Always Quote by Colson Whitehead

My publishers find me really challenging, as a lot of the time, I don't even know what I'm going to be writing about until…

— Lisa Jewell

Getting your foot in the door with some publishing people can be important when you're starting out as a writer, but it's also not…

— Chad Harbach

Don't market yourself. Editors and readers don't know what they want until they see it. Scratch what itches. Write what you need to write,…

— Anonymous

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

Don't try to outguess what's going on in publishing, and write what you want to write.

— George Singleton

“Remember this, if you have written a couple dozen short stories and sold them to national markets, the chances are you know as much…

— William Campbell Gault

At every writers' conference, you have the opportunity to hear from best-selling authors, top literary agents, and excellent editors who will demystify the publishing…

— Tomi Adeyemi

I write slowly by hand. Publishing is effectively bankrupt for you unless you are Danielle Steele. It takes a year to write book and…

— Erica Jong

Despite what you hear about the publishing industry being a fixed game that you can only get in if you know somebody, I'm here…

— Kage Baker

I'm not saying all publishers have to be literary, but some interest in books would help.

— Anonymous

I have been blessed to have the same editor and work for a great publishing house.

— Vince Flynn

I want my writing to reach people. I don't write for a market. I write from my heart, something that appeals to me. The…

— Ashwin Sanghi