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180 Publishers quotes by 158 unique authors

Writing is not about making a buck, not about publishers and agents. Writing is not about feeling good. Writing is about pain, suffering, hard work,… — Sue Grafton
Times have changed since a certain author was executed for murdering his publisher. They say that when the author was on the scaffold he said… — James M. Barrie
As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers. You… — Augusten Burroughs
From that moment on, the newspaper became a highly lucrative investment for those with a talent for making money or for publishers wanting to gain… — Ferdinand Lassalle
The future of publishing lies with the small and medium-sized presses, because the big publishers in New York are all part of huge conglomerates. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
When new pages are sent to editors and see rejection, we should ask for the reasons. We must study the reasons for failure and learn.… — Jean Giraud
I always figured it was best if I write my songs, take them to my publisher and just lay back. There used to be so… — Otis Blackwell
The Seven Deadly Sins of the Press: - Concentrated Power of the Big Press. - Passing of competition and the coming of monopoly. - Governmental… — Max Lerner
When I started in the business, there was a thing called adult fantasy, but nobody quite knew what it was, and most publishers didn't have… — Terri Windling
I'm delighted about the track's success in the sports world, but the frustrating thing is, I don't think I got rich on it. The labels… — Alan Parsons
It is a good idea to know which publishers publish which stories. For example, there is no sense in sending a picture book text to… — Margaret Mahy
There is danger in the concentration of control in the television and radio networks, especially in the large television and radio stations; danger in the… — Eugene McCarthy
Console game publishing has become more like theatrical release film-making and it is very hard if you are not one of the major publishers, and… — Trip Hawkins
I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books… — Jean M. Auel
All of the changes in publishing since 1960 are significant. There are far fewer publishers. — Donald E. Westlake
We're in the media business today. We're in the business of helping authors and publishers market their books to readers. And that's where we make… — Otis Chandler
Spotify has paid more than two billion dollars to labels, publishers and collecting societies for distribution to songwriters and recording artists. — Daniel Ek
It's a shame publishers send rejection slips. Writers should get something more substantial than a slip that amounts to a pile of confetti. Publishers should… — Jerry Spinelli
Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels. — John Thomas Sladek
For years, I've pushed the idea of a column compilation book mainly because it would be easy - I could just staple 'em all together.… — Michael Musto
The publishers and others should quit worrying about losing customers to TV. The guy who can sit through a trio of deodorant commercials to look… — Raymond Chandler
The comedians all finished their acts with a song. They would get a certain amount of money from the song publishers and would use that… — Denis Norden
With both agents and publishers hungry for bestsellers, literature will have to end up as a cottage industry. — Anthony Burgess
Publishers have realized that, unlike the previous time period, American teenagers are both smarter and require more topical material than they had been giving them… — Tamora Pierce
I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed by traditional publishers,… — Ian Rankin

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