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title: "27 Getting Published Quotes by 25 authors"
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> [People loved to talk about how Frank O'Hara didn't really care about getting published. That doesn't jibe with my experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-myles/people-loved-to-talk-about-how-frank-o-hara-didn-t-really-care-about/)

[Eileen Myles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-myles/)

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> [I would say, number one, don't worry about getting published. Just write. Number two, just write. Three is make sure you read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uzodinma-iweala/i-would-say-number-one-don-t-worry-about-getting-published-just-write/)

[Uzodinma Iweala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uzodinma-iweala/)

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> [“Getting published is a matter of luck. The more we rewrite, the luckier we get.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-van-rooyen/getting-published-is-a-matter-of-luck-the-more-we-rewrite-the-luckier/)

[Pierre Van Rooyen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-van-rooyen/)

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> [“The hardest thing about writing a novel is getting it published.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-cushing/the-hardest-thing-about-writing-a-novel-is-getting-it-published/)

[Marianne Cushing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-cushing/)

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> [Getting published was like God stamping you 'acceptable,' and all of a sudden you can start writing for other places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rinella/getting-published-was-like-god-stamping-you-acceptable-and-all-of-a/)

[Steven Rinella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rinella/)

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> [“Don't worry about getting published. Write for therapy. Write for you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ksenia-anske/don-t-worry-about-getting-published-write-for-therapy-write-for-you/)

[Ksenia Anske](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ksenia-anske/)

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> [“Getting published - keep knocking on the door and never give up until it opens.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-g-jones/getting-published-keep-knocking-on-the-door-and-never-give-up-until/)

[Peter G. Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-g-jones/)

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> [I'm a tattoo artist, and I went to school to paint, and I started writing and getting published.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-labrava/i-m-a-tattoo-artist-and-i-went-to-school-to-paint-and-i-started/)

[David Labrava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-labrava/)

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> [I was directed because I knew I wanted to be a novelist, but I didn't have a very good job or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-eugenides/i-was-directed-because-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-novelist-but-i-didn-t/)

[Jeffrey Eugenides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-eugenides/)

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> [“The three secrets of getting published: 1. Never give up! 2. Never give up! 3. Never give up! It doesn't matter how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-s-thomas/the-three-secrets-of-getting-published-1-never-give-up-2-never-give/)

[Marshall S. Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-s-thomas/)

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> [In some ways, getting published in children's literature is a little more open than publishing adult literature. It's less hinged on who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-rutkoski/in-some-ways-getting-published-in-children-s-literature-is-a-little/)

[Marie Rutkoski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-rutkoski/)

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> [Some people have an unrealistic expectation when it comes to getting published; the fact is most publishers will turn down your work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-guest/some-people-have-an-unrealistic-expectation-when-it-comes-to-getting/)

[Judith Guest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-guest/)

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> [There are a lot of bottlenecks to getting published. Publishers are only one of them. Having the time is another one. Feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/there-are-a-lot-of-bottlenecks-to-getting-published-publishers-are/)

[Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/)

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> [I didn't go to graduate school, where all the important writers seemed to be getting their start. I didn't pursue getting published…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jami-attenberg/i-didn-t-go-to-graduate-school-where-all-the-important-writers-seemed/)

[Jami Attenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jami-attenberg/)

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> [While poetry was less professionalized than it is now, I still had this urge to win prizes and see my work in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-duhamel/while-poetry-was-less-professionalized-than-it-is-now-i-still-had/)

[Denise Duhamel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-duhamel/)

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> [“I tell my students that the odds of their getting published and of it bringing them financial security, peace of mind, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/i-tell-my-students-that-the-odds-of-their-getting-published-and-of-it/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

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> [The dirty little secret about comics is that the wall to getting published is actually not that high. You can publish your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-sue-deconnick/the-dirty-little-secret-about-comics-is-that-the-wall-to-getting/)

[Kelly Sue DeConnick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-sue-deconnick/)

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> [When you want to be a writer, you think that actually getting published will make you feel somehow more real to yourself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hanya-yanagihara/when-you-want-to-be-a-writer-you-think-that-actually-getting/)

[Hanya Yanagihara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hanya-yanagihara/)

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> [“Don't over edit. Don't second-guess yourself, or your ideas. Just write. Write every day, and keep at it. Don't get discouraged with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-grace-stewart/don-t-over-edit-don-t-second-guess-yourself-or-your-ideas-just-write/)

[Heather Grace Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-grace-stewart/)

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> [No strict schedule, but I write nearly daily in my journal. Sometimes I go back and pull out things to give to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-bradby/no-strict-schedule-but-i-write-nearly-daily-in-my-journal-sometimes-i/)

[Marie Bradby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-bradby/)

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> [Somewhere along the line, I realized that I liked telling stories, and I decided that I would try writing. Ten years later,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-evanovich/somewhere-along-the-line-i-realized-that-i-liked-telling-stories-and/)

[Janet Evanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-evanovich/)

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> [You are going to have to give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/you-are-going-to-have-to-give-and-give-and-give-or-there-s-no-reason-2/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

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> [I've always been interested in both writing and music. When I first started getting published, I also worked as rehearsal pianist for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sleator/i-ve-always-been-interested-in-both-writing-and-music-when-i-first/)

[William Sleator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sleator/)

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> [At some point I started getting published, and experienced a meager knock-kneed standing in the literary world, and I started to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/at-some-point-i-started-getting-published-and-experienced-a-meager/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

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> [I was first published in the newspaper put out by School of The Art Institute of Chicago, where I was a student.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/i-was-first-published-in-the-newspaper-put-out-by-school-of-the-art/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

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> [I never became a writer for the money. I am a poet first. Even getting published is a miracle for poets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-jong/i-never-became-a-writer-for-the-money-i-am-a-poet-first-even-getting/)

[Erica Jong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-jong/)

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> [Ultimately, I'm in the fitness industry. But, I've branched out from there quite a bit. I began doing consulting on writing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-romaniello/ultimately-i-m-in-the-fitness-industry-but-i-ve-branched-out-from/)

[John Romaniello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-romaniello/)

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