Books Quote by James Patterson

I'm not a great writer of literature. I'm an entertainer.

— Clive Cussler

I hardly ever think about audience. I just try to tell a story for me. I write the kind of story I would like…

— Brent Runyon

Writers are in the entertainment business, and it gives me lots of pleasure to entertain my readers.

— Brian Lumley

Honestly, I don't think I'm a good promoter. I spend almost zero time or effort asking new readers to sample or purchase my work.…

— Hugh Howey

Don't tell your stories to anyone. You'll be more motivated knowing it's a prerequisite to having an audience.

— Andy Weir

That has always seemed to me one of the stranger aspects of literary fame: you prove your competence as a writer and an inventor…

— J. M. Coetzee

My job is to entertain the readers in such a manner that, when they reach the end of the book, they feel like they've…

— Clive Cussler

I'm a very good storyteller; I have a lot of compassion for people. That's very useful for a novelist. A lot of novelists are…

— James Patterson

You're always hoping you can attract a bigger audience, but at the same time, I'd hate to give up what I write. If I…

— Donald Ray Pollock

I wrote for so many years in a bubble, the way everyone does, and there were large swaths of time where you think you're…

— Patrick deWitt

A writer should say to himself, not, How can I get more money?, but How can I reach more readers (without lowering standards)?

— Brian Aldiss

For so long I didn't have any kind of readership at all - I'd get published, but not read - the idea of writing…

— Geoff Dyer