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title: "1 Writers Used Quotes By Bob Mayer"
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> [“Writers used to be treated (except for the few brand name authors) as the bottom rung of the food chain.  We were interchangeable parts.  We’re not any more.  All those people between us and our readers (agents, editors, publishers, book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/writers-used-to-be-treated-except-for-the-few-brand-name-authors-as/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

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## More by Bob Mayer

> [“You can “pants” your way through your novel, but you can’t “pants” your way to success.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/you-can-pants-your-way-through-your-novel-but-you-can-t-pants-your/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“A CEO of a very successful company told him that in the corporate world, to get the kind of high level expertise that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/a-ceo-of-a-very-successful-company-told-him-that-in-the-corporate/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“Just as it is important to know what you want in your novel, it is key to know what you want from your career.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/just-as-it-is-important-to-know-what-you-want-in-your-novel-it-is-key/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“swarm a man under!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/swarm-a-man-under/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“The key to team success is trust” Bob Mayer said this in an article about indie publishing; he was referring to military ops. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/the-key-to-team-success-is-trust-bob-mayer-said-this-in-an-article/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [Good characters the reader cares about combined with an intriguing plot. Do those two and you've got it made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/good-characters-the-reader-cares-about-combined-with-an-intriguing/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“The FedEx truck backed into the driveway with an irritating beeping. The team was ready, combat gear on, locked, and loaded.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/the-fedex-truck-backed-into-the-driveway-with-an-irritating-beeping/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“In darkness there is death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/in-darkness-there-is-death/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“The word freedom lost much of its strength when one’s back was weighted down with fieldwork.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/the-word-freedom-lost-much-of-its-strength-when-one-s-back-was/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“Writers used to be treated (except for the few brand name authors) as the bottom rung of the food chain.  We were interchangeable parts. …](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/writers-used-to-be-treated-except-for-the-few-brand-name-authors-as/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“Content is King. Promotion is Queen”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/content-is-king-promotion-is-queen/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“Some of the people who camp out at the mailbox mistake aircraft running lights for UFOs. When a plane’s in its final flight path…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/some-of-the-people-who-camp-out-at-the-mailbox-mistake-aircraft/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“babbled at the”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/babbled-at-the/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

> [“I’m convinced fear is at the root of most bad writing.” Stephen King”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/i-m-convinced-fear-is-at-the-root-of-most-bad-writing-stephen-king/)

[Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/)

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