I don't think anyone will believe me, but I've never been pressured by a publisher to churn out a book. — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
Every author knows what a stimulus it is to have an understanding publisher. — Gisela Richter Copy Share Image
You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher. — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
'A Wrinkle in Time' was almost never published. You can't name a major publisher who didn't reject it. — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Snooki is a bestselling author? Huh? What? I don't know if I should dumb down my book, shoot myself or find a… — Geoffrey Hill Copy Share Image
In a world where everyone is a publisher, no one is an editor. And that is the danger that we face today. — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
The normal reaction of a publisher when faced with an author with a bee in his bonnet is to grab the check… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
A book of poems doesn't just come out by chance, an editor has to select it, a publisher has to distribute it… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of… — Jim Harrison Copy Share Image
Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give… — Michael Bolton Copy Share Image
What makes a publisher decide to market a book to a particular audience is not the subject matter but the style. — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
No book, no matter how good, has a chance of reaching a large audience unless the publisher SEES the book's value. — Richard Laymon Copy Share Image
I tell my students all the time is, for better or worse, no publisher is going to come wrench your story out… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
I was talking to my publisher, Jamie Ceretta, who's one of my closest confidants and allies when I'm working on new music.… — Jim James Copy Share Image
The 'Womanthology' book got a lot of people jobs, inside and outside the industry, and I think stuff like that tends to… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
One shouldn't say yes in desperation to the first publisher who approaches. New authors especially should wait and weigh their deal and… — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
“Mr Wisdom,' said the girl who had led him into the presence. 'Ah,' said Howard Saxby, and there was a pause of… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
The trick was really finding the appropriate publisher for each of the projects I'd devised. — Mark Millar Copy Share Image
Being with a small publisher has been huge. They bat for me for everything. — Steven Amsterdam Copy Share Image
At first my publisher had reservations about publishing it in the form you are familiar with. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“People don't know they want to become an author until they meet me.” — Lucas J. Robak Copy Share Image
Most people do not pay attention to the publisher's imprint on a given book. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
“Authors today need a publisher as much as they need a tapeworm in their guts.” — Rayne Hall Copy Share Image
“Don't simply dream, create. Don't simply create, ship. Don't simply ship, dream.” — Ryan Lilly Copy Share Image
I was a nobody when I met with the publisher. Nobody knew who I was. I was doing some speaking for entrepreneurs.… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
It's really inspiring to know that your publisher is so behind you. It makes you want to put forth your best work. — Eric Wight Copy Share Image
“Every small business has to become a publisher—a publisher of marketing messages and customer resources, and a publisher of stories.” — Jim Blasingame Copy Share Image
