--- title: "10 Book Deal Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Book Deal quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Book Deal sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/janice-dickinson-9607_book_i-got-a-book-deal-without-even-turning-i_427816.jpg" --- > [I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janice-dickinson/i-got-a-book-deal-without-even-turning-in-one-shred-of-a-writing/) [Janice Dickinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janice-dickinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/janice-dickinson-9607_book_i-got-a-book-deal-without-even-turning-i_427816.jpg) > [It used to be a lot easier to get a book deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-davis/it-used-to-be-a-lot-easier-to-get-a-book-deal/) [Patti Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/patti-davis-9012_book_it-used-to-be-a-lot-easier-to-get-a-book_3041970.png) > [When I found out that Snooki got a book deal I was more confused than a blind lesbian at a fish market.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-i-found-out-that-snooki-got-a-book-deal-i-was-more-confused-than/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/anonymous-1_being-confused_when-i-found-out-that-snooki-got-a-book_1357910.jpg) > [Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/success-is-so-fleeting-even-if-you-get-a-good-book-deal-or-your-book/) [Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db5/dani-shapiro-2273_book_success-is-so-fleeting-even-if-you-get-a_506809.png) > [It's common procedure in the industry for people with little or no professional writing experience to get a book deal because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carole-radziwill/it-s-common-procedure-in-the-industry-for-people-with-little-or-no/) [Carole Radziwill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carole-radziwill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/carole-radziwill-4226_book_it-s-common-procedure-in-the-industry-fo_2902945.jpg) > [With everything that's happened since I was exposed as a scammer, I can't lie, it's been good for business. Now I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-calloway/with-everything-that-s-happened-since-i-was-exposed-as-a-scammer-i/) [Caroline Calloway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-calloway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/caroline-calloway-21804_business_with-everything-that-s-happened-since-i_29627.jpg) > [When we were first offered a book deal prior to Avon's, they were trying to get us to change it from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-loggins/when-we-were-first-offered-a-book-deal-prior-to-avon-s-they-were/) [Kenny Loggins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-loggins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/560/kenny-loggins-12248_agent_when-we-were-first-offered-a-book-deal-p_3178899.jpg) > [Eventually, as my books became best-sellers, the nickels pile up and one day I was offered a substantial four-book deal that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/eventually-as-my-books-became-best-sellers-the-nickels-pile-up-and/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/dean-koontz-118_ammunition_eventually-as-my-books-became-best-selle_2603622.jpg) > [When I sold my first book, 'A Conspiracy of Tall Men,' it was part of a two-book deal. It wasn't hugely lucrative,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-hawley/when-i-sold-my-first-book-a-conspiracy-of-tall-men-it-was-part-of-a/) [Noah Hawley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-hawley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ee/noah-hawley-3673_books_when-i-sold-my-first-book-a-conspiracy-o_426987.jpg) > [After the first Olive Farm book was published, in 2001 I got a three-book deal with Orion for a large sum of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-drinkwater/after-the-first-olive-farm-book-was-published-in-2001-i-got-a-three/) [Carol Drinkwater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-drinkwater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/carol-drinkwater-6858_books_after-the-first-olive-farm-book-was-publ_2499011.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book-deal/#itemlist", "name": "Book Deal Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Janice Dickinson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janice-dickinson/i-got-a-book-deal-without-even-turning-in-one-shred-of-a-writing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/janice-dickinson-9607_book_i-got-a-book-deal-without-even-turning-i_427816.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/janice-dickinson-9607_book_i-got-a-book-deal-without-even-turning-i_427816.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/janice-dickinson-9607_book_i-got-a-book-deal-without-even-turning-i_427816.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample.” — Janice Dickinson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It used to be a lot easier to get a book deal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patti Davis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-davis/it-used-to-be-a-lot-easier-to-get-a-book-deal/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/patti-davis-9012_book_it-used-to-be-a-lot-easier-to-get-a-book_3041970.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/patti-davis-9012_book_it-used-to-be-a-lot-easier-to-get-a-book_3041970.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/patti-davis-9012_book_it-used-to-be-a-lot-easier-to-get-a-book_3041970.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It used to be a lot easier to get a book deal.” — Patti Davis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I found out that Snooki got a book deal I was more confused than a blind lesbian at a fish market.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-i-found-out-that-snooki-got-a-book-deal-i-was-more-confused-than/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/anonymous-1_being-confused_when-i-found-out-that-snooki-got-a-book_1357910.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/anonymous-1_being-confused_when-i-found-out-that-snooki-got-a-book_1357910.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/anonymous-1_being-confused_when-i-found-out-that-snooki-got-a-book_1357910.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I found out that Snooki got a book deal I was more confused than a blind lesbian at a fish market.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Success is so fleeting; 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