Real estate Quote by Maria Lenhart

Having a literary agent makes a huge difference in submitting work. My agent has access and tremendous passion.

— Jacqueline Carey

It is indeed difficult to make a living as a writer, and my advice to anyone contemplating a literary career is to have some…

— William S. Burroughs

Acquiring an aggressive, honest, and communicative agent with actual relationships in real-live New York publishing houses is, in my opinion, the single most important…

— John Lescroart

People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.

— Kate Morton

Maybe I should be a literary agent. I'm good at picking up on books that become successful before it happens. I could pick up…

— Lynne Ramsay

I think more talented writers should get involved in the industry, yes, of course. But that doesn't presuppose that those writers have to be…

— Richard K. Morgan

Actors love to do extreme things, so that is why they become actors; otherwise, they'd be novelists.

— Zal Batmanglij

Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing.

— Jasper Fforde

A writer can't afford to just focus on writing and leave marketing aside in today's competitive market.

— Amish Tripathi

If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.

— Irvin S. Cobb

Everyone thinks they can be a writer. Most people don't understand what's involved. The real writers persevere. The ones that don't either don't have…

— Peter McWilliams

“I think (if I can make a judgement about writers coming into the business), I feel everybody is in a horrific hurry these days.…

— Sue Grafton