Convinced Quote by Diane Wakoski

Be persistent. Editors change; tastes change; editorial markets change. Too many beginning writers give up too easily.

— John Jakes

I guess the important thing for young writers is to read.

— Paul Auster

The requests for blurbs seem to come in waves. I'm not sure what precipitates them. I think it must be excruciating for editors to…

— Miriam Toews

Before publishers' blurbs were invented, authors had to make their reputations by writing.

— Laurence J. Peter

Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.

— Zadie Smith

I really don't want to encourage young writers. Keep them down and out and silent is my motto.

— John Updike

Young readers have to be entertained. No child reads fiction because they think it's going to make them a better person.

— Anonymous

Unfortunately many young writers are more concerned with fame than with their own work... It's much more important to write than to be written…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I am not a writer, but I feel that when our production company is successful, we'll be able to give some young writers with…

— Viola Davis

“A good editor can make a respectable writer remarkable, just like a good parent helps a child become amazing.”

— Justin Alcala

One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just…

— Terry Pratchett

Young writers take themselves very seriously in college.

— Kyle Kinane