My mother was a cracker jack typist. And she would come in and sit at my house and type the final type… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
“In a landmark ruling, New York Times v. Sullivan changed the standard for defamation and libel by requiring plaintiffs to prove malice--that… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
I prefer short stories, but publishers would, of course, rather that writers produce novels, since novels are still more commercially viable. — Charles Baxter Copy Share Image
No one wants to see a play called 'Lady Windermere's Fan'. It's going to be called 'Cocks in Frocks II' or I… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I make a good living selling hardback books through paper publishers, and I have many friends in the industry who will suffer… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
At 50, a man can be an ass without being an optimist but not an optimist without being an ass — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
There is always a certain leap of faith that editors have made with their nonfiction writers. If the trust is broken, things… — A. Scott Berg Copy Share Image
Literary success of any enduring kind is made by refusing to do what publishers want, by refusing to write what the public… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him. I had some… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Publishers love to compartmentalize, and 'Second Chance' was not an easy novel to define. — Chet Williamson Copy Share Image
I'm not a great shopper but I do buy a lot of books. I'm the publishers' friend - I buy a hundred… — Alan Davies Copy Share Image
Authors and publishers want fair compensation and a means of protecting content through digital rights management. Vendors and technology companies want new… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Apple doesn't need to maximize book sales. It simply needs to keep publishers happy enough to maintain an impressive-sounding inventory of titles… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
“Writers pay a lot of attention to wordage, because some publishers seem to care more about length than about quality and will… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Again, we turn down most books that have been self-published unless they have a special track record. We have taken a small… — Richard Curtis 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
You can't sell a book in America if you don't dump on Bush. That's the cheapest shot in the world. You cannot… — Roger Ailes Copy Share Image
Many of the early greats of sf Hugo Gernsback (publisher of Amazing Stories) in particular saw themselves as educators. The… — Samuel R. Delany Copy Share Image
I never go home and take out those business cards and go to those websites. But if there was a mini-comic here… — Adrian Tomine Copy Share Image
When a colleague of mine had a notable New York Times book, I said, turn one of the chapters in the collection… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
I've had good publishers and bad publishers, and you've got to learn when the advice is sensible and when it's not. — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Never buy an editor or publisher a lunch or a drink until he has bought an article, story or book from you.… — John Creasey Copy Share Image
I left for New York expecting to repeat my success, only to be turned down by almost every publisher in that city,… — Patrick White Copy Share Image
I am thrilled to be a member of the Kobalt family. I've never felt so taken care of on every level. As… — Desmond Child Copy Share Image
There is only one way to make money at writing, and that is to marry a publisher's daughter. — George Orwell Copy Share Image
