Editors Quote by Kevin Sessums

William Shawn was the editor of The New Yorker and for whom I worked for, God, 27 years; a man I respected enormously because…

— Nat Hentoff

I very early caught on that the editor of Cincinnati Post had something specific in mind that he was looking for, and I tried…

— Bill Watterson

Getting published was like God stamping you 'acceptable,' and all of a sudden you can start writing for other places.

— Steven Rinella

It's always hard to write and get your words out there, to find an editor, a publisher - readers! - who are going to…

— Colson Whitehead

Like pretty much every short story writer, I submitted to every market under the sun and hoped for the best. The rejection letters I've…

— Ken Liu

In New York I was always so scared of saying that I wrote fiction. It just seemed like, 'Who am I to dare to…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them out all…

— Jerry Spinelli

That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much attention to it. It will toss you away. Just continue…

— Natalie Goldberg

I told [a big investor in The New Yorker] - I was complaining the way writers complain.I said'[Bill Shawn] pays very well, but a…

— Nat Hentoff

It took me a long time to be able to write for the 'New Yorker,' and for me, that has been the best job.…

— David Grann

I was always so relieved that anyone wants to publish anything I've written.

— Neil Gaiman

I submitted manuscripts to publishers. This was not so much a feeling that I should be published as a wish to escape the feared…

— Tanith Lee