Bible Quote by Casey Kasem

I think my first story sold for $550. This was in 1954, and it seemed like quite a lot of money, and I said…

— John Updike

I don't want to take up literature in a money-making spirit, or be very anxious about making large profits, but selling it at a…

— Lewis Carroll

My wife and I set up the business, we were always very open about it and had a business author's name as many authors…

— Grant Shapps

I sold my first story when I was 21 in 1973.

— Joe R. Lansdale

My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him. I had some sort of…

— Anne Lamott

I had been self-publishing for a number of years at that stage and selling my books at markets around Melbourne - little pocket books.…

— Andy Griffiths

After you've written a story, the thing to do is sell it. Sounds simple, and it is, if one will follow certain basic principles…

— Erle Stanley Gardner

I was on the outside of the industry. So I started a podcast early in the podcast boom and that caught on a little.…

— Ari Shaffir

I first pitched the idea of doing a series of cartoons based on Bible stories. They didn't much like it.

— Joseph Barbera

Our third partner [with Neal Dodson] was this other guy called Corey [Moosa], and he came in with good ideas and also some access…

— Zachary Quinto

I believe I made it in show business.

— Sidney Sheinberg

When I sold my first book, 'A Conspiracy of Tall Men,' it was part of a two-book deal. It wasn't hugely lucrative, but it…

— Noah Hawley