Book Quote by Colm Toibin

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

You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing two, three…

— Chad Harbach

I'm always writing a new book even when books are being shopped around, and none of my books has been published in the order…

— Douglas A. Martin

Like most new writers, I could only hope that one day one publisher might agree to publish one of my books; I couldn't imagine…

— Emma Healey

An author needs to be in the market. He or she needs to come out with a new book every year. That keeps you…

— Ravi Subramanian

It's really inspiring to know that your publisher is so behind you. It makes you want to put forth your best work.

— Eric Wight

No book, no matter how good, has a chance of reaching a large audience unless the publisher SEES the book's value.

— Richard Laymon

It's really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it has of…

— Karen Thompson Walker

Early publication can be a dubious blessing: we all know writers who would give anything not to have published their first book, and go…

— Joyce Carol Oates

One of the great advantages of only publishing five books per year is that I get to be excited about every book.

— Andrew Latimer

Publishing is the final step in making a book; if I was afraid to publish one, I wouldn't write it in the first place.

— Charles Stross

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of…

— Seth Godin