Writing Quotes by Dan Poynter

Do not collaborate with someone you would not go camping with.

— Dan Poynter

Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look…

— Dan Poynter

If skydiving were safe, the parachute center would not require you to sign a waiver.

— Dan Poynter

Each step you take reveals a new horizon. You have taken the first step today. Now, I challenge you to take another.

— Dan Poynter

Book writing is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Anyone who decides to write a book must expect to invest a lot of time and effort…

— Dan Poynter

Five Minute Marketing is entertaining and thought provoking marketing advice by a Canadian for Canadians.

— Dan Poynter

A manuscript not submitted is a book not published.

— Dan Poynter

Printing and transporting paper is very expensive, and e-books eliminate the expensive four-color printing, the higher quality paper, the ocean shipping, the customs clearance,…

— Dan Poynter

If only it were as easy to do the work of others as it is to criticize their performance.

— Dan Poynter

If you wait for inspiration to write you're not a writer, you're a waiter.

— Dan Poynter

If the big publishers are doing so well, why do they require writers to send return postage with their manuscripts?

— Dan Poynter

Write on a subject you love. Your profit center should also be your passion center.

— Dan Poynter