Getting Published Quotes
- I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light fantasy… — Piers Anthony
- I wrote speculative fiction because I loved to read it, and thought I could do better than some of the people who were getting published. — Fred Saberhagen
- There’s no “correct path†to becoming a real artist. You might think you’ll gain legitimacy by going to university, getting published, getting signed to a… — Amanda Palmer
- No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published. — Dan Simmons
- I think certainly if I'd started getting published when I was in my early twenties, I was quite sheltered then and didn't know anything much… — Richard K. Morgan
- Somewhere along the line, I realized that I liked telling stories, and I decided that I would try writing. Ten years later, I finally got… — Janet Evanovich
- Some people have an unrealistic expectation when it comes to getting published; the fact is most publishers will turn down your work which is why… — Judith Guest
- I never became a writer for the money. I am a poet first. Even getting published is a miracle for poets. — Erica Jong
- I was a prodigy who learned how difficult writing was only after getting published. I paid my dues later. — David Quammen
- There are a lot of bottlenecks to getting published. Publishers are only one of them. Having the time is another one. Feeling entitled is another… — Denise Mina