Agents Quote by Garth Nix

I had a hard time publishing my books in the beginning of my career, because editors were afraid what people would think of THEM,…

— Susie Bright

It's my belief that I was a writer - a very hardworking writer - well before I was published. I did care what others…

— Min Jin Lee

When I got my first publishing deal, I felt some responsibility to try to write with the people that they were asking me to…

— Paolo Nutini

When I write, I tend to be quite cut off from the world. At that point of time, I'm not thinking about editors, publishers…

— Amish Tripathi

For while agents and editors often misunderstand their market and sometimes reject good or even great works, they do prevent a vast quantity of…

— Laura Miller

As a writer, I first felt successful before I was published.

— Patrick Rothfuss

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

I hadn't ever worked with an 'editor' until I was 26 - although that could be partly chalked up to the MFA vs. NYC…

— Jenny Zhang

When I started as a writer, I knew nothing about publishing-nothing about anything!

— Tanith Lee

I was writing for myself, not to be published. I was writing diaries, even letters, to myself or to anyone I was angry at.…

— Katie Piper

I think that writing and publishing are different. I think I will always write; I might not always publish. The idea of not publishing…

— Kate Zambreno

In a world where everyone is a publisher, no one is an editor. And that is the danger that we face today.

— Scott Pelley