Book Quote by Charles Stross

Publishing a book is a very different thing than writing one.

— Tara Westover

Publishing a book is like stuffing a note into a bottle and hurling it into the sea. Some bottles drown, some come safe to…

— Margaret Atwood

You won't find a publisher until you have written the book and you won't find the time till you sit down, stay down, and…

— Carol Drinkwater

It's easy to get published once you have written a really good book and the hard part, 99 percent of what you need to…

— Laini Taylor

You want to publish with a publisher because a publisher knows how to publish a book. And you don't. You really don't.

— Patrick Rothfuss

For a while I never show anybody what I'm writing, and during that time I need the feeling that publishing is only an option.…

— Daniel Kehlmann

I always grew up with the idea that in order to be a successful writer, I should have a book published.

— Leandra Medine

I think I write or publish as much as I do because I can bear being without a book to work on.

— Philip Roth

Being published is not a necessary validation or a path everyone wants to take with their work. Writing—and finishing—a novel is a great thing…

— Garth Nix

“I often think publishing a book is like doing a poo. Once it's ready for the world, you have to relinquish that control and…

— H.O. Charles

“Writers live with fear. Some writers cannot deal with the fear, and so they quit or refuse to publish. In order to write, you…

— Patrick Mcmanus

There's a lot more to publishing a book than writing it and slapping a cover on it.

— Vince Flynn