authors are but the instrument to be played. The art is inside them, but many people help create it.” — Love The Stacks Bookstore Copy Share Image
“To write a good book, you must read one book for each page of the book you are about to write.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
There are several authors who are also lawyers - and not only the ones who write legal thrillers. There are other attorneys… — Candace Camp Copy Share Image
“Socially interacting with a storyteller can be a frustrating challenge because a portion of her awareness is constantly sorting through the details… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You can never kill the spirit of an artist. They will always rewrite their resurrection and paint an eternal sunset with a… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“I was smarter than him because I had a pen and God was my writer.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The most difficult thing about writing; is writing the first line.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“I'm a struggling writer, I'm struggling to convince people I'm a writer.” — Tom Conrad Copy Share Image
“People approach writers, assuming we pull a perfect text out of our nose each time (well spelled). Spelling is the least of… — Sara Levine Copy Share Image
“If insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results - then success is insanity squared!… — Brian Rock Copy Share Image
“An author’s operating charter is to unearth embedded symbols that reflect complementary and inconsistent relationships of our collective assemblage, combine harmonizing and… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Editors and their authors seldom form deep friendships for the same reason that psychiatrists and their patients keep their distance: The relationship… — Jason Epstein Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those authors who claims to hear voices in my head or 'let the characters speak through me,' whatever… — Robin Wasserman Copy Share Image
As the news agenda goes into warp speed, it becomes ever more difficult for authors writing about current events to keep their… — Heather Brooke Copy Share Image
“The most intriguing people you will encounter in this life are the people who had insights about you, that you didn't know… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image