Book Quote by Laini Taylor

It's really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it has of…

— Karen Thompson Walker

Publishing is the final step in making a book; if I was afraid to publish one, I wouldn't write it in the first place.

— Charles Stross

Being published is not a necessary validation or a path everyone wants to take with their work. Writing—and finishing—a novel is a great thing…

— Garth Nix

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

There are so many people who write really interesting work and try super hard and still don't get published.

— Micah Perks

Getting your work published is a major struggle.

— Gulzar

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

Some people have an unrealistic expectation when it comes to getting published; the fact is most publishers will turn down your work which is…

— Judith Guest

My main piece of advice would be don't worry about being published - just write a really good book, but also don't be afraid…

— David Levithan

When we started publishing, you had to be better than good. You had to be excellent. But as long as people are reading, I…

— Sandra Cisneros

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

My main piece of advice would be dont worry about being published - just write a really good book, but also dont be afraid…

— David Levithan