I don't reread my books after they're published, because it's agony. — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
My first published novel, 'American Rust,' took three and a half years of full-time work to write. But I wrote two apprentice… — Philipp Meyer Copy Share Image
Of the authors published under Ballantine's Adult Fantasy logo, only Evangeline Walton 'spoke' to me. — Stephen R. Donaldson Copy Share Image
I've been a writer since I was 16. I didn't get published until I was 24. I know that sounds crazy. — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
'Britain's Royal Families' became my first published book, in 1989, from The Bodley Head, and the rest of the story is -… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
Even if I knew for certain that I would never have anything published again, and would never make another cent from it,… — Brenda Ueland Copy Share Image
I had my success too soon. Three books published with Scribners in New York before I was 30. — Morley Callaghan Copy Share Image
For a writer, published works are like fallen flowers, but the expected new work is like a calyx waiting to blossom. — Cao Yu Copy Share Image
I think the class divide is going to change. I think a lot more working class people are going to get published.… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
In some ways, getting published in children's literature is a little more open than publishing adult literature. It's less hinged on who… — Marie Rutkoski Copy Share Image
My husband, a.k.a. Swede, and I both come from athletic backgrounds, so once we identified the goal - get book published -… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image
When Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' was first published in America in 2015, it was a small release. It got a rave review… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Let me now praise the American writer James Dickey. In 1970, his novel 'Deliverance' was published. I found it to be 278… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
When I began, poetry was very academic. You published little pamphlets from fancy presses. It was rather... chaste. There wasn't much public… — John Fuller Copy Share Image
When I settled to writing seriously, which would be in my 30s, I did expect to be published eventually, but my aspirations… — Jo Beverley Copy Share Image
I got a couple of stories published, but the kind of money you were making for publishing a short story, I could… — Hooman Majd Copy Share Image
When the 2008 victory of Barack Obama and the defeat of grumpy old John McCain began looking, um, inevitable, I started fielding… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
Though I didn't quite plan it that way, I had my two sons at just about the same ages my mother saw… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
“To publish in the sense of making a book available to the public is easy – and never easier than it is… — John B. Thompson Copy Share Image
I love cookbooks for completely different reasons. I love 'The Harry's Bar Cookbook' and Marco-Pierre White's 'White Heat' for their feel. For… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
Cory Doctorow should be too busy for lunch. He's co-editor of, and a prolific contributor to, one of the most influential blogs… — Tim Harford Copy Share Image
I never set out to become 'famous.' I mean, when you're 14 you think 'I'm gonna become a writer and people will… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Many of Judy Blume's books - which I devoured when I was growing up and where I found characters that were believable… — Jeff Kinney Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I'm in the fitness industry. But, I've branched out from there quite a bit. I began doing consulting on writing and… — John Romaniello Copy Share Image
